Covid causes rental car issues in Tasmania

serf407, Dec 8, 4:28pm
Is this going to happen in NZ?

Shortage of rental cars in Tasmania causes problems for tourists expecting to get a cheap hire in the New Year.
It is not post-pandemic yet - sleepy journo
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-08/tasmanian-hire-car-shortage-post-pandemic/12961424?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf240866685&utm_campaign=fb_abc_news&utm_source=m.facebook.com&sf240866685=1&fbclid=IwAR16vKnc7tcG9XChgSqGaG7h1zaZBDxC0FDFcum0jCA5qn_G8ZpXVegf6T0

blueviking, Dec 9, 12:40am
If you live in Auckland drive down the Sou western motorway and just past the cemetery there is a field of over 1000 rental motorhomes

gblack, Dec 9, 1:15am
In Queenstown there is a field of rental cars and motorhomes near the Airport as well.

I just booked a rental car for a holiday in Queenstown, first week of 2021. I normally budget about $50 a day for a cheap rental and don't worry about booking in advance, but there was less choice than normal and I ended up booking with a discount for close to $80 per day.

Rental cars in Auckland seemed to be half the price of Queenstown when I looked.

Seems strange that the rental car companies are preferring to park up the cars rather than sell them or give more discount on hire. Would have looked at hiring a motorhome if they were cheaper

sw20, Oct 12, 9:45am
We rented a new Highlander for $60 a day back in July.