Frequently Asked Questions

Rental Cars

  • Unlimited kilometres
  • Vehicle insurance (excess of AU$220 applies)
  • A premium location surcharge of 5% in “Airport” rates
  • Extra driver fees
  • Vehicle Registration Surcharge
  • 24 hrs road service help line (toll free)
  • 10% GST and Stamp Duty
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Rental Car hires are calculated on a 24 hour basis. The minimum rental period is one day for all east coast locations and Perth where pick up and return is the same location or within the same city.

Minimum rental period for NT locations is three days. The exception is when pick up is from either Alice Springs or Ayers Rock and return is either Alice Springs or Ayers Rock (hire must be one-way). See next section for one-way hire details.

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Maui Rental Cars are not collected from the standard Maui branches. We have separate airport and locations city locations in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock Airport, Perth, Adelaide and Hobart. For full details, please click here.
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One-way rentals are permitted between Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. The minimum hire requirement for one-way rentals between these locations is three days. Listed cities includes both airport and non-airport locations. 

Rentals between the city and the airport within the same city have a minimum hire requirement of one day. The exception is for NT locations, which have a 3-day minimum hire requirement at all times. The exception is when pick up is from either Alice Springs or Ayers Rock and return is either Alice Springs or Ayers Rock (hire must be one-way). In this instance, a minimum hire requirement of one day applies. A one-way rental fee of AU$165.00 will apply where the rental is one or two days. Rentals of three days or more will not be subject to the one-way fee.

One-way hires are not allowed out of or into the states of Tasmania, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

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Yes. We offer airport locations in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Ayers Rock, Perth, Adelaide and Hobart. A 5% airport concession surcharge applies to these locations. This will automatically be calculated in your quote if you select one of these options.
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A non-provisional and non-probationary resident country driver’s licence is to be presented at time of rental. If your licence is not in an English format a valid International Drivers licence is also required. When an international driver’s licence is being presented the domestic licence must also be presented. The primary hirer must hold both a valid drivers licence and a credit card for identification purposes.
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All Rental Cars (with the exception of the Economy Car, ECMR) feature automatic transmission.

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Drivers must be between 21 and 75 years of age for car rentals and between 25 and 75 for the 8-Seater Van (vehicle code IVAR).

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The hirer is responsible for the “the excess” being the first AU$220.00 of the cost of damage to third party property or to the rented vehicle, including windscreen and tyre damage, towing and recovery costs, theft, fire, break-in or vandalism.  This also includes the cost of the daily rental for the period the vehicle is off fleet for accident repairs.

Single vehicle accident liability within NT and Broome is the first AU$1,650.00.

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There are no cancellation fees.
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No this is included in your hire.
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A baby or booster seat can be fitted in all Rental Cars. We recommend you pre-book baby seats over the Australian school holiday period to avoid disappointment. During this time baby seats are on a request basis only. Booster seats are on request at all times.
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Yes, we do. Please phone tollfree on 1800 811 506 at any time within 24 hours of any equipment failure occurring. This will give us the opportunity to solve the problem.

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