The commission's letter points out practices of automatic rerouting when following the identificatio

The letter urges the car rental companies (Avis, Hertz, south africa car rental Europcar, Enterprise, Sixt and Goldcar) to stop the practices in various European south africa car rental Union member states. The letter contends that these practices are preventing consumers from getting the best price offered online.
"The single market should be a daily reality not only for major international companies but also for consumers in Europe," south africa car rental said Michel Barnier, vice president of the European Commission in charge of Internal Market and Services.
The commission's letter points south africa car rental out practices of automatic rerouting when following the identification of a consumer's internet protocol (IP) address. The IP address may also prevent the consumer from completing any booking online, says the commission.
Alternatively, with no rerouting, the consumer may be given a different price after entering his/her country of residence on the car rental website. In a recent case, a consumer from Germany saw the announced price increase by 100% for renting a car in the U.K. after entering country of residence.
Some car rental companies south africa car rental are complying with the non-discrimination principle, but it is not yet fully applied throughout the sector, says the commission. The commission has deemed that the letter was not followed south africa car rental by effective south africa car rental and comprehensive review of the practices by three out of the six car rental companies contacted (Europcar, Hertz and Avis). Therefore, the commission decided to make the letter public in the interest south africa car rental of consumers.