Holidays And Travel: Car Rental

• Shop around for the best deal. Check with you travel agent, local automobile club (such as RACQ) and the internet.
  
• Make use of your club memberships or frequent flyer programmes to see what benefits you have access to. For example most automobile clubs (such as RACQ) have organised their members to have the privilege of getting discounts for car hire.
  
• Be aware of the small print when comparing quote for your hire car. Some have charges to pick up your vehicle from certain locations, some have taxes and other surcharges to pay which can all mount up if you are unaware of them.
  
• How many kilometres can you travel in your hire car? Don't be caught and end up having to pay high fees per kilometre if you intend to do a lot of travel. Having unlimited kilometres would suit you best in that case.
  
• Fill up the hire car yourself before returning it to the hire company. They will charge you a premium if the tank isn't full as their prices for fuel is usually much higher than the petrol station down the road.

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