Got charged ₹8,000 for a tiny scratch on a rental bike — was I scammed?
I rented a Royal Enfield Hunter 350 for a trip to Parashar Lake in Himachal. Before renting, I clearly told the owner that the round trip would be around 500 km. He said one day rental only included 250 km, so I had two options: either pay ₹8/km extra or rent the bike for another day.
Because of this, I rented the bike for 2 days even though I only traveled for 1 day. On the second day, the bike was just parked at my home and I didn’t ride it at all because I didn’t want to increase the kilometers further.
When I returned the bike, the owner pointed out a very tiny scratch (will attach pic) and charged me ₹8,000 for it. The scratch was extremely minor, and the amount feels completely unreasonable.
Has anyone else faced this kind of overcharging with bike rentals?