Hired a car in Fuertaventura. Charged insurance premium.
Hired a car in Fuertaventura. Charged insurance premium.
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arandomstranger

Original Poster:

58 posts

114 months

Wednesday 26th August
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I hired a car in Fuertaventura for a weeks holiday.
Picked up car at airport.
Was given the usual spiel about additional insurance cover. I said no thanks as I already have my own cover. Handed over my card for them to add what I thought was the holding deposit.
Thought nothing more of it.
Upon returning home I was surprised to see a debit of £86.33.
Contacted the hire car co asking what this is. Was told it was the insurance I opted for ???
I said no, they say yes, I said no please refund me, they say no you opted for it.

I know what you're thinking, but I categorically remember saying no to the additional insurance.

I was thinking about going down the Barclaycard charge back route?

kiethton

14,635 posts

209 months

Wednesday 26th August
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Charge it back via the card but this'll be totally down to how much you pressure them as it's a he said/she said situation - if you can show the card company your existing/Seperately purchased cover it'll help your case

craigjm

21,381 posts

229 months

Wednesday 26th August
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kiethton said:
Charge it back via the card but this'll be totally down to how much you pressure them as it's a he said/she said situation - if you can show the card company your existing/Seperately purchased cover it'll help your case
This but check your paperwork because if that said you had the insurance they wont pay out as you will have been shown to have accepted it.

arandomstranger

Original Poster:

58 posts

114 months

Thursday 27th August
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Update...I politely suggested that if they were unable to process a refund I would initiate a charge-back. Hey presto sorry Sir upon further investigation this does appear to be a misunderstanding on our part...refund initiated
Yeah right...scammy buggers.

tricky360

449 posts

214 months

Thursday 27th August
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which car hire company? i used autoreisen last week and they were great , i’ve used them 3 times now and the cars aren’t great
they only have three types of car, two of them citroen c3’s variants
they don’t check them before or after and i’ve never had a problem with them