I returned the rental car to the airport facility in Glasgow thinking that no issues or problems would occur; but an employee of the rental car company found tire damage — and I have no idea what happened or whether the damage even occurred while I drove the vehicle.
Rental Car Tire Damage: I Have No Idea What Happened.
The damage about which the employee of the rental car was concerned was a little nick in the rubber on the side of the tire on the left front side of the car, which is the passenger side. She said that the tire needed to be replaced. An additional amount of £200.00 0r $266.88 in United States dollars was added to my final bill but was not supposed to be the final amount. The employee asked that I sign a statement acknowledging that damage was found on the vehicle without admitting fault; but in retrospect, I probably should not have signed that document.
Several months later, the tire has yet replaced; and at the time this article was written, work was still not done to repair the car, which was a Vauxhall Corsa. I drove that car all around Scotland, England, and Wales; and I do not recall having a single incident with the vehicle.
Final Boarding Call
Unfortunately, I was unable to take photographs in the dark car park upon collecting the vehicle, as I arrived late at night. Even dark photographs might have been better than nothing. Still, I might not have spotted the damage anyway, as one would really need to look carefully on the car to find it.
Still having not received the final cost to fix the damage, I finally submitted a claim to the insurance company, as that is one of the benefits of my credit card — so I have no reason to be concerned…
…but why would Enterprise Rent-A-Car not have replaced the tire immediately to get the car back out on the road as soon as possible? Are they planning on charging me fees for loss of use? Also, what could have caused that little nick, which seems to be a strange location, position, and orientation to occur? Did the wheel contact a curb while in motion?
Needless to say, this caught me by surprise…
All photographs ©2024 by Brian Cohen.
