Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Daily Travel News: Surging rental car taxes rile travelers

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Rev Navadgi, of Detroit, Michigan, unloads his bags while returning a car to the Alamo and National rental facility at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois Monday, November 2, 2009. The number of excise taxes imposed on rental cars has doubled during the last decade. "I think it is just too high; it keeps going up," Navadgi said. "I guess someone has gotta pay. It's not worth it, I'd rather fly."
Rental car taxes are getting jacked up
By Gary Stoller, USA TODAY 
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