Ace Rent a Car scam at the Tampa airport, car rental scams, rental car repair scams

Ace Rent a Car charged a customer $1,400 for damage it already knew about

Michelle Couch-Friedman

Michelle Couch-Friedman

Consumer reporter and ombudsman columnist

Ace Rent a Car at the Tampa airport blindsided Carla Lemker with a $1,400 repair bill after her last rental. Sure that she didn’t cause any damage to the vehicle, Lemker asked the company for proof. That’s when things got really weird. 

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