Fuel charges for car hire

[pandashoe]

car rental

use record from alicantie if it 1/2 full bring it back 1/2 full if enpmy bring it back enpty also members get point of your next hire

[tonygold]

I have just returned from a week in Torre and hired a car at Alicante airport from Goldstar.

I had to pay 70 euros for a full tank of fuel.

The car was a Ford Fiesta TDci diesel.

It is impossible to get 70 euros worth of diesel into this car - I drive a lexus at home and I could not get the equivalant of 75 litres of fuel in that.

Can any one tell me exactly how much that model Fiesta would hold?

Diesel is about 85-90 cents a litre at the moment so 75 litres is what I paid for

I would like to start an inquirey with the European consumer association on this fraudulent practice.

Any other info would be appreciated

if its the 1.6tdci it only holds 43 litres. disgraceful isn't it??

[6mauledrv]

This practice has been going on for ages.
Simply don't hire from from Goldstar and the others who cheat this way.
It's blatant robbery and the law, apparently, doesn't care.
This happened to me once, but I was able to siphon out the diesel for later use.
However, most vehicles now fit a special fuel filler which prevents anyone from sucking out the fuel. I suppose you could open the tank drain valve - but that's getting a bit involved.
I wish you the best of luck. The practice should be outlawed; I don't know how you do that and enforce it in Spain.

[andywebb]

I have just returned from a week in Torre and hired a car at Alicante airport from Goldstar.

I had to pay 70 euros for a full tank of fuel.

The car was a Ford Fiesta TDci diesel.

It is impossible to get 70 euros worth of diesel into this car - I drive a lexus at home and I could not get the equivalant of 75 litres of fuel in that.

Can any one tell me exactly how much that model Fiesta would hold?

Diesel is about 85-90 cents a litre at the moment so 75 litres is what I paid for

I would like to start an inquirey with the European consumer association on this fraudulent practice.

Any other info would be appreciated