tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post5755088694718312796..comments2024-02-25T10:43:07.698+13:00Comments on STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: _____________________ INGLORIOUS BASTARDS _______________________Alden Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-36451445377803026652019-11-06T21:33:31.856+13:002019-11-06T21:33:31.856+13:00LOL - Blood pressure is back to normal Paul. I am ...LOL - Blood pressure is back to normal Paul. I am pretty much over it all - especially since ASB reversed the Visa payments.<br />Thanks for your commiserations and interest Paul - letting off a bit of steam on this comments column has done me the world of good LOL.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-30258590389766548072019-11-06T17:37:10.674+13:002019-11-06T17:37:10.674+13:00Alden, I hope you have posted your experience on T...Alden, I hope you have posted your experience on TripAdvisor and any other tourism sites. Oh and don’t forget their Facebook page too.<br />I hope your blood pressure is back to somewhere near normal....go sailing!<br />PPaul Mullingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656301521677046663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-5143594543290345772019-11-05T17:13:07.356+13:002019-11-05T17:13:07.356+13:00..... and it may be that there are Europcar outlet........ and it may be that there are Europcar outlets that would never treat their customers in such a manner, with the staff of these outlets going the extra mile for their customers - BUT, for us the bottom line is that the customer services people we phoned and were in email contact with for both Europcars and AutoEurope who represent this vast network wouldn't give an inch on any of this.<br /><br />The idea that someone can pay over 800 UK pounds for a 40 day car hire, turn up a couple of hours after the pick up time and forfeit both the use of a car and all your money is simply fucking ridiculous.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-46754948677155588882019-11-05T16:53:29.324+13:002019-11-05T16:53:29.324+13:00A friend of mine here in Whangarei has also told m...A friend of mine here in Whangarei has also told me he has had positive experiences with Europcar. Also on Trip Advisor and other such sites there are positive reports, but also many nightmare experiences such as mine. I have no idea why there is such a difference in peoples experience - I only know my own, and it wasn't very good at all. <br /><br />We were told that the only car available was the next car class up, a Mercedes, but to get this car we would have to pay another 800 pounds. I suspect because they had let our class of car go they were legally obliged to give us a free up grade but didn't want to do that for the 40 days of our pre paid hire - hence either telling us the upgrade would cost us money or playing the "You're too late" routine. This is only a guess but other than this I have no idea why we were treated in such a manner - its bizarre.<br />Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-64358407942002089802019-11-05T11:10:57.500+13:002019-11-05T11:10:57.500+13:00So sorry to hear of your ghastly experience. I was...So sorry to hear of your ghastly experience. I was in the UK for four months from mid May and used Europcar on two occasions booked through the Vroom Vroom Vroom app and had good service on both occasions? As an aside I recommended the app as it scans all the companies for the best deal, which on another occasion was Avis.Paul Mullingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656301521677046663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-25462243183502352282019-11-04T21:44:12.038+13:002019-11-04T21:44:12.038+13:00Yes it certainly seems that way. I suspect that th...Yes it certainly seems that way. I suspect that they take advantage of the fact that a certain number of tourists don't have the resources and a network of support to fight for justice - away from home in another country it all just becomes too hard. Lucky for us we had support and the resourcefulness of our son in law to fight for us - and win. Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-58746321815201832262019-11-04T20:38:16.132+13:002019-11-04T20:38:16.132+13:00Good thing that you warned.
I cannot imagine that ...Good thing that you warned.<br />I cannot imagine that keeping your 800 pounds without delivering any service could be legal.<br />To me it looks more like a fraud scheme to rip you off.<br />Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337494349546448043noreply@blogger.com