Can a rental car company charge a card you used on a previous rental?
I got into an accident. I was 100% prepared to pay the damages (00) in payments, like discussed with the manager. The card that the car was rented on was maxed out. They went ahead and charged a card that I had used once to extend the rental (we do monthly rentals and extend weekly). So, the only authorization they had on paper was for the original card. They only had a verbal copy and authorization on the second card. Is it legal to charge that 00 to the second card?
They charged your card illegaly. This may be fraud. If you did not hand them the card, and sign for the that transaction on that card, you cannot be forced to honor the charge. Unless you have signed some agreement where they can charge any future rental charges on this card, you can call them and insist they reverse the charge, or just do directly to your credit card company and tell them this is an unauthorized transaztion, and they should not honor it.
Sounds like you’re working with a bad company who would practice business like this! Yes you owe them money, but they’re supposed to take you to court, not steal your credit card number from another business transaction.