Alonso,<BR>Glad to hear it. Hope we'll get some good resolution too, but for now (nearly 4 months after the fact), we're still fighting with Hertz. <BR><BR>I'll post how things finally get resolves, but sure am glad American Express has been supportive.

You have just learned a lesson in car rental the very hard way. Always, that is always, return the car with a full tank of gas. Even when renting in the US the rental car companies charge up to $6.00 a gallon when the car is returned with less than a full tank.

I've never had a problem with Hertz, but Avis... The car we rented from them last year at Athens Airport had brake failure. We hit the back of a bus and suffered broken ribs. My daughter spent 3 days in hospital. Avis messed us about, had the car checked out and promised not to charge us anything. they honoured this for two months - until i left Greece and was unable to take any legal action.<BR>Eventually, we claimed the costs back from our insurance but felt that as Avis was at fault that they should not have charged us.<BR>It took a further 6 months for Avis to sort out the necessary paperwork. Avis in the US claimed to have nothing to do with Avis Greece although when pushed they helped a little.<BR>We were charged about $6,000 for damage and rental for a car that could have killed us. <BR>Carolina

I have been deciding whether to rent a car for an upcoming trip to the South of France, or use public transporation.<BR>After reading this thread, I'm sticking to the trains,thank you!!