Australia is such a vast country with big open spaces between the main cities that in order to explore it you need to plan your favoured mode of transport. In order to give you the most flexibility then the best thing to do is look at hiring a car. So to start with you are best going online and entering the keywords car rentals in Australia.
What you shall then see are a number of links to various car rental websites situated in different cities across Australia. Most of them shall be the big names that you shall be familiar with but you should really look beyond them to the smaller more local businesses.
It is important to think about a few things that can influence the vehicle that you need before you go ahead to book it. You must consider the plans you have for your stay such as are you going to stay in the one place or do you want to travel to see Melbourne or Sydney?
Visiting the outback is something which a lot of people want to do if they are visiting Australia so if you do want to do this then you need to tell the rental company. Going here can really determine the type of car you shall get as you will need an off road as opposed to a city car.
If you are planning on a road trip starting in one city and ending up somewhere else then you have to take this into consideration not so much with the car but the company that you use. This is much easier to arrange with the bigger companies who have bases in the main cities of Australia such as Brisbane, Melbourne or Perth. It can be arranged for you to pick up in Sydney and leave it at their outlet elsewhere. You can see how this could be more difficult for a smaller company.
It is important to consider the people who are going to be travelling and also the space that you require. If you are travelling over long distances with your luggage then you can understand how you shall need more space than just driving around a city returning the same day.
When you go to pick up your car ensure that you inspect it from every single angle. You need to be able to spot if there are any marks on it and if there is something such as a dent then make sure it is mentioned on the official paperwork. If it is there then you are not going to be held accountable. However if there is no mention and when you return it and it is spotted then you could be facing the bill. At least by checking it you are covered so it is worth spending those five minutes.
So to summarise things you should consider how you are going to use the car. Are you going off road or travelling long distances between cities? Check the car over before accepting it to save problems later on and just try to avoid being in any accidents.
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This post was written by Adriana Noton on October 26, 2010
