opodo.fr - French internet stupidity
Mar 19th 2007, 8:09 pm
#16
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Re: opodo.fr - French internet stupidity
"Rubba Luva" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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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 ?
While British drivers have a very low accident rate in Britain, a
combination of driving on the wrong side of the road, different traffic
rules, different driving habits and, often, long distances being driven by
people who normally only commute, means that changes significantly when they
get to continental Europe.
Colin Bignell
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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 ?
While British drivers have a very low accident rate in Britain, a
combination of driving on the wrong side of the road, different traffic
rules, different driving habits and, often, long distances being driven by
people who normally only commute, means that changes significantly when they
get to continental Europe.
Colin Bignell
Mar 19th 2007, 8:15 pm
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Re: opodo.fr - French internet stupidity
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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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.
The fact that they offer 13 different national web sites, that the price is
different from the UK site and that the .fr site is available only in French
do rather suggest that the site does exactly what it was designed to do and
the problem lies with the expectations of the user.
Colin Bignell
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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.
The fact that they offer 13 different national web sites, that the price is
different from the UK site and that the .fr site is available only in French
do rather suggest that the site does exactly what it was designed to do and
the problem lies with the expectations of the user.
Colin Bignell
Mar 19th 2007, 8:16 pm
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Re: opodo.fr - French internet stupidity
Alan S wrote:
> 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".
true!
I'm from Toscana, by the way
ciao!
> 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".
true!I'm from Toscana, by the way
ciao!
Mar 19th 2007, 8:57 pm
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Re: opodo.fr - French internet stupidity
On Mar 20, 9:09 am, "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert my surname
here>.uk.com> wrote:
> "Rubba Luva" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected] ups.com...
>
>
>
> > 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 ?
>
> While British drivers have a very low accident rate in Britain, a
> combination of driving on the wrong side of the road, different traffic
> rules, different driving habits and, often, long distances being driven by
> people who normally only commute, means that changes significantly when they
> get to continental Europe.
>
> Colin Bignell
do you have some stats. ?
here>.uk.com> wrote:
> "Rubba Luva" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected] ups.com...
>
>
>
> > 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 ?
>
> While British drivers have a very low accident rate in Britain, a
> combination of driving on the wrong side of the road, different traffic
> rules, different driving habits and, often, long distances being driven by
> people who normally only commute, means that changes significantly when they
> get to continental Europe.
>
> Colin Bignell
do you have some stats. ?
Mar 19th 2007, 9:16 pm
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Re: opodo.fr - French internet stupidity
On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:16:01 +0100, UC
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Alan S wrote:
>> 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".
>
> true!
>I'm from Toscana, by the way
>
>ciao!
Ciao:-)
Cheers, Alan, Australia
--
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latest: Epidaurus
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Alan S wrote:
>> 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".
>
>
true!>I'm from Toscana, by the way
>
>ciao!
Ciao:-)
Cheers, Alan, Australia
--
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latest: Epidaurus
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/
Mar 21st 2007, 9:21 am
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Re: opodo.fr - French internet stupidity
"Rubba Luva" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mar 20, 9:09 am, "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert my surname
> here>.uk.com> wrote:
>> "Rubba Luva" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
>> news:[email protected] ups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>> > 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 ?
>>
>> While British drivers have a very low accident rate in Britain, a
>> combination of driving on the wrong side of the road, different traffic
>> rules, different driving habits and, often, long distances being driven
>> by
>> people who normally only commute, means that changes significantly when
>> they
>> get to continental Europe.
>>
>> Colin Bignell
>
> do you have some stats. ?
The AA published some a few years ago.
Colin Bignell
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> On Mar 20, 9:09 am, "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert my surname
> here>.uk.com> wrote:
>> "Rubba Luva" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
>> news:[email protected] ups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>> > 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 ?
>>
>> While British drivers have a very low accident rate in Britain, a
>> combination of driving on the wrong side of the road, different traffic
>> rules, different driving habits and, often, long distances being driven
>> by
>> people who normally only commute, means that changes significantly when
>> they
>> get to continental Europe.
>>
>> Colin Bignell
>
> do you have some stats. ?
The AA published some a few years ago.
Colin Bignell
