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New Zealand
2008 - 2009 Rates
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| CCAR |
Compact
Toyota Fun Cargo Auto A/C
( or similar ) |
October
2008 |
$26 |
$24 |
$23 |
$22 |
$21 |
| November
2008 |
$28 |
$26 |
$25 |
$24 |
$23 |
| 01
- 15 December 2008 |
$32 |
$30 |
$29 |
$28 |
$27 |
| 16
- 31 December 2008 |
$51 |
$49 |
$48 |
$47 |
$46 |
| 01
- 15 January 2009 |
$51 |
$49 |
$48 |
$47 |
$46 |
| 16
- 31 March 2009 |
$51 |
$49 |
$48 |
$47 |
$46 |
| April
2009 |
$34 |
$33 |
$32 |
$31 |
$30 |
| May
- June 2009 |
$30 |
$29 |
$28 |
$27 |
$26 |
| ECMR |
Economy
Suzuki Swift manual A/C
( or similar
) |
October 2008 |
$32 |
$30 |
$29 |
$28 |
$27 |
| November 2008 |
$32 |
$30 |
$29 |
$28 |
$27 |
| 01
- 15 December 2008 |
$39
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$30 |
$29 |
$28 |
$27 |
| 16
- 31 December 2008 |
$60 |
$58 |
$57 |
$56 |
$55 |
| 01
- 15 January 2009 |
$60
|
$58 |
$57 |
$56 |
$55 |
| 16
- 31 March 2009 |
$60 |
$58 |
$57 |
$56 |
$55 |
| April
2009 |
$38 |
$37 |
$36 |
$35 |
$34 |
| May
- June 2009 |
$35 |
$34 |
$33 |
$32 |
$31 |
| ICAR |
Intermediate
Mitsubishi Lancer Auto A/C
( or similar
) |
October
2008 |
$42 |
$40 |
$39 |
$38 |
$37 |
| November 2008 |
$43 |
$41 |
$40 |
$39 |
$38 |
| 01
- 15 December 2008 |
$49
|
$47 |
$46 |
$45 |
$44 |
| 16
- 31 December 2008 |
$71 |
$69 |
$68 |
$67 |
$66 |
| 01
- 15 January 2009 |
$71
|
$69 |
$68 |
$67 |
$66 |
| 16
- 31 January 2009 |
$71 |
$69 |
$68 |
$67 |
$66 |
| April
2009 |
$47 |
$46 |
$45 |
$44 |
$43 |
| May
- June 2009 |
$46 |
$45 |
$44 |
$43 |
$42 |
| Code |
Car |
Rental
Period |
3
- 6
Days |
7
- 13
Days |
14
- 20
Days |
21
- 29
Days |
30+
Days |
| FCAR |
Executive Sedan
Mazda 6 Auto A/C or
Ford Mondeo Auto A/C
( or similar
) |
October 2008 |
$32 |
$30 |
$29 |
$28 |
$27 |
| November 2008 |
$52 |
$50 |
$48 |
$46 |
$44 |
| 01
- 15 December 2008 |
$61 |
$59 |
$57 |
$55 |
$53 |
| 16
- 31 December 2008 |
$71 |
$69 |
$67 |
$65 |
$63 |
| 01
- 15 January 2009 |
$81
|
$79 |
$77 |
$75 |
$73 |
| 16
- 31 January 2009 |
$81 |
$79 |
$77 |
$75 |
$73 |
| April
2009 |
$59 |
$57 |
$55 |
$52 |
$49 |
| May
- June 2009 |
$59 |
$57 |
$55 |
$52 |
$49 |
| Code |
Car |
Rental
Period |
3
- 6
Days |
7
- 13
Days |
14
- 20
Days |
21
- 29
Days |
30+
Days |
| FWAR |
Station Wagon
Ford Falcon Wagon
A/C |
October
2008 |
$75 |
$73 |
$71 |
$69 |
$67 |
| November
2008 |
$80 |
$78 |
$76 |
$74 |
$72 |
| 01
- 15 December 2008 |
$84 |
$82 |
$80 |
$78 |
$76 |
| 16
- 31 December 2008 |
$105
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$103 |
$101 |
$99 |
$97 |
| 1
- 15 January 2009 |
$105 |
$103 |
$101 |
$99 |
$97 |
| 16
- 31 January 2009 |
$105 |
$103 |
$101 |
$99 |
$97 |
| April
2009 |
$69 |
$67 |
$65 |
$63 |
$61 |
| May
- June 2009 |
$69 |
$67 |
$65 |
$63 |
$61 |
Rates,
additional charges and conditions are subject to change,
and to
currency fluctuation, without notice - Errors and Omissions Excepted 300908CM
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| Car Rental Features |
- 12.5%
GST Tax
- Unlimited
Kilometres
- Vehicle
Insurance (excess applies)
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- Extra
driver fees
- 24
hour roadside assistance
- One way
rental fees
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Top of Page Terms
and Conditions
Please
note: Costs
below shown in New Zealand Dollars. NOT
INCLUDED
• Excess Reduction Options
•
Diesel Tax Recovery Costs if applicable
•
Refundable Security Deposit
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Fuel and LPG costs
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One-way Fees and Location Fees if applicable
ONE-WAY
RENTALS
One-way
fees are included
AGE
REQUIREMENT
All drivers have to be 21
years or older and have a full drivers license and be the holder of
a credit card. If your license in not in English
you will need a valid International Drivers License. THERE IS NO FEE
FOR DRIVERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 21 – 25!!!
BRANCH
LOCATIONS:
Auckland,
Christchurch, Queenstown.
• Auckland
Pick Ups between 5.30 pm and 8.00 am. Open all public holidays except
Christmas Day the 25 of December, when all Backpacker
branches are closed.
• Wellington and Christchurch: Daily from
0800 to 1730 hours. Open all public holidays
except Christmas Day the 25 of December, when all Backpacker
branches are closed.
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Queenstown: 0800 to 1730 hours in the summer months. 0800 to 1700 hours
in the winter months. Open all public holidays except
Christmas Day the 25 of December, when all Backpacker branches
are closed.
*Rental Cars are not available from or to Wellington.
Backpacker Cars are available for pick up and drop off
24 hours per day from Auckland and Christchurch– times must be pre-booked.
Auckland -
1.Auckland International Airport i-Site desk located in the arrivals
terminal
The convenience of this option is that customers collect their keys,
parking docket and parking bay number from the i-Site desk located in
the arrivals terminal. They then locate their car and depart.
Christchurch -
Vehicle Collection – COMMODORE HOTEL, 447 Memorial Ave, Christchurch – call
the Commodore courtesy
transfer bus from the free telephone light box service in the domestic
or international terminal
Vehicle Return – Drop at the Backpacker branch. Leave the keys
in the box.
WHAT INSURANCE IS INCLUDED WITH THE RATE?
Standard Insurance
is included in the rate. A refundable bond/excess of
$1,000 . This can
be reduced by purchasing Excess Reduction
Option of
$12
per day. Bond/Excess Reduced
$220 . The excess can be
reduced to zero by a further one off payment of
$40
EXCLUSIONS:
All insurance cover will be made void if any of the following ‘Exclusions’ are
breached:
1.
Overhead and underbody damage to the vehicle – except where
no worries cover has been purchased.
2. Any water related damage which includes, but is not limited to:
a) any vehicle submersion
b) creek or river crossing
c) driving through low plain flooded areas
d) beach driving
3. Personal belongings. Backpacker recommends the hirer does not leave
valuables in the vehicle and that
they have insurance to cover for the loss/damage of personal belongings.
4. Any damage caused by willful misconduct (e.g. sitting or standing
on the bonnet or roof of the
vehicle).
5. Any damage caused while driving under the influence of alcohol or
drugs.
6. A single vehicle roll over occurs.
7. The Customer will be liable for any costs associated with the incorrect
use of fuel or the use of Bio-
Diesel which should not be used (fuel being diesel or petrol), or water
or other contamination of fuel.
8. The cost to retrieve or recover a vehicle, which may include, but
is not limited to a vehicle that has
become bogged, submerged or has been abandoned.
9. The cost to replace keys, which have been lost or retrieval of keys,
which have been locked in a
vehicle.
10. The vehicle rented may only be used to carry the maximum number of
passengers as dictated by the
vehicle type. If more passengers are carried than what is allowed Backpacker
does not accept any
liability.
11. Drivers not identified
on the rental agreement and/or drivers that have a licence that has been
cancelled or suspended and/or drivers who have a licence that is classified
as a learners or
probationary licence.
AIRPORT
CONCESSION FEES
An airport concession fee may be charged for hires with pick-up or drop-off
from airport locations. An airport
pick-up fee of
$20.00
per hire will apply for hires with pick-up at
Queenstown airport. This fee is subject
to change and new airport charges may arise as required.
This surcharge is payable to Backpacker directly upon collection of the
vehicle.
LICENCE
A current and full motor vehicle driver’s licence is required and
must be pro
Should a foreign licence be in a language other then English it must
b
international driving permit issued in the same country as the driver’s
lice
English translation will be accepted in lieu of an international driving
permit.
MULTIPLE RENTALS
Should a customer have more than one consecutive rental they can be combined
to qualify for longer-term
hire discounts off the vehicle rate. Consecutive campervan hire in Australia,
New Zealand and South Africa
and/or consecutive car hire in New Zealand for Backpacker can be combined
to qualify if the vehicle
collection date/s are within a 3-month period. For all rentals to qualify
each booking needs to be made at
the same time. If a customer makes another booking at a later time, the
new booking can be combined to Backpacker NZ – Consumer Campervan & Rental
Car Rental Conditions 08/09
qualify if the vehicle collection date/s are within a 3-month period
however, the original booking/s will only
qualify for a discount if the booking/s are not already travelling or
travelled.
Note that 2wd car hire in Australia cannot be combined with any campervan
or New Zealand car hire to
qualify for longer-term discounts.
Longer-term discounts must be requested at the time of booking.
If multiple hires are within the same country and total days exceed 50
days only the maximum charge
applicable to the excess reduction option or the Smart pack will apply.
If combining a vehicle hire with
another Backpacker vehicle that has a more expensive Smart pack or excess
reduction option, the more
expensive Smart pack/excess reduction maximum cost is applied.
ROAD RESTRICTIONS
Vehicles can only be driven on sealed/bitumen or well-maintained roads.
No vehicle shall be driven on Skippers
Road (Queenstown), Ninety Mile Beach (Northland), Ball Hut Road (Mt.
Cook), Bluff Road that runs between
Kuatunu and Mataurangi and North of Colville Township (Coromandel Peninsula).
Backpacker reserves the right at its sole discretion to restrict
vehicle
movements in certain areas due to
adverse road or weather conditions.
ON-ROAD ASSISTANCE
Any problems associated with the vehicle, including equipment failure,
must be reported to Backpacker as
soon as possible and within 24 hours in order to give Backpacker the
opportunity to rectify the problem
during the rental. Failure to do so will compromise any claims for compensation.
Backpacker does not accept
liability for any claims submitted after this period.
Please contact us toll free on:
North Island - 0800 422 267
South Island – 0800 304 304
REPAIRS
Repairs up to
$100 may be affected without authorisation and will be
reimbursed. For amounts over
$100 , Backpacker will need to be informed in advance. Repairs will
be approved provided the hirer was
not directly responsible for the damage. Receipts must be submitted for
any repair or the claim will not be
paid.
CHILD
BOOSTER SET
$25 per rental
TRANSFERS
Backpacker Campervans and Rental Cars provides free airport to branch
and branch to airport transfer on day
of arrival and departure for our Auckland and Christchurch Branches.
Customers can also take the Airbus
free of charge from downtown Auckland to the Auckland Branch on day
of pick up. Queenstown branch is
located at the airport. The Wellington agency is located 40 minutes
from the airport and clients must find
their own transportation to and from the branch, at their own expense.
Note only campervans are available
from the Wellington office, rental cars are not available from Wellington
EXCHANGE
RATE / CURRENCY VARIATIONS
All credit card transactions are conducted in New Zealand dollars. Due
to exchange rate fluctuations there could be some variance in the amount
refunded compared to the amount initially charged. Britz does not accept
any liability for variances up or down. CREDIT
CARDS
If a credit card is presented as payment, the credit card holder will
be jointly and severally liable as a customer. Preferred credit cards
are Visa Card and Mastercard.
CHANGE OF VEHICLE
Should the vehicle booked be unavailable Backpacker reserves the
right to substitute an alternative vehicle
without prior notification and at no extra cost. This shall not constitute
a breach of contract and does not
entitle the hirer to a refund.
VEHICLE CATEGORY
Vehicles cannot be requested by make or model, only by vehicle category.
VOLUNTARY DOWNGRADE
Should the hirer decide to take a lesser vehicle than booked they
will not be entitled to any refund.
CANCELLATION
FEES
| Up
to 31 days prior to pickup |
20% |
| If cancelled from 21 to 7 days prior to pick-up |
45%
of rental costs. (Minimum
$228 ) |
| If cancelled 6 to 1 days prior to pick-up |
70%
of rental costs. (Minimum
$228 ) |
| 6
- 0 days prior to pickup / or No Show |
100%
of rental costs. |
| Amendment
fee for each amendment |
$34 /
$68 after docsuments are issued |
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Information & Assistance |
Tel:
Within Australia: (03) 8781
1172
or
Interstate: 1300 131 732
Fax: (03) 8781 1175
International
Code: (+613)
Mon to Fri 0900 - 1730 hours,
Sat
0600 - 1230 hours,
Email: enquiries@kiwivacations.com.au |
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