Surfers Paradise – Best Independent Car Hire Companies
Amongst the Surfers Paradise sea (pun intended) of independent car hire companies, you’ll find the most competitive rates at Surfers Paradise Car Hire, East Coast Car Rentals and Andy’s Auto Rental.
Surfers Paradise Car Hire Go To Site
One of the lowest rates on the Gold Coast. Only 100km/day. 18-24, 70+, provisional licence holders allowed.
Our latest find for Gold Coast rentals, Surfers Paradise Car Hire is a small independent company that frequently ends up with the cheapest rates in our research. The most substantial savings are found on their Compact and Intermediate cars. Their website is rather dull but don’t let that stop you. However, you should bear in mind their rentals only come with 100km/day beyond which they charge A$0.39/km. It is possible to increase your allowance to 200km/day for a small sum. They also allow you to arrange for a pick-up or drop-off service to your accommodation.
What makes Surfers Paradise Car Hire stand out most is the fact they rent to 18-24 and 70+ year-old’s as well as provisional licence holders. This is a significantly noteworthy offering that’s hard to come by. For the most part, it is notoriously difficult for anyone under 21 or P-platers to rent and those between 21-24 often find themselves with an age surcharge of A$10-30/day. SPCH, on the other hand, charges only A$4.16/day for those 21-24 and 70+, while A$14.55/day will allow young 18-20 year-old’s and provisional licence holders the ability to rent at all!
The standard liability is A$3000 for those 25-69 which about A$17/day brings it down to A$550. “Special” age renters will expect a higher standard liability and corresponding excess reduction prices.
East Coast Car Rentals Go To Site
Good value with unlimited km’s
East Coast Car Rentals offers great deals on car hires for 3 days and longer (best from 7 days) particularly on economy, mid-sized cars and vans. Their prices are inclusive of unlimited mileage and their rental cars are mostly brand new. Their A$3000 liability can be brought down to A$200 for A$13.20/day or less.
Andy’s Auto Rental Go To Site
Excellent rates for short-term car hire under 5 days with 200km/day
With competitive rates for short-term car hires, this site deserves a mention. You’ll have to choose the Nerang depot which is about 20 minutes drive west of Surfers Paradise. However, do factor in that the prices only include 200km/day (A$0.28/extra km). Collision damage excess is A$3000 which you can lower to A$300 for A$15.95/day. They also offer a “budget” category for select sizes which are essentially used cars between 3-5 years old. These lower prices come with the trade-off that older cars are more prone to technical problems and may be less comfortable. Also within 25 days of your booking, a cancellation fee will apply.
Hey this site is great! I didn’t have to go to many different sites to do comparisons. It is all in this one site. What I like is the site also provides information on smaller independent companies which could be lost in google’s ranking when i do a search there.
how come all the ads talk about eastcoast carental when they are the most expensive ? doesnt look independant to me.
Hi Maria. The internet can be a tricky place and we understand you may be doubtful, but do know that we currently have no ads on our site. All the articles you see aim to provide genuine advice. For location-specific recommendations, like “Surfers Paradise – Best Independent Car Hire Companies”, the companies we listed are the ones most likely to offer a value deal – naturally we can’t guarantee the cheapest price as your rental needs will be different from the next person’s. We’re simply here to point you in the right direction and hopefully help you save time and money.
What location, type of car and for which dates were you searching for that made you conclude East Coast was the ‘most expensive’? What other companies did you find that were so much cheaper? Are you getting like for like? e.g. cheaper prices may be for older used cars vs. new cars, have mileage limitations or other exclusions. We did a quick test check for 2-5 Nov Surfers Paradise car hire and East Coast’s rates are definitely cheaper than Avis, Budget, etc – East Coast’s cheapest is A$122.04 while the major companies’ cheapest is A$168.32. We want our information to be as accurate and helpful as possible so we would very much appreciate it if you could let us know where you found the cheaper prices from so we may incorporate them for our readers. Thanks for your input and we look forward to hearing back from you.