HARTFORD, Conn. -– The Connecticut Consumer Protection Department on Wednesday, Feb. 20, ordered Acme Rent-A-Car to return all money it has collected in speeding fines charged to customers since Oct. 2000. The department ruled that Acme, a one-location car rental company in New Haven, violated the state’s Unfair Trade Practices Act with its policy of fining customers for speeding.
Acme routinely deducted $150 from a customer’s credit or debit card whenever a rental car exceeded 79 miles an hour, as indicated by the company’s GPS-based fleet management system. Acme has until May 20 to pay back the estimated $10,000 in fines the company has collected, said Consumer Protection Department Commissioner James Fleming.











