4 July 2022 “The European Commission and national consumer protection authorities published the results of an EU-wide website screening (“sweep”) of websites brokering car rentals. Under
Travel is back with a vengeance this summer. But so are cancellations. Many Irish consumers will travel for a sun holiday abroad this summer – it
When you’re buying goods or services from the local shop on the high street or online from a trader based elsewhere in the European Union
Every year, ECC Ireland receives lots of complaints from consumers about car rental, in particular alleged damage charges which can often be difficult to fight …
In 2019, following a call from the European Commission and EU consumer authorities, five car rental companies – Avis, Europcar, Enterprise, Hertz, and Sixt – have changed the way they present their prices making them fully transparent to consumers.
Planning on jetting off somewhere within the EU for your summer holidays? Hopefully the only thing you have to worry about is a bit of
Consumers are often caught out by the terms and conditions, what is/is not included, the deposit, alleged damage, extra charges and all sorts of other problems. This is compounded by the fact that there is no industry specific legislation to protect consumers if they have problems with their car rental.
While there is no specific EU legislation in place that covers car hire, consumers can avail of consumer protections set out in directives on unfair commercial practices and unfair terms in consumer contracts …
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