Useful Information

Drivers Age

25 to 99 Years

Young Drivers Age: 21 to 24 Years Charge 16.5 AUD per Day Includes 10% Tax

Customers who fall outside the age limitations will not be able to rent a car unless there is a young or senior driver fee specified in this section. Please note that, if applicable, this fee will be included in the rental price and will be payable on arrival at the rental desk in the local currency.

Travel Restrictions

Budget's vehicles must only be use on a road which is properly formed and constructed as a sealed, metalled or gravel road.

Vehicles are not permitted to be taken to:

• Kangaroo Island, Bruny Island, Fraser Island, into or out of the Northern Territory, Tasmania or to any points in Western Australia north of Carnarvon.

• In Queensland: - Highway No.27: Beyond Chillagoe in a Westerly direction; Highway No.1: Beyond Normanton in a Southerly direction and no further North than Karumba.

• If the Vehicle is a Passenger vehicle or truck, beyond Cooktown to the North or Lakeland to the West and no further North than Cape Tribulation on the Coast road.

• On the Coast Road from Helenvale to Cape Tribulation, or from Laura to Lakeland, unless the vehicle is a Group W (Full-Size SUV), 4WD above the snow line in Tasmania, New South Wales and Victoria (being Jindabyne in New South Wales and Bright in Victoria) from the beginning of June until the end of September.

• On beaches or through streams, dams, rivers or flood waters.

Useful New Zealand Information

New Zealand is a great destination to explore by car, offering scenic road trips across both the north and south islands. But before you put the key in the ignition and hit the road, it’s important to put safety first and take the time to understand the local road rules and driving conditions.

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to learn all about what’s different about driving in New Zealand.