20 thousand private cars rented outside licensed offices in Jordan
Amman2 min read
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The head of the Car Rental Owners Association, Marwan Akoubeh, stated that about 20,000 private cars not belonging to licensed offices are being rented out, warning against fake pages on social media platforms that lure citizens, tourists, and expatriates with low rental offers and misappropriate their money.
Akoubeh added that the association received about 40 complaints during the past period regarding these practices, pointing out that a number of affected people do not file official complaints.
He explained that the fake pages exploit the short duration of a tourist's stay and their lack of sufficient time to file a complaint, as they ask those wishing to rent to transfer financial amounts as a deposit before stopping to respond to them.
He pointed out that the association will publish the names of the fake pages during the coming weeks, after handing them over to the security authorities, with the aim of warning citizens and tourists against dealing with them.
He called on those wishing to rent cars to verify the licensing of the offices before transferring any financial amounts, and to ensure that the transfers are made in the name of the licensed office, not in the name of individuals, to facilitate following up on complaints in the event of fraud.
As part of organizing the sector and protecting tenants, Akoubeh announced the imminent launch of a unified contract platform for tourist car rentals, which enhances tenants' rights and contributes to supporting tourism.
He warned against renting private cars outside the legal frameworks, due to the legal and insurance problems that may result from this, calling for stepping up oversight on fake pages and prosecuting those behind them.
