7 Bizarre Reasons to Rent a Car or Van
We have recently started asking visitors to our website who have a quotation want, the reason why they want to rent a car or van. It is not mandatory to answer this, many people do. With the answers we receive, we try to tailor our offer as much as possible to the needs of our renters.
If I were asked this question, I would answer the following question to the question 'Why do you want to rent a car?': "Because I want to perform a ram raid". Just to see if the landlord would be willing to rent me the car. I can understand why we never get this answer 😉
This did make me think of bizarre reasons why people once needed a car or van from Adrem. We usually only heard the reason afterwards. That wasn't always fun, but sometimes it was entertaining. I would like to share 7 bizarre reasons to rent a car or van with you.
1. My plane is not flying
Last weekend there was another volcanic eruption in Iceland. It made me think of this again. During the previous volcanic eruption, many flights were cancelled. A traveler asked for a car because his plane was not flying.
2. Car needed for an accident
The first time Flikken Maastricht needed a car for an accident, we were called for this. We were assured that the car would be returned undamaged. That is what happened: not a scratch to be seen when the car was returned.
3. Daughter moves 6 times in 1 year
Dad was starting to get a bit fed up with moving his daughter to a new student room for the 6th time in 1 year. According to him, this was the last time: 'next time she can arrange a cargo bike!'
4. Insurance scam
Suppose a good friend accidentally dented his car. What could be easier than renting a car and then driving it into the dent? That would only cost the deductible at the rental company, but the dent would hopefully be covered by the insurance… Too bad: we suspected fraud, so the damage was not paid. The renter was blacklisted by all insurance companies and rental companies.
5. Hearse needed
We had the police come to visit us, who confiscated a van. Two weeks earlier, a body had probably been transported in a van and then thrown into the Maas. To reassure you: we no longer have this van in our rental fleet.
6. I no longer have a home
A nice lady rented a small car for 2 months. Later it turned out that she had lived in the car for 2 months because she had been evicted from her house.
7. Parts needed
It's a nuisance when the engine of your own car breaks down. Why not rent the exact same car and swap the engine?
Too bad: swap trick failed. Our rental car didn't work anymore with the old, defective engine. Fraud discovered because the engine number was no longer correct.
Can you think of a bizarre reason why you would want to rent a car or bus? Feel free to fill it in the comments field.
If you can't think of a bizarre reason, I have another assignment. Which of the above reasons never happened, but were made up?
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