Monday, December 23, 2024

5,000 Danish drivers do it every year – Thomas got a bill of DKK 91,000.

Thomas B. is one of the 5,000 Danish drivers who every year have experienced pouring the wrong fuel into their car. It became an expensive round, until lawyers intervened.

Mistakes happen. Also when you are a driver. But it is not all the consequences of these mistakes that you have to deal with. Not even as a driver. Thomas B. learned that after he filled up 10 liters of petrol in a rented, diesel-powered Volkswagen California in Sweden. This is written by FDM . Thomas B. tells the rental company about his brother, who promises that they will stop whoring. It just doesn't happen, because he receives a bill of DKK 91,103. READ ALSO: Media: The remains of a closed car brand are resurrected – crazy car to be built! The bill turns out to be an estimate for repairing the car. But when Thomas B. goes through the estimate, it turns out that a lot has been written on it, which has nothing to do with the rented Volkswagen. In fact, the costs for the wrong refueling 'only' amounted to DKK 12,173, an amount Thomas B. then gets reduced to half because of the back and forth with the rental company. The latest figures show that Thomas B. is certainly not alone in pouring petrol on a diesel car or vice versa. In fact, close to 5,000 Danish drivers do the same every year. At FDM, motorists are generally advised to always check an invoice for errors. – It's probably not an attempt to cheat on the part of the landlord, but just generally poor that they don't pay enough attention to a claim, because they charge so much money from a customer, says FDM's lawyer Michael Ern Nielsen. Drivers who are unfortunate enough to pour the wrong fuel into their cars should never attempt to start the car again. Here, FDM's best advice is to call roadside assistance.

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