Car hire websites ordered to make charges clear

Competition and Markets Authority says areas of concern include insurance, young driver surcharges and petrol policies

The long list of surprise extras that holidaymakers have to pay when hiring a car could become a thing of the past after comparison websites were ordered to clean up their act.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told the major car hire websites that they must offer a “transparent drive-away price – including every mandatory charge and any options they choose” to buyers before they agree a deal.

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