The company was Alamo at Logan airport. We upgraded from a compact car to a standard or midsize car when we booked our vacation from our travel agent. When we got to the rental center the agent said we could upgrade to an SUV for an additional $99.00. Yet when we picked the car up moments later, another employee in charge of dispensing the cars insisted we only upgraded to a midsize sedan. She pointed to our pick of two sedans and we took one. She never came over, showed us the car, or how to operate anything, including the transponder for tolls. The transponder, mounted on the windshield, is suppose to cover the tolls. We didn't realize until AFTER the trip that you had to open the transponder to activate it. Now, we will be charged by the state for all the tolls. Unreal. I complained upon the return of the car, and another employee said, "don't worry, it happens all the time". Not hardly the point. It goes to show you, they don't care, as they are not being charged for a service they are suppose to supply. Then there are all the hidden fees on the rental contract. Oh my gosh! What is $2.00 police training fee? Pkg book schg $.60? Conv cntr fin schg $10.00, VLC Rec fee $13.80,
Concession fee recovery $69.72 and then of course taxes, 43.62, for a grand total of 789.46 for 6 days rental, actually returned on the am of the 6th day. We still have all the tolls to pay when we get that bill.
We have rented many cars, but not in the state of Massachusetts. Seems like a very high price to rent a car. We have never paid that before in FL. I think we will stick to our home state.