What happens when you return a rental car w/o paying? I wld prefer to get ans from ppl in rental car industry.

I rented a car for a friend, with my credit card, and he returned the car last night without paying. He told me today that he would not have the money to pay for the car for a couple of weeks. What can happen to me and/or my account? What kind of trouble can I be in if I don't have the money to cover this?What happens when you return a rental car w/o paying? I wld prefer to get ans from ppl in rental car industry.
They will charge your credit card for the cost of the rental and any damage if there was any.





Sounds like you need to dump this friend because he didn't think twice about screwing you over on this rental. Clearly he knew he wouldn't have the money and used you as a patsy.





If your card doesn't have enough room on it for the charges, they can and most likely will bill you and if you don't pay they will go into collections on you and ruin your credit. They can and will take you to court eventually if you don't pay. They can and will garnish your wages to pay for it.





Sorry but you have a crummy ';friend';.What happens when you return a rental car w/o paying? I wld prefer to get ans from ppl in rental car industry.
You know that credit card you had to give them at the beginning for a deposit? Well.. now its being charged for all the fees associated with the rental. What a great friend- i'd kick him to the curb.
They will charge you accound if there is not enough to cover it the bank will pay it and put your account overdrawn and you will incure charges
Red is exactly right - you MUST give a credit card in order to rent a car. They do not accept ANY other form of payment - CASH, DEBIT, CHECK... ALL are no good!





This is done for TWO reasons - one, in case decide NOT to pay (or keep the car for longer than you originally told them) - and secondly, for INSURANCE purposes.





In this case - all that will end up happening is that your card will be charged for the agreed upon amount (assuming he returned it with a full tank of gas, didn't exceed any mileage limitations, and with NO damage). In fact, MOST rental places HAVE overnight dropoffs - you simply park the car, and drop the keys through a slot (or into a locked box)!





IF you're card is maxed out* (beyond the initial fee) - then the creditors are called. JUST the same way as when you don't pay ANY OTHER bill...





Good luck getting the money off your friend - THAT will be the REAL challenge ;););););)