CAR RENTAL

CONTRACT***<br> I HIRED A CAR FROM AVIS AT O R TAMBO ON 25 JANUARY 2015.I PICKED UP THE CAR AFTER BEEN TOLD TO COLLECT IT FROM A BAY.THERE WAS NO AVIS PERSONELL AVAILABLE TO HAND OVER THE CAR TO ME AND I SIMPLY DROVE OFF.TWO DAYS LATER AND 90 KILOMETRES LATER I RETURNED THE CAR TO AVIS O R TAMBO..I WAS MET AT THE DROP OFF POINT BY TWO AVIS EMPLOYEES.ONE INSPECTED THE CAR AS I WAS GETTING OUT AND RETRIEVING MY LUGGAGE.ANOTHER AVIS EMPLOYEE THEN CONDUCTED FURTHER CHECKS AND INSPECTIONS AND ASKED ME IF I WAS HAPPY WITH THE CAR.I REP**** ALL WAS IN ORDER.I WAS THEN INFORMED ALL WAS IN ORDER AND I COULD LEAVE.AT THIS POINT AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED MY CONTRACT WITH AVIS WAS COMPLETE AS THEY WERE HAPPY THE CAR HAD BEEN RETURNED IN THE STATE I GOT IT.SOME 4HOURS LATER WHEN I HAD ARRIVE IN PORT ELIZABETH I WAS CONTACTED BY SMS TO SAY THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE CAR.I PHONED AND WAS SIMPLY TOLD THERE WAS A SCRATCH ON THE CAR.THE PERSON WAS NOT INTERESTED IN MY QUERY TO THIS AND I HAVE NOW RECEIVED A BILL FOR SOME R3000 FOR A CAR HIRE THAT SHOULD HAVE COST ABOUT R500.I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CAR AFTER I DROPPED IT OFF AND FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT DAMAGE CAN BE FOUND 4 HOURS LATER .