Hertz car rentals settles hundreds of claims from customers wrongfully arrested for stolen vehicles

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Hertz Global Holdings Inc. said Monday it will pay $168 million to settle hundreds of claims stemming from vehicle-theft reporting, which in some cases led to customers facing wrongful arrests.
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A lawsuit earlier this year accused Hertz of keeping faulty inventory records that led some to be stopped by police and held at gunpoint for driving rentals incorrectly reported as stolen.
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Hertz to pay $168 million to settle vehicle-theft allegations

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. said Monday it will pay $168 million to settle hundreds of claims stemming from vehicle-theft reporting, which in some cases were...

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I can only imagine the fraud taking place to have the inventory records so screwed up.

 

[Goldhedge]

That was very costly record keeping...

 

[cheka]

That was very costly record keeping...

woke = fragile/unreliable

as US continues down the path away from merit, and toward racism, previously rare breakdowns have become commonplace. and it's only getting worse

not a word about merit -- but a big word salad pledging to support racism

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[CiscoKid]

Diversity - when you don't need the very best.

 

[Voodoo]

Was that before or after the bankruptcy. Who knew that calling the cops on your customers would be bad for business. Frelling idiots is being too harsh on idiots.

 

[Goldhedge]

I bet that Hertz a lot!

 

[searcher]

Hertz News Again​

Feb 25, 2023


10:07

Inside jobs.

PA man pleads guilty to stealing 24 cars while contracting for Hertz​

(WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 21 to stealing cars while he was working for a car rental agency at Pittsburgh International Airport.

Bernard Washington, 31, of Coraopolis pleaded guilty to one count of violating federal conspiracy law in connection to the theft of 24 vehicles.

PA man pleads guilty to stealing 24 cars while contracting for Hertz

(WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 21 to stealing cars while he was working for a car rental agency at Pittsburgh International Airport. Bernard W…

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Over a year after the Hertz settlements and some rental car companies still haven't fixed their shit:

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Without any idea what was going on, Sheena was put in handcuffs. It wasn’t until she was in the back of a squad car around the corner that she learned the vehicle was reported stolen. She had no idea what was happening with her husband. Her first thought, her daughter

“I’m thousands of miles away from home, what is happening here?” Sheena said. “How are we going to get these kids safe? It was really my biggest concern.”

At this point, Sheena started to parse together what was going on. When the family first landed, they had gotten their rental car but quickly noticed there was an issue. Sheena says the car was rattling uncontrollably while driving so she called to get a replacement. Someone from the rental company drove a new one out. That vehicle, according to police, was reported stolen.

“That van is reported stolen,” The officer told Sheena.

“It’s from Payless Rental,” she responded.
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Burlington family held at gunpoint by police in San Diego area, vehicle wrongly reported stolen

A family trip to the West Coast was meant to be relaxing but it quickly turned chilling when police pulled their guns on them, demanding the husband and wife to get out of their vehicle.

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[Goldhedge]

Over a year after the Hertz settlements and some rental car companies still haven't fixed their shit:

More:

Burlington family held at gunpoint by police in San Diego area, vehicle wrongly reported stolen

A family trip to the West Coast was meant to be relaxing but it quickly turned chilling when police pulled their guns on them, demanding the husband and wife to get out of their vehicle.

www.tmj4.com

You would think these car companies - with all the techno at their disposal - could track their vehicles...

OnStar, for one, would be glad to provide them with that service!

It's sloppy paperwork (computer entry) and shows a lack of supervision of details.

 

[Casey Jones]

It's Idiocracy.

THIS is why I think Davos Man's Utopia, based on electronic enslavement...will fail; will fail big. Because the equipment is only part of it. It takes MOTIVATED, INTELLIGENT people to design the equipment, install and maintain it, and use it properly.

It takes the top five-percent of people on the Bell Curve. And while generalized IQ somewhat tracks racial lines (Asians are smarter in the mean, than Africans, just one comparison) it doesn't follow bloodlines. The grandson of two top-tier intellects, as you might have had in Feudal Europe...that grandson is quite-likely to be a dull-normal or worse. Just examine the history of various French and English royals...to say nothing of the great Caesars such as Caligula and Nero.

So...the Woke quota-management of rental-car agencies, cannot even figure out where there cars are, and whether they are or are not stolen. EVEN after paying damages for such a mistake.