KEDDY
KEDDY - ORBIT - EUROPCAR FRAUDSTERS?
I search for an economic rental car 14 days from Bianiac, Toulouse. On the Internet I book a manual car at Keddy car rental 14 days, no extras, for a fixed total of 430.37€.
Returning the car a final invoice comes from Europcar. It is for 881€ including all extras - more than double the fixed amount.
Complaints are bounced between a chain of companies - KEDDY, ORBIT, EUROPCAR - and not attended to. Orbit and Europcar have both received details as below - no comments.
DETAILS - 411 TO 881€ INCREASE
I get an e-mail confirmation. Not from Keddy but from Orbit Car Hire. And they charge me 17,05€.
Arriving Bianiac, Toulouse. No Keddy nor Orbit rental to be seen. Asking at Europcar for Keddy I am informed it is there - at Europcar. I present the Rental Agreement Details on paper. The lady confirms an “economic car”, “manual”. Yes. Is it OK with a Peugeot? Yes. No other changes to my reservation are mentioned. The car given to me is an hybrid, not manual.
Returning it after 14 days, they remark there is a colour scratch on the rim of a wheel. Could be, I did not check the wheel rims at picking-up.
I get an invoice from Europcar France S.A.S. It has the items Basic Rental 411€, Coverage (Go Zen) 336€, Services Cross Border Fee 32€, Surcharges Environmental Contribution 15€, Other revenues Damage Admin Fee 87€, Total 881€. On top of the 17,05$ first paid.
No figure, or combination of figures, correspond to the fixed price of 430,37€.
COMPLAINT
My complaint is sent to the invoice sender, Europcar France S.A.S. Reference 20799055.
They return 14/8 with the message “I've checked your request and noted that you made your reservation via a Tour Operator.
They are your main partner for the the full rental process (before, during and after the rental). They will be happy to provide further information.
Thank you for your understanding.
Best regards,
Erjo
Europcar Mobility Group Germany“
So - that “Tour Operator” - could it be Orbit Car Hire. I contact them forwarding the above message and write:
“EVIDENTLY - Europcar considers you, OrbitCarHire, as a Tour Operator which should handle the case. I kindly ask you to do so immediately.
I enclose Reservation details and Invoice (protested)
Yours sincerely. ENCLOSURE”
The answer from OrbitCarHire:
“thank you for your email and my apologies for the late reply!
I will get in touch with Europcar, as we will need a copy of the signed rental agreement and final invoice from your reservation as well as an explanation of why all the extras were included in the reservation.
As soon as we have more information available regarding this case, I will get back to you with an update. In the meantime, I kindly ask for your patience and understanding.”
Kind regards, Nik Bradac. Orbit Car Hire”
Now the Reservation Details and the Invoice had already been sent to Orbit Car Hire. The rental agreement was left in the returned car and of course available at the Europcar office in Bianiac, which I informed them. In the Reservation Details are no extras included - hence no need for an explanation on my part - possibly on the part of the Europcar lady at Bianiac.
I heard nothing further from Orbit och Europcar. Keddy was nowhere to be heard of, except on the Internet page.
THE CASE IS NOT UNIQUE - THE SETUP
appears to be one of three organisations using, blaming and hiding each other in order to cheat customers and avoid responsibilities. When the paper company KEDDY gets too stained with frauds, another facade can quickly be arranged.
I have seen that there are a number of fraudulent cases in various reviews regarding the experience from Europcar rentals in other places around the globe.
Common appears to be that the constellation around Europcar is a doubtful, if not pure criminal fraudulent one. THUS, AVOID RENTING CARS where Keddy, Europcar och Orbit Car Hire appear.
Krister Pettersson
hkpn@yahoo. +46 762797885
