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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11136

21 August 2014
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) consumers
Six car hire companies accused

Brussels, 20/08/2014 (Agence Europe) - In the middle of August, car hire companies Europcar, Hertz, Avis, Sixt, Goldcar and Enterprise received a letter from the European Commission highlighting their discriminatory car rental pricing policies.

The six companies automatically reroute consumers following the identification of their computer IP address and prevent online vehicle rentals other than in their own countries. This practice can prevent consumers benefiting from the best prices...