Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A Hertz customer was arrested after being accused of stealing a rental car, a lawsuit stated. Antwanette Hill is one of hundreds of people suing Hertz for wrongful arrests over "stolen" cars.
Rental car giant Hertz Global Holdings announced Monday it would pay $168 million to settle 364 ... the complaints caused police to pull over innocent customers on suspicion of driving stolen cars.
More people have come forward to claim they were accused, arrested and even jailed after Hertz reported cars they had legitimately rented were stolen.
Hertz claims that such instances are only a "rare situation" as this is only 0.014% of their 25 million annual transactions in the United States. [61] According to reports, 47 customers have filed lawsuits against Hertz for misreporting cars as stolen resulting in many false arrests and imprisonment. [62]
Members of the Kia Boyz were depicted in a documentary uploaded to YouTube in May 2022; the video depicts a stolen red 2021 Hyundai Elantra from Hertz. Police identified the driver as 17-year-old Markell Hughes and arrested him in June. [9] In 2023, he was again accused of driving another stolen car. [10]
Hertz agreed to pay $168 million to settle over 360 pending claims that it reported some customers for theft, resulting in some wrongful arrests.
Dozens of people are suing the car rental giant, with claimants alleging the company's failures led to false imprisonment, job losses and being held at gunpoint by police.
Rent-a-Wreck is an American car rental company that rents vehicles that have been previously owned by individuals or other car rental companies. The company operates primarily in neighborhood locations, often connected to or in close proximity to repair facilities, car dealerships or other automotive related services.