opodo.fr - French internet stupidity
Mar 18th 2007, 5:43 am
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opodo.fr - French internet stupidity
I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
actually book unless you live in France.
The website requires the address of the credit card holder - reasonable
enough - but requires that be in the format of 5 digits, i.e. the French
format. Although you can specify another country where you live, e.g.
"Pays Bas", you can't enter a NL postcode (4 digits, 2 letters) so your
address never matches the bank's address, so it refuses your payment.
l
When wil the French catch up with the internet?
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so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
actually book unless you live in France.
The website requires the address of the credit card holder - reasonable
enough - but requires that be in the format of 5 digits, i.e. the French
format. Although you can specify another country where you live, e.g.
"Pays Bas", you can't enter a NL postcode (4 digits, 2 letters) so your
address never matches the bank's address, so it refuses your payment.
l
When wil the French catch up with the internet?
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Mar 18th 2007, 8:24 am
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Forget the french if you don't like them
"Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...
>I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> actually book unless you live in France.
>
> The website requires the address of the credit card holder - reasonable
> enough - but requires that be in the format of 5 digits, i.e. the French
> format. Although you can specify another country where you live, e.g.
> "Pays Bas", you can't enter a NL postcode (4 digits, 2 letters) so your
> address never matches the bank's address, so it refuses your payment.
> l
> When wil the French catch up with the internet?
>
> B;
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"Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...
>I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> actually book unless you live in France.
>
> The website requires the address of the credit card holder - reasonable
> enough - but requires that be in the format of 5 digits, i.e. the French
> format. Although you can specify another country where you live, e.g.
> "Pays Bas", you can't enter a NL postcode (4 digits, 2 letters) so your
> address never matches the bank's address, so it refuses your payment.
> l
> When wil the French catch up with the internet?
>
> B;
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Mar 18th 2007, 8:09 pm
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"Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...
>I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> actually book unless you live in France.
.....
It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
concerned.
Colin Bignell
news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...
>I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> actually book unless you live in France.
.....
It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
concerned.
Colin Bignell
Mar 18th 2007, 8:21 pm
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On Mar 19, 9:09 am, "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert my surname
here>.uk.com> wrote:
> "Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...>I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> > so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> > actually book unless you live in France.
>
> .....
>
> It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
> booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
> premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
> concerned.
>
> Colin Bignell
....so British drivers would pay more because they have more accidents
than the French ?
here>.uk.com> wrote:
> "Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...>I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> > so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> > actually book unless you live in France.
>
> .....
>
> It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
> booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
> premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
> concerned.
>
> Colin Bignell
....so British drivers would pay more because they have more accidents
than the French ?
Mar 18th 2007, 9:05 pm
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Rubba Luva wrote:
> On Mar 19, 9:09 am, "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert my surname
> here>.uk.com> wrote:
>> "Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...>I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
>>> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
>>> actually book unless you live in France.
>> .....
>>
>> It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
>> booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
>> premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
>> concerned.
>>
>> Colin Bignell
>
> ....so British drivers would pay more because they have more accidents
> than the French ?
>
No, because they're not used to drive on the right
ciao, U.
> On Mar 19, 9:09 am, "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert my surname
> here>.uk.com> wrote:
>> "Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...>I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
>>> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
>>> actually book unless you live in France.
>> .....
>>
>> It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
>> booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
>> premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
>> concerned.
>>
>> Colin Bignell
>
> ....so British drivers would pay more because they have more accidents
> than the French ?
>
No, because they're not used to drive on the right
ciao, U.
Mar 18th 2007, 9:11 pm
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Mister Bartlett wrote:
> I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> actually book unless you live in France.
In your opinion, for which reason they built two web site, opodo.co.uk
and opodo.fr?
ciao, U.
> I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> actually book unless you live in France.
In your opinion, for which reason they built two web site, opodo.co.uk
and opodo.fr?
ciao, U.
Mar 18th 2007, 10:15 pm
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On 19 mrt, 10:11, UC <[email protected]> wrote:
> Mister Bartlett wrote:
> > I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> > so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> > actually book unless you live in France.
>
> In your opinion, for which reason they built two web site, opodo.co.uk
> and opodo.fr?
I've no idea - since I don't live in the UK the question doesn't
concern me.
If they don't want to rent cars to NL residents why do they have a
drop-down menu that allows me to select Pays Bas ??
B;
> Mister Bartlett wrote:
> > I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> > so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> > actually book unless you live in France.
>
> In your opinion, for which reason they built two web site, opodo.co.uk
> and opodo.fr?
I've no idea - since I don't live in the UK the question doesn't
concern me.
If they don't want to rent cars to NL residents why do they have a
drop-down menu that allows me to select Pays Bas ??
B;
Mar 18th 2007, 10:23 pm
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On Mar 19, 10:05 am, UC <[email protected]> wrote:
> Rubba Luva wrote:
> > On Mar 19, 9:09 am, "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert my surname
> > here>.uk.com> wrote:
> >> "Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> >>news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...> Ihave been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> >>> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> >>> actually book unless you live in France.
> >> .....
>
> >> It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
> >> booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
> >> premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
> >> concerned.
>
> >> Colin Bignell
>
> > ....so British drivers would pay more because they have more accidents
> > than the French ?
>
> No, because they're not used to drive on the right
>
> ciao, U.
which means they are more careful)
> Rubba Luva wrote:
> > On Mar 19, 9:09 am, "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert my surname
> > here>.uk.com> wrote:
> >> "Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> >>news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...> Ihave been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> >>> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> >>> actually book unless you live in France.
> >> .....
>
> >> It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
> >> booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
> >> premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
> >> concerned.
>
> >> Colin Bignell
>
> > ....so British drivers would pay more because they have more accidents
> > than the French ?
>
> No, because they're not used to drive on the right
>
> ciao, U.
which means they are more careful
)
Mar 18th 2007, 10:56 pm
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Rubba Luva wrote:
> On Mar 19, 10:05 am, UC <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Rubba Luva wrote:
>>> On Mar 19, 9:09 am, "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert my surname
>>> here>.uk.com> wrote:
>>>> "Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...>Ih ave been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
>>>>> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
>>>>> actually book unless you live in France.
>>>> .....
>>>> It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
>>>> booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
>>>> premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
>>>> concerned.
>>>> Colin Bignell
>>> ....so British drivers would pay more because they have more accidents
>>> than the French ?
>> No, because they're not used to drive on the right
>>
>> ciao, U.
>
> which means they are more careful)
>
driving carefully on the left lane doesn't help in continental Europe
> On Mar 19, 10:05 am, UC <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Rubba Luva wrote:
>>> On Mar 19, 9:09 am, "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert my surname
>>> here>.uk.com> wrote:
>>>> "Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...>Ih ave been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
>>>>> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
>>>>> actually book unless you live in France.
>>>> .....
>>>> It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
>>>> booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
>>>> premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
>>>> concerned.
>>>> Colin Bignell
>>> ....so British drivers would pay more because they have more accidents
>>> than the French ?
>> No, because they're not used to drive on the right
>>
>> ciao, U.
>
> which means they are more careful
)>
driving carefully on the left lane doesn't help in continental Europe
Mar 18th 2007, 11:11 pm
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[email protected] wrote:
> On 19 mrt, 10:11, UC <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Mister Bartlett wrote:
>>> I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
>>> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
>>> actually book unless you live in France.
>> In your opinion, for which reason they built two web site, opodo.co.uk
>> and opodo.fr?
>
> I've no idea - since I don't live in the UK the question doesn't
> concern me.
>
> If they don't want to rent cars to NL residents why do they have a
> drop-down menu that allows me to select Pays Bas ??
>
I really don't know. Maybe is due to a company policy connected to the
renter credit card nationality.
For example, Austrian Airlines doesn't allow to buy a ticket for a
flight departing from a different country of the credit card.
ciao, U.
> On 19 mrt, 10:11, UC <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Mister Bartlett wrote:
>>> I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
>>> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
>>> actually book unless you live in France.
>> In your opinion, for which reason they built two web site, opodo.co.uk
>> and opodo.fr?
>
> I've no idea - since I don't live in the UK the question doesn't
> concern me.
>
> If they don't want to rent cars to NL residents why do they have a
> drop-down menu that allows me to select Pays Bas ??
>
I really don't know. Maybe is due to a company policy connected to the
renter credit card nationality.
For example, Austrian Airlines doesn't allow to buy a ticket for a
flight departing from a different country of the credit card.
ciao, U.
Mar 19th 2007, 12:17 am
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On Mar 19, 11:56 am, UC <[email protected]> wrote:
> Rubba Luva wrote:
> > On Mar 19, 10:05 am, UC <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Rubba Luva wrote:
> >>> On Mar 19, 9:09 am, "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert my surname
> >>> here>.uk.com> wrote:
> >>>> "Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >>>>news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected].. .>Ihavebeen trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> >>>>> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> >>>>> actually book unless you live in France.
> >>>> .....
> >>>> It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
> >>>> booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
> >>>> premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
> >>>> concerned.
> >>>> Colin Bignell
> >>> ....so British drivers would pay more because they have more accidents
> >>> than the French ?
> >> No, because they're not used to drive on the right
>
> >> ciao, U.
>
> > which means they are more careful)
>
> driving carefully on the left lane doesn't help in continental Europe
d'oh
> Rubba Luva wrote:
> > On Mar 19, 10:05 am, UC <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Rubba Luva wrote:
> >>> On Mar 19, 9:09 am, "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert my surname
> >>> here>.uk.com> wrote:
> >>>> "Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >>>>news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected].. .>Ihavebeen trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> >>>>> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> >>>>> actually book unless you live in France.
> >>>> .....
> >>>> It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
> >>>> booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
> >>>> premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
> >>>> concerned.
> >>>> Colin Bignell
> >>> ....so British drivers would pay more because they have more accidents
> >>> than the French ?
> >> No, because they're not used to drive on the right
>
> >> ciao, U.
>
> > which means they are more careful
)>
> driving carefully on the left lane doesn't help in continental Europe
d'oh
Mar 19th 2007, 1:10 am
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On 19 mrt, 09:09, "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert my surname
here>.uk.com> wrote:
> "Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...>I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> > so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> > actually book unless you live in France.
>
> .....
>
> It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
> booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
> premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
> concerned.
I could understand that, but this is not, I think, a case of rental
policy, so much as a case of half-witted website design. The price is
given on screen one, and it's not until screen 99, when you enter the
cardholder's address, that a problem arises.
B;
here>.uk.com> wrote:
> "Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...>I have been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
> > so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
> > actually book unless you live in France.
>
> .....
>
> It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
> booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
> premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
> concerned.
I could understand that, but this is not, I think, a case of rental
policy, so much as a case of half-witted website design. The price is
given on screen one, and it's not until screen 99, when you enter the
cardholder's address, that a problem arises.
B;
Mar 19th 2007, 3:25 am
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There is a device called a telephone. Just pick up the part of the
device with the wire attached and push the buttons in the proper
sequence yo connect with your party, oh I forgot stick the device in
your ear and hold it there while you. And by all means be polite.
device with the wire attached and push the buttons in the proper
sequence yo connect with your party, oh I forgot stick the device in
your ear and hold it there while you. And by all means be polite.
Mar 19th 2007, 4:21 am
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Cochon Capitaliste <[email protected]> wrote:
> There is a device called a telephone. Just pick up the part of the
> device with the wire attached and push the buttons in the proper
> sequence yo connect with your party, oh I forgot stick the device in
> your ear and hold it there while you. And by all means be polite.
Of course. Or I could send a telegram. Or a carrier pigeon. Who needs
these new-fangled interweb thingies.
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> There is a device called a telephone. Just pick up the part of the
> device with the wire attached and push the buttons in the proper
> sequence yo connect with your party, oh I forgot stick the device in
> your ear and hold it there while you. And by all means be polite.
Of course. Or I could send a telegram. Or a carrier pigeon. Who needs
these new-fangled interweb thingies.
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Mar 19th 2007, 10:15 am
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On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:56:32 +0100, UC
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Rubba Luva wrote:
>> On Mar 19, 10:05 am, UC <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Rubba Luva wrote:
>>>> On Mar 19, 9:09 am, "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert my surname
>>>> here>.uk.com> wrote:
>>>>> "Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>> news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...>Ih ave been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
>>>>>> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
>>>>>> actually book unless you live in France.
>>>>> .....
>>>>> It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
>>>>> booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
>>>>> premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
>>>>> concerned.
>>>>> Colin Bignell
>>>> ....so British drivers would pay more because they have more accidents
>>>> than the French ?
>>> No, because they're not used to drive on the right
>>>
>>> ciao, U.
>>
>> which means they are more careful)
>>
>driving carefully on the left lane doesn't help in continental Europe
Didn't seem to bother the Neapolitans. Oops, sorry, just saw
the "carefully".
Cheers, Alan, Australia
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>Rubba Luva wrote:
>> On Mar 19, 10:05 am, UC <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Rubba Luva wrote:
>>>> On Mar 19, 9:09 am, "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert my surname
>>>> here>.uk.com> wrote:
>>>>> "Mister Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>> news:1hv6p4y.1ue3dup1mgh6vvN%[email protected]...>Ih ave been trying to book a car on opodo.fr. It is much cheaper to do
>>>>>> so than on opodo.co.uk, but maybe there's a reason for that - you can't
>>>>>> actually book unless you live in France.
>>>>> .....
>>>>> It is common for car hire prices to vary according to the country you are
>>>>> booking from. Often that is due to their insurers setting different
>>>>> premiums, depending upon the accident history of drivers from the country
>>>>> concerned.
>>>>> Colin Bignell
>>>> ....so British drivers would pay more because they have more accidents
>>>> than the French ?
>>> No, because they're not used to drive on the right
>>>
>>> ciao, U.
>>
>> which means they are more careful
)>>
>driving carefully on the left lane doesn't help in continental Europe
Didn't seem to bother the Neapolitans. Oops, sorry, just saw
the "carefully".
Cheers, Alan, Australia
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latest: Epidaurus
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