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"Let me thank the Commissioner for her response and wish her well in whatever she decides to do after this Commission.
This practice is prevalent throughout the Union, that consumers hiring a car feel they have got a reasonable deal – we understand the issue about insurance, which is all important – but are then told that they must return the car empty.
There must be some directive which the companies are breaching. I believe it is not sufficient for the Commission to say that this can be dealt with by communicating with the consumer centre in various countries. I think this is a major problem. A very clear message should go out that this is extortionist. People who go on holiday often just take a car to their destination and return; I know many of my constituents have used EUR 15 worth of petrol but it costs them EUR 60. EUR 45 is the difference since, for the average car, it costs EUR 60 to fill the petrol tank.
This is something I believe we should deal with and I would hope that an incoming Commission and Commissioner will take responsibility for this and do something practical about it."@en1
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