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"content": "Australia is experiencing a rental car squeeze at the moment. Rental car companies are feeling the global pinch on vehicle supply shortages. Travellers are feeling the squeeze also with rising rental rates for vehicles. Car rental rates around Australia have gone up and the availability of vehicles for rent is tight.\nThe problem has been happening during COVID and is happening globally, whether it be in the UK, USA but now it is here in Australia.\nA number of factors have contributed to the supply and delivery shortage of vehicles, especially new vehicles arriving for delivery into Australia, with a flow on effect to the second hand car market which has seen stronger prices.\nWith a shortage of rental vehicles, this has impacted a lot of ancillary industries in the tourism sector. Lockdowns as a result of COVID haven't helped in pushing the supply of rental vehicles even lower. Some states have been offering travel incentives to get people out and driving and visiting regional areas also adding to demand for rental cars.\nThe impact of rising car rental prices is being felt Australia-wide, but more so in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania. Seasonal holidays such as Easter weekend, Queens birthday weekend and snow season hasn't or wont help those seeking rental cars to find one or get a cheap rental car.\nVehicles for Hire Vehicle Hire Companies and Airports\n\n\n\n\n\n \n- Sydney Airport is experiencing a major shortage with 35% less cars available than usual. Rental prices increased at both ends of week days because demand was greater on those dates as people tried to avoid weekend charges that can be up to $100 more per day depending on time or date rented out.\n- Avis has been impacted by these shortages which may lead them to cancelling some jobs if they don't receive enough back up from other suppliers such as Ford who have also experienced a fleet decline due to manufacturing delays caused by Covid's\nGlobally the impact of COVID has been:\n\n- There are many car rental companies in Australia that have been affected including major international brands such as Europcar and Avis. \n- COVID has impacted suppliers globally which caused a national shortage of hire cars, with prices to rise for rentals. \n- This is due to the fact that COVID will disrupt supply chains throughout the world's third largest auto maker by sales volume. \nCar Rental Squeeze: National Shortage Causes Shortages and High Costs - Australian Car Rental Squeeze blog post about how Covid disrupted global fleet availability causing shortages down under! \nToday, we are looking at the car rental industry in Australia and the impact of COVID-19 on this market. \n\nThis is a blog post about the Australian car rental industry. There are rising rates for hire cars in Tasmania, Northern Territory and Queensland. Major companies to smaller businesses are being impacted by high costs of vehicle rentals and shortages across Australia. New or used vehicles can be found but there will be long waiting lists for these as well. The cost of hiring a vehicle has increased substantially due to COVID-19 which has negatively affected supply and demand in this market segment. This article provides information on how the price increase affects all stakeholders within the industry including consumers, business managers, employees and investors (owners).\nThe best way to measure any economic activity is through its impact on people's lives - not accounting statements such as balance sheets or\n\nCar rental tips under the current COVID climate include:\n \n- if you plan to hire a vehicle, book it as early as possible \n- check on the availability of vehicles and prices before booking your rental car - this can be done at any time by visiting websites or calling the relevant company.\nIf COVID is still an issue for you but you need to rent a car then we suggest that: \n- You should not rely solely upon large fleets managed by major companies in Australia which means checking smaller businesses such as local operators or family owned enterprises who may have more flexibility with their fleet \n- Book long term rentals (over five days) rather than short term because rates are fixed so they will remain relatively constant despite rising costs outside of those times periods. The benefits include cheaper\n\n\n\nAustralia relies on tourism and given a number of factors, especially COVID-19, this is now at risk. What the current COVID situation has also highlighted is just how poor the regional areas are connected to the city areas by transport networks and a reliance on cars to get between destinations.\nCar hire rates are increasing as a result of the shortage and shortages are expected to continue until next year, likely at a minimum and especially while COVID-19 is making its mark on the world. \nDemand for cars is expected to be high as expected during Christmas season but also other seasons such as the Australian snow season which runs from July to October.\nRental car vehicle shortages will most likely be felt for some time with high numbers of vehicles being \"lost\" due to COVID-19 and no replacements available until shipments arrive.\nShort supply has seen a global impact on vehicle rental prices. Car rentals in Australia were already expensive with daily rates being higher than most other countries because of low supply from car rental companies such as Hertz Car Rentals and Europcar and many other leading rental car companies. There has been a global supply chain problem of new vehicles coming into Australia. \nOther big companies have also been affected by the rising prices. This includes Avis, Thrifty and Budget car rentals to smaller businesses such as Tasmanian based hire cars which are experiencing problems with their own fleet of rental vehicles because costs for petrol and insurance has gone up too much due to COVID-19. The lack of vehicles is affecting all industry stakeholders from major companies down to small business owners who rely on giving tourists a vehicle through this time frame when they need one most. \nThere has been strong demand from local markets for vehicles and not enough supply from overseas manufacturing to meet that demand and slow arrivals of vehicles being supplied.\nThe problems have been felt all over Australia from Cairns to Darwin, Western Australia and Tasmania.\n"
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"insert": "Prices are high because there is a shortage of cars available to rent. Travelers promptly shut themselves in their homes last year at the onset of the pandemic and demand for flights, hotels, and car rentals dropped off a cliff. Demand was apparantly down by 95% for vehicle hire companies and companies such as Hertz resized its fleet, down by 40%.\nTo survive the rock bottom demand faced, car rental companies whittled down their fleets as quickly as they could. At the same time, rental companies started offering car rental subscription services to help book up their cars.\nOnline bookings and demand has surged recently. Online rental car booking engines or information sites such as Finder's car hire deals page has also seen a 900 percent increase in traffic over the same period.\nWith many people now jubilantly returning to travel, talks of travel bubbles or extending areas which Australians can travel or borders being opened up, the limited number of cars available, both new and fleet-used as well as a sharp increase in demand form the perfect storm for sky-high car rental prices.\nThere's no quick solution to the car rental shortage. There will be fewer cars available throughout 2021 and increased demand, which will drive up daily hire rates. \nThe overseas trends are very real. Hawaii for example saw prices fro rental cars jump in excess of USD$200 per day for basic economy rentals. Over in the US mainland, entire cities have sold out of cars on holiday weekends.\nAustralia is not immune.\nIn recent months federal and state governments have been offering incentives such as travel vouchers to get people holidaying and a Morrison government, $1.2 billion dollar travel incentive. Borders have been opened up adding to the demand for cars, which have led to shortages and high prices. \nQueensland has seen a rise in rental car rates this year with some of their major companies being affected by rising costs. \nIn Tasmania, Northern Territory and Queensland there are higher daily hire rates. \nAt easter holiday season it was reported some car companies as saying they were fully booked out - everywhere.\nThe car rental squeeze has become a national problem.\nWho are the major car rental companies in Australia?"
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"insert": "The main car rental companies in Australia include: \nAvis operate in Australia , New Zealand, the Pacific region and South Africa. In Australia Avis have a offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. AVIS enjoys one of the largest fleets in Australia - being second only to Hertz who hold 20% of all cars on hire. \nHertz is also a large company in Australia with offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. They operate throughout the world having over?\nThrifty Car Rental operates within New Zealand as well as the South Pacific region - including Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Vanuatu. Thrifty has been operating for more than 50 years now.\nEuropcar have an office located at Perth Airport that services Western Australia but they are not recommended by many people despite having affiliations with domestic airlines. Europcar is a major hire car company operating in 50 countries with operations in Australia and New Zealand. Europcars head office is in Sydney.\nThrifty is a family owned rental car company that was founded on 17th of November 1975 by Bruce Futterman and his partners John McCaw (Chairman) and Chuck Bishop who had bought out Thrifty from Shell Oil Company for $250 million dollars in 1983. \nThere are also other lesser known companies operating such as: Hertz 24/72 Hour Car Rental - located at Werribee Plaza Shopping Centre near Melbourne Airport which offers hire cars to travellers after flight arrivals or departures; Redspot\n-Budget Car Rental - Budget is the world's largest car rental company. They have over 700 locations across Australia. You can find them in all major cities and many regional towns with a 24 hour customer service team to help you choose from their large fleet of hire cars or book online ahead of time\nThrifty Car Rentals- This is one of Australia's big three vehicle rentals companies that operates out of more than 300 sites near airports, train stations and visitor destinations throughout Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia . Thrifty offers both premium vehicles as well as budget brands so there are plenty options for everyone\n-Hertz is the second largest car rental company in Australia after Budget. They have over 300 locations across Hertz has a fleet of both smaller and larger hire cars to suit all budgets, tastes and sizes so from small hatchbacks to luxury sedans they've got you covered \n-Redspot Car Rentals - Redspot is an Australian based family owned Company that's been around since 1968 . With more than 400 franchises nationwide there are plenty of options for customers on any budget with their compact or premium vehicles available. You can find them at airports, train stations, hotels as well as many regional towns throughout Queensland New South Wales Victoria Tasmania Western Australia Northern Territory & ACT\nAll of which are located at both airports and city locations. \nThe rental rates for each company are comparable, and the differences mainly come down to extras like insurance or pick-up fees.\nAvis & Budget have more car hire branches than Hertz or Thrifty, but they also offer a smaller fleet of vehicles - so it's possible that you may be turned away if your destination isn't in one of their major cities.\nWhat about other small companies across Australia? "
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"insert": "\nThere is an extensive network of local operators with franchises at all airports and most large centres throughout the country where international visitors might wish to explore. These include Altitude Car Rentals (Sydney), Ambition Cars (Adelaide), Autos Direct/Redspot (Melbourne) just to mention three.\n"
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"insert": "- In WA there are smaller car hire agencies such as - Ace hire Cars Perth CBD Location - Where can I find a car hire company? You may be able to book with us! We offer cheap prices for cars in the city centre. Find out more here. Contact them on (08) 9325 0888 or visit their website at acehirecarsperthcbdlocation.com/, ",
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"insert": "\nSydney Airport Cars provide an alternative to all those other agencies at Sydney airport with their own designated location inside arrivals hall less then five minutes from baggage claim! They offer cheap rates, fast checkin services direct to you or if needed they can arrange transfers anywhere in NSW or interstate. Tel: 1300 78 00 66 Address: Level One Terminal Building Ground Floor (Opposite Air New Zealand)\n***\nThere are many discount car rental companies in Sydney might want to try . \n- Rentcargroup.com.au is a cheaper option for Sydney travellers, with cars starting from $12 per day and no surcharges on weekends or public holidays. \n- Car hire online in Brisbane offers discounted rates but still charge weekend surchages according to the number of days rental period (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Rates start at $29 per day. \n \nTypes of rental vehicles Hertz Australia has and daily rates are: \n- Small Economy Sedan: $99 per day. \n- Compact Standard Vehicle: $109 per day. \n- Medium SUV: $118 per day. \n- Large Luxury Car: $139 per day. \n- Convertible Sports Car: $179per day . \nEuropcar has available: \n- Economy car: $79 per day \n- Standard vehicle: from $99 to 129 a day. \n- SUV: From 159 AUD the first 24 hours, then 139 AUD for every additional 24 hour period. \nEuropcar also offers vehicles like sports cars and four wheel drive at higher rental rates. Offers discounts\nThe cheapest daily rate for vehicles in Brisbane start at $59.\n\nOption for hiring a vehicle with no pre-existing damage: \nEuropcar has an option to hire a car without any existing damage, as long as the renter is willing to cover the cost of repairs in case it happens during their rental time period. \nHertz also offers this service at $14\n \nAirport parking around Australia generally costs per day or longer rates:\n \nBrisbane Airport - $18 per day \n \nMelbourne Airport - $23 per day\n \nSydney Airport - $33 for the first 24 hours, then a flat rate of $19 AUD after that. \nPerth Airport - rates vary depending on what type and length of stay you have booked. The average is around $49 AUD per day. \n\nSydney International Airport (Kingsford Smith) - $24 for 24 hours or a week ($144), with reduced rates on weekends and public holidays. \nMelbourne Tullamarine airport-$20 Per Day, approx. 95 AUD for 12 days rental.\n\nYou can get flat rate monthly insurance from car sharing services like car next door and may work out cheaper if you are hiring multiple cars.\n \nTasmanian residents are able to register their cars for hire, and receive a $100 subsidy per day. Car owners can also use an online platform called 'Instant Quote Australia' to find out the average price of renting a vehicle in Tasmania, which at time of writing was $14 AUD per day (the cheapest state).\n \n Be careful of toll roads from the airports which can charge and fine you if not paid in time. \n \nCamper vans and RV hire may be another option and there are app services like camplify.com.au, which are hire camper vans from people who have a license, insurance and do all the campground booking for you. \nYou could also consider reversing your trip to Australia or take an alternative route such as flying into NZ instead of Sydney if you don't need to visit NSW or Victoria.\nThe Australian Government is giving\n\n\n"
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"insert": "Hertz says to its customers that booking as far as possible ahead will help. Other tips generally may include: \n- Booking in advance. Finding out what your requirements are BEFORE flying and prebooking.\n- Checking prices of other car hire companies, which may be less expensive than Hertz or Avis. There are a number of budget hire companies around although the vehicles may or may not be of the same quality or specifications. Renting a car from the airport is always more expensive because of the rental business's location and having a captive audience who arrive off flights and just want to get to where they are going. "
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"insert": "Find a car rental company outside the airport for cheaper daily rates. car hire company outside the airport for cheaper rate and often deliver to the airport for pickup.\n- Compare prices of car rentals with insurance from Australia's largest insurer AAMI - it may work out cheaper than just renting a car without insurance! \n- Booking your rental early will help in case there is an unforeseen event like poor weather or major accident on the day before which could lead to delays and increased costs (especially during peak holiday periods). It also ensures availability for more exotic vehicles when needed. The earlier you\n** rewrite\n"
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"insert": "\"You could find yourself a bargain if you are willing to look at rentals outside the airport. As a bonus, it's common for them to offer to pick you up from the airport to take you to their lot.\" Additionally, be wary of too-high prices and do your research before committing. \"Base rates may be higher on certain high-traffic weekends, especially with more Aussies travelling, but car rental prices can drop significantly when demand is low,\" Mr Blackburn said.",
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"insert": "\n- Booking a hire car from companies offering unlimited kilometres vs per kilomter rate.\n- Consider a hire car with unlimited kilometres if possible, as this will save you money in the long run and avoid any penalty rates or excess charges.\n- Being flexible on vehicle type. Bigger or smaller vehicles. \nThe solutions mentioned above can help people who may need transportation \n- Renting a vehicle for more days because it might cost less per day if the hire includes processing and insurance fees.\nUsing a vehicle return service - This is where you hire a car and then return it to an agreed location at the end of your contract. Often you just need to pay for the hire of a vehicle and nothing else. Rates can be cheaper in most cases because you have time restrictions on delivery of the vehicle to where the vehicle has to be delivered but may also get petrol or vehicle ferry tickets included.\nUsing car share services such as Easycar - This is where you rent a car from an EasyCar location and then drop it off at another one later. You may need to pay more for the hire because of delivery, processing and insurance fees but usually prices are lower than other hire cars as long as you travel within certain areas \nCar Next Door, the Australian car hire specialists - Offers a wide range of cars, for rental periods as short as one hour. They also have an excellent customer service team and are known to be very responsive in terms of their policies and procedures\nCar Share Australia- This is where you can share vehicles with the public or other members who rent them from private individuals on this site\nGoget, a share vehicle service that is affordable, convenient and easy-to-use\nUsing taxi services- These can cost more if there's airport pick ups or flat rates on trips however they could be cheaper in some cases due to a shorter period of time needed before returning them.\n- It is best not to get stuck with high rental costs by being flexible about vehicle type, renting for longer periods of time or using alternative methods such as sharing vehicles or taxis. \n\n- Using car hire brokers - these are a middleman who specialises in finding rental cars for people online such as with websites like Holiday Autos or ecarhireinsurance.com ."
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"insert": "- You can also hire vehicles from friends��� so it may be an opportunity to borrow the vehicle for free. This is not possible if you need mobility options but there may be other barriers that stop your friend from lending their vehicle to you."
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"insert": "Using a ride share service in Australia such as Uber, Ola or GoCar. \n- Renting a car with high fuel efficiency such as hybrid or electric vehicles if you plan on driving long distances in Australia. \n- Renting an SUV for exploring the Australian bushland and beaches but be aware that these will cost more to hire and have higher insurance rates due\nto their lack of manoeuvrability when compared to smaller cars like sedans, hatchbacks and wagons.\n- Consider renting your vehicle from companies such as National which are offering discounts on rental packages because they're feeling pressure too from rising costs and shortages so it may work out cheaper than going through other providers who maybe not at that stage yet(depending on how much you're travelling).\ncheck to see if the company has a referral deal with the hotel you are staying at - sometimes there can be a significant discount on the daily rate."
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"insert": "Accept the vehicle without it being cleaned. If you precheck the vehicle waiting for cleaning - you may find it acceptable to take and therefore waive the cleaning charge. With COVID in some states this may not be an option "
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"insert": "Using ride share services like lyft, uber etc - \nUber - \nA link to the Uber website may be provided \nLyft - \nYou must download the app before you can use it. If not, then you will need a referral code from someone who already has lyft installed on their phone. Lyft is usually cheaper than uber but there are only a limited number of cars operating in each city so if demand increases quickly then prices rise too. The best value for money with these two services generally comes when travelling within cities and small areas like airports etc as there is no waiting time because they have drivers available all the time just looking for more work at your destination point and thusly car availability doesn't matter too much- or none at all! You'll also get door-to-door\nOther ride share companies operating in Australia include \n\n-Uber \n-Taxi Now \n-OlaCabs \n-Black and White Cabs Scoot.com.au \n-Greenlight Rideshare Australia Ltd\nBayshore Transport Pty Ltd, a company focusing on disabled passengers offers door to door service with reasonable prices for the entire Sydney metropolitan area; however they are not wheelchair accessible due to their hire vehicles being smaller in size than regular taxi cabs but this is something that's changing as new regulations come into effect from September 2015 onwards. All of these companies offer booking through app or website except Greenlight who only have an online booking option at present time which could change any day! If you like saving money then it might be worth\nHotel shuttle services are another option if you're staying at a hotel. \nAirporter Bus services can be slow. Skybus operates in Melbourne , Brisbane and Sydney airports.\nAirlink Bus Services is an option in Melbourne, Adelaide and Darwin airport terminals \nGreyhound Australia operates interstate bus services from different locations within the country.\nTravelling with a car rental can be more expensive than travelling by air but you are not limited by your luggage capacity when renting a car so if you want to travel light then this could be the best option for you! Photos of cars available on request.\n \n\nExperts in the industry are confident that there will continue to be car hire shortages as long as one of three things happen: \nFleet deliveries resume, "
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"insert": "The last option doesn't seem likely at this point.\n \n- Consider booking smaller vehicles for shorter periods because they are cheaper on average than larger ones.\nIt's not just Australians who find it difficult to get cars at affordable rates; international visitors also experience the same issues with costs and availability when looking to rent a car in Australia: what should I know before coming? We'll cover that question as well! Stay tuned!.\nCautionary words on the rental car - "
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"insert": "\"If you suspect you are being charged too much for a rental, you are probably right, so make sure you compare your options.\" For those who have hit a roadblock in their holiday planning, Finder's car hire deals page rounds up all current offers on rental car stock, while car-sharing and subscription services Car Next Door, Flexicar GoGet can provide short-term access to cars in select cities."
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"insert": "Car hire companies also charge an extrta loading on petrol for returned vehicles that are not full of fuel, so check your vehicle before you fill up. These costs can often be a couple of dollars a litre in fuel charge to cover the cost of refueling and staff time. \nAlways ask what the credit card fees are as well. \nA credit card surcharge is also a common fee, and will have to be paid in full before you get the car. This can range from $0 up to around five per cent of your hire - so if it's something you think you'll need on holiday, always ask about this upfront.\"\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"
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