For the last gifting of the 9th of March, to some array in a valley from Reggio Emilia to the Cerreto Pass toward, and with the Bismantova rock, I hade noticeable troubles related with the car, I suspect it was some sabotage.
First the car from the Milano car sharing company, when I went to pick it up at the car park it would not unlock, I rung the assistance, when the operator tried to run diagnostics and remotely open the car it would not work, it took a bit and another two calls but it still didnt work. Eventually they agreed to give me another car that I could pick up from a different location in town. I took my bags and the metro to the alternative location.
The second car seemed to work, only detail the rear passenger door was half opened.
Whilst leaving the confines of Milan. On the ring road motorway, a white SUV tailgates and flashes the highlights to give them way.
I had done nothing wrong by driving on the speed limit and to not exceeding, it was a rush hour with lots of traffic, If they wanted the car behind could move to another lane when is free and as a rule not induce accident of peril, most of all they have no right to go over the speed limit.
I think they where stupid bully, when there was free space all other drivers passed me, trespassing the speed limit, on the other lane, they never passed they waited a bit behind to later came back and try again the bull. Normally I did what I usually do, i press the breaks so the space between us gets reduced over what they expect, than I wave at them. Eventually the two middle aged men on the white SUV left to another motorway but without never surpassing me.
After when I needed to put fuel, I was near Parma I stopped at one of the filling station that are subscribed with the car sharing company, for the refilling of the vehicles is covered by the car fare.
The filling is done with a electronic card like a credit card with a chip that is in the car dashboard drawer, the drivers uses the card to pay by entering his own driver code and pin number. My pin number was not recognised, and the card was blocked. I report to the assistance, with some troubles too, as the the phone line dropped twice during my explanations. Eventually I had to pay with my own cash.
I made a complaint this week the car hire company, also because I need to know what happens the next time I use the card for refilling the car, after a few days they responded with an email containing remboursement form that I can return filled and with the receipt. They dont say if the next time my pin number would work and did not replace it with a new one, it is not the correct procedure for the customer point of view, if have to pay cash it alters the type of service from what it used to be. For them in ‘extreme case’ I could pay and have the money remboursed later, upon sending paperwork and receipt.
If this was a ‘caso estremo’ but ‘caso ha causa’, for a fact a case knows the effects of what caused it, even though the cause is misterious it exists.