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was a contact accident while riding a rental car, and there was a report that the company demanded an unreasonably large amount of money. It is said that he made a fuss over foreign students who were not good at Korean, and threatened those who did not see them.
For more details, reporter Kim Sang-min covered it.
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Taiwanese student A, who is pursuing a doctoral program at a domestic university, recently rented a car.
It costs less than a car and can only be used when needed.
However, there was an accident at the end of last month.
The place was here in front of Seoul Station.
They collided with each other while changing lanes at the same time as a private taxi, but fortunately, the accident level was minor.
Immediately after the accident, he admitted 60% of his negligence and agreed verbally, but the next day, the leader of the car rental company began to abuse him.
I called him to the rental car office and
[the car rental company manager (interview with international student A)): The reason I summoned the teacher to this place was who was driving at the time… . The taxi was damaged by a rear-end collision, right?] The
police investigate the suspect as if they were questioning him.
[Rental car company manager: At that time (in the taxi), the passenger was injured. Yes? Due to negligence in driving.]
Obviously, the taxi driver admitted some mistakes, but he presses that it is 100% Mr. A's fault.
[Rental car company team leader: 100% of the accident was caused by the teacher, right? You just collided, in the back of the taxi. Is that right?]
And then I charged the full repair cost of 1.1 million won.
It was a simple contact accident, and he asked for a 'stop fee' saying that it would take a week to repair the car, and then he complained that it was reduced again.
[Rental car company team leader (interview with international student A)): I will receive only 450,000 won (for loss of vacation). The amount I originally charged was much higher. I'm here to tell you that I'm not such a bad person.] I
asked for a deductible of 1.5 million won for premium premiums due to an accident, but the court believes that it is unfair to impose a uniform deductible regardless of the severity of the accident.
In this way, Mr. A stole 3 million won.
[Mr. A / International student in Taiwan: I just want to solve it quickly. And since I couldn't say anything else, I said 'Yes, yes.']
A lawyer who heard the pitiful situation came forward.
We agreed on a fault ratio of 6 to 4, so 40% of the repair cost should be returned, and they make an absurd claim again.
[Team leader of the rental car company (call with Mr. A's lawyer): (Mr. A) is 100% at fault. At first (with the Private Taxi Mutual Aid Association), let's talk 6 to 4. This turned out to be a violation of the solid line directive, right? The people who deal with our laws... .]
Mr. A returned the car with one week left of the contract period, but he did not even get a refund for the rental fee for that period.
An acquaintance I didn't see came to replace him, who was not good at Korean, but it was a threat to come back.
[Team leader of the rental car company (Called by an acquaintance of international student A): If you do not have Korean citizenship, file a lawsuit.
(Wait a minute. Let's talk about the break first.) No, wait, we're going to file a lawsuit, if that's the case.
Teachers who interfere with business, damage to property, and we will not be able to receive money for our legitimate actions, so we will proceed with blackmail and sue immediately.] When the
reporters visited the office, the company called the police, saying they were obstructing business.
At the same time, Mr. A claimed that he committed insurance fraud, but it was also not true.
[Rental car company manager: Can you change the driver and let us hear a recording that a man drove?]
To the question of whether the repair period is too long, I answered this.
[Car rental company team leader: The repair period is one month at the factory, so the company can only charge for one month.
So, follow me.
'A month'.] The
company later acknowledged the mistake and fired the team leader, and has delivered the position that it will return all unreasonable profits.
(Video coverage: Seol Min-hwan, video editing: Kim Jong-tae, CG: Kang Kyung-rim·Lim Chan-hyuk)