Rental passenger vehicles: additional mandatory charges.

Existing law regulates rental passenger vehicle transactions, including, among other provisions, required disclosures by a rental company, mandatory and prohibited contract provisions for a vehicle rental agreement, and authorization for a rental company to collect specific types of fees and charges from its customers. Existing law authorizes a rental company, when providing a quote, or imposing charges for a rental, to separately state the rental rate, additional mandatory charges, as defined, and a mileage charge, if applicable, that a renter must pay to hire or lease the vehicle for the period of time to which the rental rate applies. This bill would instead require a rental company to only advertise or quote a rental rate that includes the entire amount that the renter is required to pay to hire or lease the vehicle for the period of time to which the rental rate applies, including, but not limited to, additional mandatory charges and any gas or mileage charge, if applicable.