Do hire cars track your speed?

Some car rental companies may have GPS tracking devices installed in their vehicles to monitor things like vehicle location, speed, and fuel consumption. In some cases, this information may be used to assess charges for things like excessive mileage, fuel use, or speeding.



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“Over the last couple of years, our use of tracking devices has grown,” said Richard Broome, spokesman for Hertz, an AirIQ customer. Hertz activates the devices, which are mostly on luxury cars, only “if we suspect a vehicle has been stolen,” he said, and does not otherwise track renters' speed or location.

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A Hertz employee must either: Witness the customer smoking in a vehicle, or. Find evidence of smoking, such as ashes, cigarette butts or burns, or. Smell smoke within the vehicle.

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