Avis Says Customer Drove 95,000 Miles In A Week — Then Charged $6,288 On An Unlimited-Mileage Rental

August 2, 2026

An Avis customer booked a weeklong full-size rental with unlimited mileage for $199.64, only to receive a $6,288 bill after the company claimed the car had been driven nearly 95,000 miles. The math is impossible, the rate said unlimited miles, and Avis has a long history of bizarre mileage-billing errors that customers should know how to fight.

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