Legal Question in Consumer Law in Georgia

I have a question regarding a rental vehicle. At the end of June 2011 my personal vehicle at the time decided to stop running. I took that vehicle into the local dealerships' repair shop and the repair shop gave me a rental while they worked on the engine. It ended up that I would need to replace the entire engine, so after 2 days I told the dealership's repair shop that I would have to think about. They told me they would hold my personal vehicle on their lot while I decided and I paid $60 for the 2 day rental vehicle. I also left with the rental vehicle for another week. At the end of the week, I returned the rental vehicle and expected to pay the difference less the $60 already paid at the dealerships' repair shop. However, they told me there was no charge and that the rental had been covered by the repairshop. Well, 28 days later, the rental agency has called me to inform me that the repair shop was not covering the rental and are now asking for $270 and not including the $60 I had already paid. My question is this - do I owe them $210 (the $270 less the $60 already paid) if they allowed me to return the vehicle and said $0 was due? I have a receipt showing $270 for the time of rental and showing that $0 was due from me.


Asked on 7/28/11, 4:18 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

No on here knows the terms of your contract with the rental agency, what you signed and what the paperwork says and you failed to tell is any of those important details.

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Answered on 7/28/11, 4:22 pm
Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

You failed to tell us what the rental contract actually said, and what the written repair order says, and that determines the answer.

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Answered on 7/28/11, 6:49 pm


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