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The strangest things found in rental cars, brought to you by Europcar
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Efficient fuel usage tips from Europcar
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Europcar launches iPhone, iPad app
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New legs for Lewis from Europcar
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Europcar opens bigger branch to service busy Sandton hub
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Safety, a key element of Europcar’s business
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Europcar bookings now available through Facebook
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Europcar, addressing the issue of road safety through iPledge
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Europcar expands its operations with new Botswana branch
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Europcar thanks customers by paying it forward
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Europcar sponsors another 94.7 Chrismas wish-Thembinkosi gets a helping hand
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Europcar introduces SA's lowest CO2 emitting vehicle to its fleet
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Europcar cares about conservation
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Training ride with Team Europcar
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Europcar is named official Car Rental Sponsor for Cell C Tour of South Africa
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Europcar cleans up at ACSA awards ceremony
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Europcar South Africa named ‘leader of the pack’ by Europcar International
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Carbon Footprint Made Easy
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New Car Rental Monitoring Measures on the Way
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Europcar South Africa's Major Facility Enhancement Aimed at Benefiting Customers and Driving Business Growth
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Europcar Introduces Water Recycling Plants at all Depots
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Join Europcar for a worthy cause, "Green Office Week"
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Europcar introduces dedicated 10-Seater Bus
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Get your kit off for the Salvation Army
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Our third and final Europcar aircraft paints the skies green
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Europcar is awarded second place in the Sunday Times Top Brands Survey for Car Rental
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Winner of Africa's Leading Car Hire company for the 5th year
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2010 World Cup celebrations – Sandton
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Happy 1st birthday Europcar
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New Personal Baggage Insurance offering - Fly, Drive, Stay Baggage Insurance
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New Airport, New Europcar at King Shaka Airport
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Europcar's geared up for 2010 World Cup
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Europcar’s new Cape Town Airport kiosk opens 27 March 2010
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Europcar’s major airport kiosks wins ACSA Feather Awards
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Europcar rental booking goes mobile
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Europcar supports the 94.7 Christmas Wish
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Imperial Car Rental Is Now Europcar
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Europcar and Kulula brand three new aircrafts
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Imperial Car Rental changing to Europcar
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New branch at the revamped Rosebank Hotel
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A message of thanks from our CEO!
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Get 20% off parking at Executive Carport
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Official car rental supplier to The Argus Cycle Tour
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New kiosk at OR Tambo International Airport
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Europcar and Good Fellas support safe driving
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Europcar Welcomes Southern Sun Frequent Guest Members
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Europcar Crowned Africa’s Leading Car Rental Brand
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   The strangest things found in rental cars, brought to you by Europcar  
   
2012/05/09
Most of us have forgotten sunglasses or iPods in rental cars. Europcar, one of South Africa’s leading car rental companies gives you its top picks of 2012’s the strangest things found in returned rental cars.
 
Going big at bachelors
Upon the return of an 8-seater in Gauteng, Europcar employees found some humorous paraphernalia which led them to the conclusion that the vehicle was possibly used for a bachelor party weekend. Needless to say that the messages left to the customer who’d rented the car in order to return their belongings went unreturned.  
 
GI Joe… or could it have been GI Jane?
On two separate occasions in Gauteng and the Western Cape, a vehicle was being taken to refuel and as the Europcar employee applied brakes, a grenade rolled out from under the seat, luckily, nothing went ‘boom’! In the customers defence though, the car had been rented by a ‘personal protection agency’.  In Cape Town, guns were found in the cubby hole of a car when it was being cleaned.
 
Animal transport
In KZN, a pile of goat droppings was found in the boot of a car. ”We’re not sure if there was an actual goat in the boot or if the goat droppings were there for good luck”.  And perhaps the most bizarre and frightening was a snake that was found crawled up under the bonnet of a car. Having to call out the SPCA to remove the snake was quite an experience for the team.  
 
Some of the most common items found in returned cars, across all provinces is camera’s, ID documents, passports, sunglasses, watches, underwear, empty bottles and shoes.   South Africans really seem to enjoy their chicken as chicken bones are a common find.   

“We’ve had some crazy finds at our depots and for the most part, don’t get surprised as we’ve seen just about everything. Our appreciation goes out to our hard-working and pedantic employees that ensure the vehicles are spotless for the next customer,” says George Corbett, Operations Director.
 
As a part of Europcar’s return policy, the company does not take responsibility for items left behind in vehicles but endeavours to contact customers and advise them of any items left behind to arrange for their collection.
 
Besides Europcar’s water recycling facilities at main depots, they also separate and recycle consumer waste removed from the vehicles, including paper, plastic, glass, tin and organic/bio-degradable items. This amounts to the majority of waste in the depots.
 
Europcar has an array of mobility solutions to choose including car rental, chauffeur and transfer services, coach hire and van rental.
 
 
 
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