Consumer watchdog takes action against car rental website over misleading information

The misleading information was found on a third-party car rental website used by Ryanair Car Hire and Booking.com

A sweep of car rental platforms by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and its EU counterparts checked 78 third-party car rental websites. File picture

Misleading information on a third-party car rental website used by Ryanair Car Hire and Booking.com has been removed following an investigation by Irish and European consumer protection watchdogs.

A sweep of car rental platforms by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and its EU counterparts checked 78 third-party car rental websites. Consumer authorities in 10 EU member states and Norway, co-ordinated by the European Commission, checked the websites in April and May 2022, to verify that they were following EU consumer protection laws.