{"id":71773,"date":"2017-11-14T18:09:22","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T11:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/europcar-charged-me-468-because-it-didnt-have-the-model-i-booked\/"},"modified":"2017-11-14T19:05:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T12:05:41","slug":"europcar-charged-me-468-because-it-didnt-have-the-model-i-booked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/europcar-charged-me-468-because-it-didnt-have-the-model-i-booked\/","title":{"rendered":"Europcar charged me \u00a3468 because it didn't have the model I booked"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe firm was wilfully deceptive when it didn\u2019t have an Opel Astra and offered me a Ford Focus insteadIn July, I booked a hire car with Europcar through arguscarhire.com and paid \u00a3458.88 upfront. The voucher which I was to present at the hire desk stated that I would be given an Opel Astra or \u201csimilar\u201d.On arrival at Europcar, I was told the Astra was not available but that I could have a similar Ford Focus. Because I did not wish to buy their collision damage waiver I was told I would have to preauthorise \u00a3468 on my credit card as a deposit. The card machine screen said the word \u201cpreauthorisation\u201d and I entered my pin after being assured that no money would be debited. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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