Business ProfileforDiscount Car and Truck Rentals
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On or about October 11, 2018 the Competition Bureau reached an agreement with Discount Car & Truck Rentals Ltd., to address what the Bureau viewed as misleading representations. As part of the agreement, Discount will review its practices to ensure they comply with the law, and will pay a $700,000 penalty.
Following an investigation, the Bureau found that Discount advertised rental prices that were unattainable due to mandatory fees added later during the purchasing process. The Bureau also concluded that the company advertised rebates that gave the impression that consumers would get a percentage off of their total bill, but in fact the rebate was not applied to the total amount and the additional mandatory fees still had to be paid in full.
Finally, the Bureau found that some of the fees charged were deceptive because they were described as mandatory taxes or surcharges imposed by various governments. They were actually imposed by the company to recover their own costs.
Information can be found on the following link:
https://www.canada.ca/en/competition-bureau/news/2018/10/discount-car-rental-penalised-for-advertising-unattainable-prices.html
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- Location of This Business
- 1377 Pembroke Street West, Pembroke, ON K8A 7A5
- BBB File Opened:
- 22/2/2018
- Number of Employees:
- 1
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