Enterprise Mobility (Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National, Alamo): billing error
Fuel, toll and citation charges each have a set path; submit proof through the collections form or citations email.
What does this mean?
Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 91% of 32 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.
Collect
- receipt
- rental agreement
- fuel gauge photo at return
- toll or citation notice
- proof of payment to the agency
Steps
Get the receipt online and compare it with the rental agreement.
For a toll or violation you already paid, email proof to citations or submit the Proof of Payment form; Enterprise says it responds within two business days.
For other wrong charges, call customer service, then put it in writing through the Submit a Request form.
If not corrected, dispute the charge with your card issuer.
More contacts for this issue
Facts you can cite
- Fee
If you return the car with less fuel than at pickup, Enterprise charges the local Enterprise rate, which it says is typically above the local pump price; prepaid fuel is sold only as a full tank and is not refundable.
Source: enterprise.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Fee
Enterprise's standard administrative fee for citations and tolls still applies when local authorities bill you directly; notices typically arrive one to four weeks after the rental.
Source: enterprise.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Process
Accepted proof for a toll or citation appeal includes proof of payment to the issuing agency, matching bank or card statements, a cashed check, an agency receipt, proof of a clerical error, or proof of whereabouts.
Source: enterprise.com, verified 2026-10-12
Rules in force
- Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (ROSCA) negative option requirements15 U.S.C. 8401-8405
A seller that charges consumers online through a negative option feature (for example an automatic renewal or a free trial that converts to paid) must clearly disclose all material terms before taking billing information, get the consumer's express informed consent before charging, and provide simple mechanisms to stop recurring charges. The FTC enforces ROSCA.
Source: law.cornell.edu, verified 2026-10-12
1 citable point
- Policy
The seller must obtain "a consumer's express informed consent before charging the consumer's credit card, debit card, bank account, or other financial account".
Source: law.cornell.edu, verified 2026-10-12
- Policy
If that fails, escalate
Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.
Customer service
National and Alamo renters use their brand's customer service line.
Written complaint
For damage claims, ask for photos, repair invoices and the fleet utilization log.
Card or bank dispute
Fair Credit Billing Act billing-error and purchase-dispute rights (Regulation Z)
Electronic Fund Transfer Act error resolution and unauthorized-transfer liability (Regulation E)
State agency
Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).Small claims court
Watch out
- The Submit a Request form has a reCAPTCHA.
- Chat is open only Monday-Friday business hours (Central time).
- No Damage Recovery Unit phone, email or address is published on the pages checked.
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