As we career towards Christmas, our team takes a moment to look back on the season that brings food, laughter and a limited availability of cars for hire. Here are a few lessons from the festive season car renters should keep in mind for Christmas 2010.
1. Plan way ahead. If you’re part of our mailing list, you will have received this message loud and clear – last minute car rental over the main days of Christmas is almost like asking for a miracle. Though there are some cases where our team has been successful in securing last minute cars for customers, more often than not cars for Christmas book up in November and early December. This year it’s been all about Auckland, where it seems New Zealand is the ultimate Christmas destination. Avoid limited availability and unpredictable demand in car hire just by planning ahead.
2. Avoid making changes to your booking. If you did manage to hire a car over Christmas, realise that any changes you make can actually mean your booking is no longer guaranteed. Though adjustments to booking dates and pick up times can be done easily, you will need to ask yourself – is a change to your booking really necessary? We suggest you stick to the original booking if you want to know your car booking is safe for Christmas.
3. Play it safe on the roads. This really is the time to be exercising extra caution – particularly if you’re driving on foreign roads. Police are out in full force, hoping to avoid the horrors of Christmas road tolls. Cooperate with local road authorities by taking their Christmas message to drivers seriously.
In search of a car hire in Australia this holiday season? Find more up to date availability and competitive prices at www.webcarhire.com.au
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