Anne Bucher  |  March 15, 2016

Category: Closed Class Actions

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Avis Budget surcharge class action settlement

Avis Budget Group has agreed to settle two class action lawsuits that allege the rental car company improperly charged a Frequent Traveler Program Surcharge to some consumers. If you’re a member of the Avis Preferred Service Program or the Budget Rapid Rez with Fastbreak Program, you may be entitled to benefits from this class action settlement.

If approved, this settlement will resolve two class action lawsuits (Schwartz v. Avis Rent A Car Sys. LLC and Klein v. Budget Rent A Car Sys. Inc.) which claim that Avis and Budget improperly charged Frequent Traveler Program Surcharges to members of the Avis Preferred Service Program and the Budget Rapid Rez with Fastbreak Program in connection with online rental vehicle reservations where renters received frequent-flyer miles from Avis and Budget travel partners.

The Frequent Traveler Program Surcharge class action lawsuits asserted that Avis and Budget violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and breached vehicle rental agreements with customers who were charged an FTP surcharge.

Avis and Budget deny any wrongdoing with regard to the Frequent Traveler Program Surcharges but agreed to settle the class action lawsuits to avoid the uncertainty and cost of a trial.

Class Members who wish to opt out of or object to the Avis Budget surcharge settlement must do so no later than April 6, 2016.

Who’s Eligible

Two Classes have been certified: The Avis Settlement Class and the Budget Settlement Class.

Avis Settlement Class:

If you are a member of the Avis Preferred Service Program and you rented a vehicle in the United States through www.avis.com and paid a Frequent Traveler Program Surcharge for receiving frequent flyer miles from any of Avis’s travel partners at any time between July 14, 2005 and June 14, 2012, then you are a member of the Avis Settlement Class.

Budget Settlement Class:

If you are a member of the Budget Rapid Rez with Fastbreak Program and you rented a vehicle in the United States through www.budget.com and paid a Frequent Traveler Program Surcharge for receiving frequent flyer miles from any of Budget’s travel partners at any time between Nov. 27, 2006 and Feb. 17, 2013, you are a member of the Budget Settlement Class.

NOTE: It is possible to be a member of both the Avis Settlement Class and the Budget Settlement Class.

Potential Award

Avis Settlement Class:

Class Members of the Avis Settlement Class will be eligible to receive either:

  • A 10 percent discount off the standard Avis Rent A Car Rate for future vehicle rentals made through avis.com (up to a maximum of 100 rental days); or
  • A cash payment (up to a maximum of $129).

Budget Settlement Class:

Class Members of the Avis Settlement Class will be eligible to receive either:

  • A 10 percent discount off the standard Budget Rent A Car Rate for future vehicle rentals made through budget.com (up to a maximum of 100 rental days); or
  • A cash payment (up to a maximum of $129).

NOTE: The number of times you can use the 10 percent discount and the size of the cash payment depend on the amount of money you spent on FTP Surcharge payments during the Class Period.

Proof of Purchase

N/A

You do not need to submit receipts or any other documentation to show how much money you paid in FTP surcharges, as Avis and Budget already have this information in their records.

Claim Form

CLICK HERE TO FILE A CLAIM »

Claim Form Deadline

07/05/2016

Case Name

Schwartz v. Avis Rent A Car Sys. LLC, Case No. 2:11-cv-04032, and Klein v. Budget Rent A Car Sys. Inc., Case No. 2:12-cv-07300, both in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Final Hearing

05/25/2016

Settlement Website

www.AvisBudgetSurchargeSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Avis Budget Surcharge Settlement
c/o GCG
P.O. Box 10263
Dublin, OH 43017-5763
1-866-584-6178
Info@AvisBudgetSurchargeSettlement.com

Class Counsel

KARON LLC
LITE DEPALMA GREENBERG LLC

Defense Counsel

GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP

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2 thoughts onAvis Budget Frequent Traveler Surcharge Class Action Settlement

  1. Arden Kochner says:

    Got a check today for a whopping $1.35

  2. Shannon cross says:

    Site says u can file a claim online but won’t work. Tried several times. Takes u to private site then won’t allow to fill on online.

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