1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auTegan Joneshttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/teganjones-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lexkUoH7Ds"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/07/accc-taking-europcar-to-court-over-alleged-excessive-credit-card-surcharges/">ACCC Taking Europcar To Court Over Alleged Excessive Credit Card Surcharges [Updated]</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/07/accc-taking-europcar-to-court-over-alleged-excessive-credit-card-surcharges/embed/#?secret=lexkUoH7Ds" width="600" height="338" title="“ACCC Taking Europcar To Court Over Alleged Excessive Credit Card Surcharges [Updated]” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="lexkUoH7Ds" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/europcar-logo.jpg?quality=751280641Today it was announced that the ACCC has instituted proceedings against CLA Trading Pty Ltd, better known as Europcar, for allegedly charging customers excessive credit and debit card payment surcharges. If true, Europcar will be in breach of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.