Perth City – Best Independent Car Hire Companies
For car hires under 3 days or standard-sized cars and larger, you’ll find the Big Boys of Avis, Hertz, Budget, Thrifty and Europcar offer decent prices (read more on comparing these companies here). For longer rentals or smaller cars, we strongly recommend having a look at the best two independent companies serving the Perth city, particularly Bayswater Car Rental. As always, while we provide the key highlights, do ensure you find out their latest terms and conditions.
Bayswater Car Rental… a.k.a. No Birds Go To Site
Best value. Toyota Corolla Hatch & Sedan only. Excess reduction included free. Unlimited km’s
The clear winner for best value and lowest prices, this is the company to go for if you’re happy with a Toyota Corolla hatch (compact) or sedan (mid-sized). Not only are their 3 day or more car hires with unlimited km’s cheaper than anyone else, but they also come with a reduced Collision Damage Liability of only A$300. All other companies have a CDL commonly around A$2750 and then charge you between A$12-26/day extra to drop it down.
Besides their Perth city depot, they have two others – one just to the west of the city in Subiaco and another further out in south-west Fremantle. Note that you can only pickup your car during their opening times: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 8am-noon, Sun 9am-11:30am (Perth depot only), closed on public holidays. Excellent value.
Bargain Wheels Go To Site
Check for standard-sized cars and larger. Either 120km/day or unlimited
If the cars offered by Bayswater are too small, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz or Thrifty are hard to beat. However, Bargain Wheels can sometimes bag you lower prices especially when there are offers extending the typical 120km/day inclusion to unlimited km’s. Naturally if 120km/day is adequate for you, all the more you should check their rates.
We do suggest you compare the Big Boys’ prices to the ones you find here since if the savings are marginal, you may want to stick with the known brands instead.
Each booking has links to Supplier and Rental information. Be sure to go through them so you can ascertain what value you are really getting from their prices.
To whom it may concern, please note my following comment(s).
1. In terms & conditions of car hire from Bayswater, it says that “$3,000 for each occurrence of damage, or $300 where Standard Cover is selected, or $50 where Top Cover is selected irrespective of who is at fault including: windscreen damage, tyre damage, lost wheel covers, lost keys and defaced decal stickers. “. Since the car may be driving for several days and it is possible to have a minor damage (ie. scratch etc.) on the car appearance. Does the renter need to pay for this kind of normal tear & wear items?
2. Regarding to the statement “Only driving the said car on the sealed road”, it is unavoidable that there may be a short distance (a few hundred of meters of unsealed road between the parking area and the main road inside the Austalian national parks. So, the renter has to take the full responsibilty of any kinds of car damage if the car accident is occurred in this short distance unsealed road. Is this correct?
Please make your comment(s) to these questions if any.
Thomas: Thanks for your questions and apologies for the delay, your comment fell under the radar for some reason.
1. No, basic wear & tear from daily usage is expected and will NOT be charged to you as a renter.
2. The main purpose of this statement is to absolve them from responsibility if you drive onto bumpy 4WD terrain where chances are higher the car will get damaged. Very short unavoidable distances shouldn’t be an issue but it is up to the insurer how much of a case they want to make out of the fact the accident occurred on a technically unsealed road. Just be extra careful and try to avoid such roads if possible!
Hi Leona,
We will be staying @ Margaret River vineyards this coming spring. Would you by chance know whether/any independents will bring our rented car to where we stay? And what is the extra that we have to pay for such a convenience? Our perception is that only the big boys provide this form of service.
Your articles are “meaty” which comes in handy for car rental consumers, especially in an era filled with generic useless commericalised sites.
Regards, Bussola