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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2020

Hawaii Lawmakers Want to Increase Car Rental Tax

Lawmakers are proposing to raise Hawaii’s daily car rental tax again to help fund more highway construction projects. Last year, the daily rental car fee was increased from $3 to $5 per day.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2020

Rental Agent Commits Fraud, Costs Company Nearly $100K

Authorities allege that the former employee falsified 42 vouches for 19 customers, costing the rental company $93,625 in lost revenue.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2020

Rental Car Theft Ring Discovered at Maine Airport

Approximately two dozen vehicles have been stolen from rental car companies at Portland International Jetport. Police believe it’s an inside job by a group of former employees.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2020

Court Refuses to Block Uber, Lyft in Vancouver

The Vancouver Taxi Association had sought an emergency injunction against the ride-hailing services, which do not yet operate in Vancouver.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 7, 2020

Majority of DC Auto Thefts Appear to be Linked to Getaround App

Attorney General Karl Racine believes that 75% of auto theft victims in the Washington, D.C. area are users of the carsharing app Getaround.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2020

Florida Legislature Approves Car Rental Tax Break

The legislation would offset car rental companies’ increase to state corporate income as a result of tax reform legislation of 2017, which prevented corporations’ ability to defer taxes for like-kind exchanges.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2020

Rental Car Employee Arrested for Running 'Side Hustle'

A Hertz employee at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport has been arrested for renting vehicles on the side for his own profit.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2020

Oklahoma Considers P2P Legislation

House Bill 3655 would establish formal regulations and taxes, such as ensuring all vehicles have proper insurance.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2020

AAA: Marijuana Involved Fatal Crashes on the Rise in Washington

The latest AAA Foundation research found that between 2008 and 2012 — the five-year period before the drug was legal — an estimated 8.8% of Washington drivers involved in fatal crashes were positive for THC.

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 29, 2020

Who Is SDI?

Subrogation Division, Inc. (SDI) won a recent rental car damage recovery case in federal court. Here’s how SDI was formed and became a player in a Graves Amendment case important to the car rental industry.

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