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Renting a car in Australia
Although expensive over a long period, renting a car is a good option if your time is limited and if you want to explore a particular region in depth. Car rental companies with branches nationwide are generally the most expensive although these companies do offer advantages such as airport pick-up and drop-off points, frequent flyer points and long-distance one-way rentals.
The standard insurance cover that comes with most car rental companies requires that you pay an excess of around $2000 before the insurance company pays out. Rental car companies will try and sell you insurance to cover this excess, but at around $20 a day this is overpriced and can substantially increase the cost of your car rental. A much better idea is to take out travel insurance that covers this excess or arrange rental car excess insurance before leaving home. This works out a lot cheaper than paying the excess cover that rental car companies charge.
You will need a credit card to rent a car as it is virtually impossible to rent a car without one.
Car rental companies include:
Avis
220 William Street, Kings Cross NSW 2011
Train Kings Cross
Tel (02) 9357 2000
Website www.avis.com/au/
Open Mon-Thu 7.30am-6pm, Fri 7.30am-7pm, Sat 7.30am-6pm, Sun 7.30am-6pm
Bayswater Rental Car
180 William Street, Kings Cross NSW 2011
Tel (02) 9360 3622
Train Kings Cross, Museum
Website www.nobirds.com.au
Open Mon-Fri 7am-6.30pm, Sat 8am-3.30pm, Sun 9am-3.30pm
Budget
93 William Street, East Sydney
Train Kings Cross, Museum
Tel (02) 8255 9600
Website www.budget.com.au
Open Mon-Fri 7.30am-6pm, Sat-Sun 7.30am-6pm
Europcar
100 William Street, Kings Cross, NSW 2011
Train Kings Cross, Museum
Tel (02) 8255 9050
Website www.europcar.com.au
Hertz
Corner Riley & William Streets, East Sydney
Train Museum
Tel 13 30 39
Website www.hertz.com.au
Open 7.30am-6pm daily
Red Spot Car Rentals
38 College Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
Tel 1300 66 88 10 or (02) 8303 2222
Website www.redspotcar.com.au
Open Mon-Thu 8am-5pm, Fri 8am-6pm, Sat-Sun 8am-noon
Thrifty
75 William Street, East Sydney
Train Museum
Tel 1300 367 227
Website www.thrifty.com.au
Open 7.30am-6pm daily
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