I have rented cars on many occasions, all over the world. I have driven cars in some pretty unsavoury places and have managed to survive 4 years driving in a certain Arab country where driving standards are appalling. I have damaged hire cars and have been straight up and honest and have taken my lumps when I have cocked up. However, I wasn't born yesterday, nor do I like being treated like some spotty TWOC-er who hopes to hire a car in order to do a bit of "off=road" or pedal to the metal honest to goodness speeding. Never have I ever experienced such a humiliating and obvious attempt to extort money out of me. The detailed inspection was a word perfect exercise in setting up one's customer for a fall. The blood-curdling stories of customers being pursued if a no fault accident has lead to a write off of a car and subsequent pursuit for the value of the complete car was shameful. I refused to engage in the kind of business relationship where there is such open, hostile mistrust. Utterly disgraceful!