I'm travelling to Brisbane the end of July for one week.
I'm wanting to hire a car for the 7 days I am there.
Would prefer to hire from a mainstream company.
Are there any tricks or lessons to get a decent price on a rental car?
Car Hire Brisbane Airport - How to Get a Decent Price
Lcashie on 23/05/2016 - 13:19
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If you have car insurance, sometimes they give you discounts (RACV provides 10% off certain companies).
Other than that, when I went to Brisbane, we went with Avis as I was able to find some % codes to use. (Google <insert company> name coupons/codes)
If you want to use the big companies, I usually find the cheapest is to book through a third party search.
http://www.autoeurope.com.au/
https://www.vroomvroomvroom.com.au/
http://cars.momondo.com.au/
https://www.kayak.com.au/carsAlso, if you state you live in the US when booking you can usually save another 10-15% and it's still usually priced in AUD(especially Vroom with Europcar which I usually book).
Never get excess reduction from a rental car company, you'll be able to find a comprehensive travel insurance for much less which will cover this as well as other things or consider an annual multi-trip insurance if you tend to take small breaks often.
Thanks guys for all the advice, went with Thrifty in the end and picked up RAC discount
Transfercar.com.au
Have a look at http://www.apexrentacar.com.au/