Having received a number of complaints from consumers, the Office of Fair Trading and subsequently easyCar itself, brought proceedings before the High Court of Justice (England Wales), Chancery Division. The High Court asked the Court of Justice of the European Communities whether car hire services are “transport services” for the purposes of the exemption contained in the directive.
Ayant reçu plusieurs plaintes de consommateurs, l'Office of Fair Trading, ainsi que easyCar, ont introduit des recours devant la High Court of Justice (England Wales), Chancery Division.La High Court a demandé à la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes si les services de location de voitures sont des "services de transports" au sens de l'exemption de la directive.