Policies

You are responsible for any and all loss of or damage to the Vehicle, regardless of cause, who is at fault, or whether caused by act of God or nature.

You must report all accidents or incidents of theft and vandalism to the police, Christy’s Auto Rentals, Inc. and your insurance company as soon as you discover them.

You may not make any unauthorized repairs to the Vehicle. All repairs must be authorized by Christy’s Auto Rentals, Inc. You must contact Christy’s Auto Rentals, Inc. to obtain consent for all repairs prior to such repairs. If you make unauthorized repairs to the Vehicle, you will remain liable to Christy’s Auto Rentals, Inc. for any repairs to restore the Vehicle to its condition at the time of the rental.

You must return our vehicle to our office or the location where you rented the Vehicle on the date and time specified in your Agreement, and in the same condition that you received it, except for ordinary wear. If the Vehicle is returned after closing hours, you remain responsible for the safety of, and any damage to, the Vehicle until we inspect it upon our next opening for business. If the Vehicle is not returned to our office, then you remain responsible for the safety of, and any damage to, the Vehicle until we inspect it. Service to the Vehicle or replacement of parts or accessories during the rental must have our prior approval. You must check and maintain all fluid levels.

The renter is responsible for all traffic violations, fines, penalties and court costs for parking, traffic, toll and other violations, including towing and storage charges and other expenses involving the Vehicle assessed against us or the Vehicle. You will also pay a reasonable administrative fee of $50 for each such violation, fine, penalty or cost. You agree that Christy’s Auto Rentals may, at its sole discretion, pay all tickets, citations, fines and penalties on your, the renter’s, behalf directly to the appropriate authority and you will reimburse Christy’s Auto Rentals, Inc. for the amount paid, plus a reasonable administrative fee of $50. You agree and acknowledge that Christy’s Auto Rentals, Inc. cooperate with all federal, state, municipal and local officials charged with enforcing these violations to provide any information necessary as they may require.

You authorize Christy’s Auto Rentals, Inc. to share your rental, personal and/or credit/debit card information and that of any authorized driver to any third party for the purpose of processing or billing you for any tickets, citations, fines and penalties incurred by you or assessed against Christy’s Auto Rentals, Inc. or the Vehicle during the rental, plus a reasonable administrative fee of $50 per violation. You authorize Christy’s Auto Rentals, Inc. and any third party to bill you directly to the credit/debit card you used to rent the Vehicle for all tickets, citations, fines and penalties incurred by you or assessed against Christy’s Auto Rentals, Inc. or the Vehicle during the rental, plus the reasonable administrative fee of $50 per violation.

The renter is responsible for all tolls. The Vehicle is equipped with an EZ-Pass transponder for which you are charged a service fee of $4.00 plus .40 cents for each toll transaction. Tolls will be added to all other fees for the rental of the Vehicle. You agree and authorize that we may charge all tolls, the service fees, any processing fees, taxes, and any related fees and charges directly to the credit/debit card that you used to rent the Vehicle. If any toll charges are received after the close or settlement of this rental agreement upon the return of the Vehicle, you authorize us to bill you directly to the credit/debit card you used to rent the Vehicle.

You authorize Christy’s Auto Rentals, Inc. to share your rental, personal and/or credit/debit card information and that of any authorized driver to any toll authorities, to EZ-Pass and to any third-party processor of tolls. If the Vehicle or Christy’s Auto Rental, Inc. are assessed any fines, penalties, charges or sanctions of any kind for your failure to pay a toll, an administrative fee of $50 per missed toll will be assessed to you in addition to the toll and all other amounts due under this agreement. You authorize us to bill all such fines, penalties, charges, sanctions, the toll and the administrative fee of $50 to you directly to the credit/debit card you used to rent the Vehicle.

You will pay us, or the appropriate government authorities, on demand all charges due us under your Agreement, including, but not limited to: (a) time and mileage for the period you keep the Vehicle, or a mileage charged based on our experience if the odometer is tampered with or disconnected; (b) charges for additional drivers; (c) optional products and services you purchased; (d) fuel, if you return the Vehicle with less fuel than when rented, plus a refueling charge of $25.00 and fuel, which is higher than the prevailing rate available at local filling stations; (e) applicable taxes; (f) loss of, or damage to, the Vehicle as stated in paragraph 3 above, which includes the cost of repair or the fair market retail value of the Vehicle on the date of the loss if the Vehicle is not repairable or if we elect not to repair the vehicle, plus loss of use (as defined in paragraph 10, Definitions, and agreed to in this paragraph 12 below), diminished value of the Vehicle caused by damage to it or repair of it based on fair market retail value before the damage and fair market retail value of the Vehicle after the damage and repair (as defined in paragraph 10, Definitions), and a reasonable fee to cover our administrative expenses in the amount of $295, costs of suit, and attorney fees and expenses of the claim; (g) all parking, traffic and toll violations, fines, penalties, forfeitures, court costs, towing and storage charges and other expenses involving the Vehicle assessed against us or the Vehicle plus and administrative fee of $50 for each such violation or toll, unless these expenses are our fault; (h) all expenses we incur in locating and recovering the Vehicle if you fail to return it or if we elect to repossess the Vehicle under the terms of the Agreement; (i) a 2% per month late payment fee, or the maximum amount allowed by law (if less than 2%) on all amounts past due; (j) 1 1/2% per month interest, or the maximum amount allowed by law (if less than 1 1/2%) on monies due us but not paid upon return of the Vehicle; (k) $100, plus $5/mile for every mile between the renting location and the place where the Vehicle is returned or abandoned, plus any additional recovery expenses we incur; (i) $25 or the maximum amount permitted by law, whichever is greater, if you pay us with a check returned unpaid for any reason; and (m) a reasonable fee not to exceed $250 to clean the Vehicle if returned substantially less clean than when rented or if the smell of smoke is detected in the Vehicle. Smoking is prohibited in the Vehicle. Regarding renters liability for “loss of use”, it is expressly agreed that if the vehicle is returned with damages, “you” will be liable/responsible to pay for loss of use, as defined in paragraph 10, regardless of Christy’s inventory during the repair or replacement of the vehicle and/or actual lost rentals. “You” will pay to Christy’s as loss of use while the vehicle is being repaired or until it is replaced, an amount equal to the daily rental rate of this agreement multiplied by the number of days from the date the vehicle is damaged until it is repaired or replaced.