Hi Alan,
It's not only one company in the NT that has this no drive from dusk to dawn
rule it is most of them - which of course is useless if you want to bird watch.
Cheers,
Fiona
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> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] 4wd hire
> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:10:50 +1100
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> Ed,
>
> Try this one:
>
> http://www.completeuteandvanhire.com.au/
>
> It's insurance you will have an issue with. Most companies will hire
> you a vehicle but if you go "off road" it may invalidate your
> insurance! It's a great system they run here! One co in the NT even
> says that if you are "...more than 5KM from a major centre after
> dark.... " then your insurance is invalid. They are relying on you
> hitting one of our roos so as to get more money from you! This
> obviously does nothing for the roo either!
>
> Also be careful if you take a punctured tyre back, they tend to say
> it's "irreparable" and charge for a new one - usually several hundred
> dollars more than you could have got one for and certainly more than
> you could have had it repaired for! It's worth finding someone to
> repair it. Also wash underneath thoroughly before handing it back,
> that's another few hundred dollars for "extra cleaning" they
> miraculously get you for!
>
> There is a co in Adelaide that offers good service on 4WD's and I'll
> try and get that for you (Phil & Sue Gregory use them a lot?).
>
> Cheers
>
> Alan
>
>
> On 23/03/2009, at 06:00 , Ed Parnell wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm planning a trip to Australia from the UK in June/July and want to
> hire a
> 4WD for some of it so I can drive off the bitumen without worrying about
> having a prang and having to pay a huge excess! Can anyone suggest their
> experience of which of the main hire companies tend to offer the best
> rates
> etc.
> Cheers,
> Ed Parnell
>
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