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Avis aux locataires de véhicules en Australie..Attention !
La compagnie WICKEDCAMPERS auraient des problèmes sérieux en Australie.
Dans le journal de 19 .00 heures diffuse en Australie (ABC news sur la télévision), ceci la semaine derrière (ainsi que dans le journal Courier mail), cette compagnie opère a présent et depuis semble t il un certain temps en contradiction avec la législation Australienne : un pourcentage très élevé de leur véhicule on été retires du réseau routier en Australie par la Police car ces véhicules ne sont pas conformes aux normes de sécurité imposées par la législation.
Par ailleurs,a titre indicatif, cette compagnie reste très chère par rapport aux prestations offertes.

Ci-joint un extrait du document du journal « le COURIER MAIL »

By Steve Gray and Darren Cartwright
January 10, 2010 05:55pm and
January 10, 2010 05:39pm/ (le journal COURIER MAIL)

THE owner and director of Wicked Campers has rejected criticism levelled at the company by the state government and promised to concentrate on creating happy campers.
Queensland Acting Premier Paul Lucas on Sunday said all but four of the fleet of 86 popular backpacker hire campervans had been pulled off Queensland’s roads because they weren’t roadworthy.
He said Wicked Campers voluntarily withdrew another 77 campervans and submitted the remaining nine for roadworthy tests – but only four passed.
Mr Lucas told reporters he has written to other state governments to warn them about the problem.
However John Webb, owner of the youth-oriented camper hire company, said the government’s figures were wrong and he wanted to set the record straight.
« I’m not happy with it, I’ve just got to deal with it, that’s all, » Mr Webb said.
« We’re an easy target, easy to attack. »
Mr Webb said the company had 944 vehicles on the road – not the four claimed by the government.
Wicked Campers will also place 500 new vehicles on the road this year and retire its pre-2004 models.
« We’re proud of what we’ve achieved, » Mr Webb said.
« We’re a good tourism operator and we’re going to keep serving these travellers safe vans and make sure they go out of Australia with good memories. »
Mr Webb said Wicked Campers had voluntarily retired 50 vans last year.
He said he was not considering legal action over Mr Lucas’s allegations, but would focus on his customers.
« We’ll just work on serving our customers well and have them tell other people that everything’s good, just work on the word of mouth. »
Earlier, Transport Rachel Nolan said Wicked Campers were targeted after transport inspectors discovered major problems with vans in Cairns.
« When they investigated in Cairns, they found such a serious rate of non-compliance they conducted a state wide blitz, » she said.
« Some of them were rusty, some with had problems with their tyres, but overall the rate of non-compliance is very much a concern. »
Mechanical faults included structural rust, defective seating, oil leaks and severe accident damage.