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A car hire and information about New-Zealand. You will certainly agree that organization is the basis for every successful holiday. Our Information Page is frequently updated. This way we always keep you up to date. Check out the traffic regulations in Whangarei. Our goal is to help our customers to avoid unforeseen situations that may spoil your holidays or travel plans with your car hire. We recommend all our customers to read carefully the information we present on this page to know more about the insurance, traffic control but also speed and alcohol limits. Arriving at the airport of Whangarei? Order the car hire right from the airport and start your holiday with a top car hire.

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Since you have already found the cheapest car hire for Whangarei we have searched for you all the necessary information your may require during the hire time. Are you still doubting what may be included? Take a look at the information that you plan to be sure everything and anything to chance. Fuel regulations, payment details and necessary documentation the driver requires for a car hire - All listed here. Let us help you to prepare your journey to Whangarei right down to the last detail. A hire car from EconomyCarRentals.co.uk will be a great companion while exploring Whangarei.

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Last Update 2012-05-25
In addition to the General Terms & Conditions, these are the specifics for your chosen location :

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THIS LOCATION:
Excluded from the insurance is the use of the vehicle for the transport of dangerous goods. All insurance cover as part of the rental contract will become void, in particular, if an unauthorized driver has used the vehicle or if the driver of the vehicle does not possess the required driver's licence at the time of the event giving rise to claim.
Any use of the vehicle in a dangerous manner or illegal purpose or when it is damaged or unsafe is prohibited.
The vehicle should not be operated on any of the following roads: Ninety Mile Beach (Northland), all Roads North of Colville on the Coromandel Penninsula, the Tapu to Coroglen road (all parts east of Rapaura Gardens), the 309 road from Coromandel to Kairnarama and the Blackjack Road from Kuatuna and Opito, Macetown Access Road, Tasman Valley Road & Ball Hutt Road (Mt Cook), Skippers Canyon Road (Queenstown) and on the following highways on the South island between the hours 22:00 and 06:00 from the 1st of June until 30th of October : Arthur's Pass, the west coast road between Franz Joseph and Wanaka, the Milford Road between Te Anau and Milford Sound, State Highway 6 between Twizel and Queenstown.
Our car rental partner may apply a credit card surcharge for all transactions made by credit card locally. More information will be written on your voucher. This fee is common in New Zealand.
If you plan to make a one way trip from north to south island (or vice versa), you may have to return the vehicle in Wellington (north island) and pick up another one in Picton (south island), or vice versa. The rental must be a minimum of 3 days long in each island. Please contact our local car rental partner before your rental start date to make the necessary arrangements for such a one-way trip.

Payments :
The following credit cards are accepted: American Express, Eurocard / Mastercard, Visa.
A valid credit card in the name of the main driver must be presented as guarantee for the rental. Our local car rental partner may reserve an amount of NZ$1000 - 4000 (depending on your selected car group) as guarantee, which will be released after the end of the rental period if no damage/theft has occured.
Please note that all local payments will be made in New Zealand Dollars.

Driver requirements :
Minimum age of driver is 20 years, although a mandatory underage driver insurance may be required. In most destinations, if applicable, the underage driver surcharge for the main driver is included in the car rental price, unless it is shown in the available extras' webpage along with its equivalent age limits. Any underage driver surcharge for the additional drivers will be paid locally to our car rental partner.
Maximum age of driver is 80 years.
Driver's licence: driver must have held a valid driver's licence for at least 1 year.
International driver’s licence is required if the driver's licence is not in English.

Items and Services included in the rates :
- First additional driver (if indicated in the extras that it is free, during the booking procedure).
- Unlimited mileage.
- VAT.
- All local taxes.
- Any One-Way fees, if applicable.
- Any Out Of Hours and Delivery (to hotels, etc.) fees, if applicable.
- ASC: Airport Service Charge where applicable.
- 24 hour roadside assistance in case of accident/damage to the car.
- Delivery and drop off at airports & rental stations during normal working hours.

Insurances included in the rates :
- Third party bodily injuries per accident, up to NZ$2000000.
- Third party property damages per accident (excluding rented car) up to unlimited amount.
- CDW (Collision Damage Waiver).
- Fire insurance with no excess.
- FDW (Full Damage Waiver) refundable from EconomyCarRentals.
- Theft insurance (of ALL the car) with no excess refundable from EconomyCarRentals.

Optional Insurances :
At this destination, for theft / damages caused by you, the car rental company might charge you up to the excess amount: NZ$1000 - 4000, depending on your selected car group.
You might be offered extra insurances to cover the excess amount. It is not necessary to purchase such extra insurances, as EconomyCarRentals will refund the charges for theft / damage excess. For your convenience you may, of course, choose to purchase extra insurances locally, to avoid any excess payments to the car rental company at your destination.
Insurances purchased locally are not refundable from EconomyCarRentals.

In order to refund any excess, we need you to strictly follow the instructions below :
You have to inform the car rental company. In case of theft or damage or an accident with somebody else, you have to contact the police and take a written report. When you return the car, you also have to make a theft or/and a damage report with the car rental company.
To get back the excess, you have to send the following documents to EconomyCarRentals by post:
  • Theft / damage report and police report. Vehicle must never be removed from the place of accident until the police report has been completed. In case of any accident to the car, you must immediately contact the nearest police station and make an accident report. If you do not report it to the police and comply with the requirements under the country's law, the insurance becomes invalid. The report should state if there was any influence of alcohol or drugs. It is essential that you also report any accident or damage to the Car Rental Company. In case of other damages to the rented car, the above procedure should also be followed. If the vehicle is damaged while parked, you have to report the damage to the police and to the car rental company before the car is moved.
  • Copy of the rental agreement / contract.
  • Receipts of payment, to prove how much you have paid, and your credit card statement where we can see the amount that was taken from your credit card.

EconomyCarRentals will not refund the excess, should any of the above documents be missing or should the terms and conditions of our website not be followed.

Exceptions / exclusions to the All Inclusive Insurance :
Charges for any of the damages written below will be charged directly to the client, the most important of which are the following: Antenna, trays, clutch and gearbox, damage to car lock, door handle, door sill, loss or damage to keys, windshield wipers, glass, mirrors, wheels, tyres, interior of the car, spare key and car jack, hubcap, lights, gas cap, warning triangles, damage to upholstery of a car, damages to the roof, damages caused by roof rack and any luggage on it, extreme dirtiness in a car, underside damage, personal belongings in a rented car, damage due to negligence, tyre punctures and burst tyres, water submersion or salt-water damage, hail damage, fuel errors, damage to child seats and baby seats, lack of electricity because of forgotten turned on electrical devices, damage or loss of car documents, damage or loss of registration plate, damage or theft of car logo. The car rental company, in any case, is not obligated to replace a flat tyre or damages in music devices (radio, CD/mp3 player, etc.).
Towing costs are not covered by any insurance.
EconomyCarRentals will not refund any telephone, taxi or hotel costs.
EconomyCarRentals or the car rental company will not be held responsible for anyone driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs, causing willful damage, off road driving, driving without care and attention or damages caused by negligence. Economy Car Rentals do not provide coverage for damages made on unsealed roads. Driving the rental car on glacier is forbidden. Vehicle must not be operated in any race, speed test, rally or contest.
The client will accept direct responsibility in respect of such claims.
Any unnoticed accident or damage to the vehicle may be interpreted as negligence. This may result in a charge to the client.
The local car rental company may offer extra insurances to cover some of the above exclusions. Local laws govern the terms and conditions of hiring vehicles and the rental contract signed on collection of the car is legally binding to the hirer.

Fuel policy :
Our car rental partners have different policies regarding fuel:
The car is delivered with a full tank of petrol and you will give it back full.
The car is delivered with some petrol and you will give it back the same way.
The car is delivered with a full tank of petrol and you will give it back as empty as possible. The cost will be paid locally.
The car is delivered with a half tank of petrol and you will give it back as empty as possible. The cost will be paid locally.
Please NOTE that there will be no refund for unused fuel.

Out Of Hours Delivery :
Any charge which may occur for delivery/pick up of the car out of the working hours of our local partner will be shown during the booking procedure.

Out Of Hours Drop off :
Any charge which may occur for collection/drop off of the car out of the working hours of our local partner will be shown during the booking procedure.

National one-way rentals :
When you have selected delivery location and option, you will see the available drop off locations. Any one-way fee involved will be shown at the last step of the booking procedure. If you plan to make a one way trip from north to south island (or vice versa), you may have to return the vehicle in Wellington (north island) and pick up another one in Picton (south island), or vice versa. The rental must be a minimum of 3 days long in each island. Please contact our local car rental partner before your rental start date to make the necessary arrangements for such a one-way trip.

International one-way rentals : are not allowed.

Ferrying the car :
Domestic is normally allowed, but you may not be allowed to take the car on the interisland ferry (Wellington to Picton or vice versa). Any extra cost will be paid locally.
You have to inform the car rental company that you will take the rented car on a ferry.

Across the border rentals : are not allowed.
In case of offence against Cross Border & Territorial Restrictions all insurances lose their validity.

We wish you a pleasant and safe drive!