Rental Car Company to Parents of Boys Killed in Glacier: Pay the BIll

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Rental Car Company to Parents of Boys Killed in Glacier: Pay the BIll

The parents of the two boys killed in the Fox glacier in New Zealand have been asked by the rental car company, the boys used, to pay for a bill when the car was towed away from the scene.

The Toyota Torago that the boys rented was parked nearby and the keys for the car were with the son who has not been found yet. The company wants the parents to pay for the replacement set of keys as well.

The company owner Edwin Chan say that 'emotional blackmail' should not be the reason the bill is not paid. The total cost is about $1600 and charge for the extra days has been waived.

		WebReporter:	sleeky

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	Good.
	I hope they get paid.

	You know...
	...while the parents should be responsible for the bill if they co-signed or whatever, does the company really want to risk its livelihood over $1600?

	I'm just
	not sure why the parents should pay the bill when the boys were legally adults. I would challenge the bill. I believe the company is trying to take advantage of the situation.

	@sleeky
	The father was on the contract as being a driver.

	I sincerely hope..
	the next we hear about this man is he has lost his company. "I do have compassion for them. But they obviously can't expect me to pick up the pieces." That alone would send me crazy had I just lost my children, he would have got his money from me in person shoved right down his mean throat. "I'm just not sure why the parents should pay the bill when the boys were legally adults. I would challenge the bill. I believe the company is trying to take advantage of the situation." I think you may be right @ Sleeky, that low life would pick those poor lads bones too.

	i don't think so
	i mean, yeah, it's sad that the kids died, but if the father is on the bill as a driver, or co-signed, that means he's just as responsible for the bill as the kids were. that's all there is to it.

	Yeah
	I would have tolook at the contract and the fine print more closely before I made a decision either way. How is it the father was on the contract when the boys lived in Australia. I was under the impression that they were there alone.

	@All
	I am sure that the company has a duplicate set of keys to the car. Why didn't they just go and drive it back?

	Looks like he backed down.
	http://www.news.com.au/... So much for not giving in to blackmail.

	'@qwerty017
	I should think he would, he made him self to be a monster with the words he used, let alone the action.

	@captainJane
	Yeah. Cause making someone pay for something they agreed to pay is so horrible.

	@qwerty017
	They didn't have any choice if they wanted to rent a car. They could have bought an old car for this fee.

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