Budget Rent-A-Car Settles FTC Charges on Fuel Fees

Budget Rent-A-Car Settles FTC Charges on Fuel Fees: "Budget Rent-A-Car has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to adequately disclose a “fuel” fee automatically charged to customers who drove fewer than 75 miles. According to the FTC, Budget falsely claimed that renters who returned a car with a full gas tank would not incur any fuel charges. The agency alleges that renters who drove fewer than 75 miles incurred a fuel charge whether or not they returned the car full. The settlement bars Budget from misrepresenting any charge, fee, cost, or material term or condition related to renting a car, and requires the company to clearly and conspicuously disclose any fuel-related fee or requirement."