Abu Dhabi court orders company to pay Dhs85,399 in unpaid car rental fees

The Abu Dhabi Commercial Court of First Instance ordered a company to pay a car rental office Dhs85,399 in a case involving non-payment of rental fees. The Court also ordered the company to pay interest on this sum at a rate of 3 per cent per annum from the date of the claim until full payment is made, along with fees and expenses.

The case dates back to the time when a car rental company filed a lawsuit against a customer who rented three vehicles and refused to pay the rental fee. The lawsuit demanded that the company pay Dhs85,399.91, plus 12 per cent interest from the date of the claim until the debt was settled in full.

The case papers indicated that the rental office had proven to the court that its lawsuit was based on a commercial transaction between the two disputing parties. The company had rented vehicles under three contracts, which were signed by the defendant. The latter therefore owed the rental office Dhs85,399.91. The rental office supported its account statement with signed invoices from one of the company’s employees acknowledging receipt. However, the company did not provide what it was entitled to from what it owed the rental office. Accordingly, the court ordered the company to pay the rental office Dhs85,399.91.