Once we had $1,000 in excess charges to the site.
Hand luggage limits can vary between 5kgs and 23kgs, excess charges can be between £6 and £90.
The comptroller's office said that the excess charges resulted from confusion and poor management rather than purposeful overcharging.
For overseas rentals, that excess charge is much higher - it can be as much as £1,000, compared with around £500 on rentals in the UK.
Following complaints from consumers suspicious about excess charges, a spot check at Gatwick airport found almost one-fifth of the baggage weighing machines gave false readings.
Gail Toth, executive director of the New Jersey Motor Truck Association, which represents about 1,000 companies, says some of the larger companies have been receiving $15,000 in excess charges a month.
Under an informal policy adopted by a police lieutenant, those who paid the excess charges themselves would not have their messages inspected.
I was told she had been cut off as she'd exceeded her data allowance and owed £360 in excess charges.
Excess charges All these charges can bump up the price of hiring a car, but some companies save their biggest "sneaky extra charge" for covering the cost of the insurance excess.
A leisurely drive around Provence in spring sounds blissful, but it could be another matter entirely if you end up having to pay a hefty insurance excess charge because of a tiny scratch on your hire car.
