Somebody told me recently about getting jobs driving hire-motorhomes back to their base. Cant remember the name of the company. (Senior moment)
Does anybody have experience of this?
fireheart said
05:08 PM Mar 2, 2012
Gerty, I am not sure about jobs as such, however I do know that if you go to www.standbycars.com.au they have a dedicated section of their website to this type of thing. Some really good deals to be had from what I have seen. Never done it, but have looked at it.
Sharon.
pauline said
05:14 PM Mar 2, 2012
Standbycars is the place you want, we did this when we moved to Darwin.......sent my car up on a friends truck and hired a 4X4 with a roof top tent, it cost us a dollar a day for 7 days and they paid $350.00 for the fuel, which gave us the chance to have a good look about on the way, it was in 2006 so don't know if they are still doing the fuel offers as that cost has certainly risen since then.
_wombat_ said
05:17 PM Mar 2, 2012
Hi GD, here's a couple of site's, make sure you check what insurance they require
standbycars are the one I get emails from. There really is some good deals on there. Never used them yet but keep registered with them just in case.
_wombat_ said
01:42 AM Mar 3, 2012
Happywanderer wrote:
standbycars are the one I get emails from. There really is some good deals on there. Never used them yet but keep registered with them just in case.
we use the to hire cars in Victoria, we get Thrifty cars cheaper than going direct to Thrifty, last weekend $68 a day, unlimited and only $300 excess
Happywanderer said
01:46 AM Mar 3, 2012
wombat, the standbycars are only about 1.00 a day for cars and 5.00 a day for campervans or motorhomes. Plus they give you an allowance for fuel and so many days to get the vehicle to its destination.
_wombat_ said
02:01 AM Mar 3, 2012
Happywanderer wrote:
wombat, the standbycars are only about 1.00 a day for cars and 5.00 a day for campervans or motorhomes. Plus they give you an allowance for fuel and so many days to get the vehicle to its destination.
thats only if you are returning a car for them from one place to another
Boroma577 said
02:10 AM Mar 3, 2012
_wombat_ wrote:
Hi GD, here's a couple of site's, make sure you check what insurance they require
Had a look at the first of your links womby...what happens when you arrive at the destination??
Happywanderer said
02:46 AM Mar 3, 2012
Thats right wombat, which is what Gerty Dancer was asking about.
Cruising Granny said
02:52 AM Mar 3, 2012
You still have to get home. eg Cairns to Melbourne. They cover some of the costs, you get the drive. Then you have to get home again. It is a cheaper way of having a self-drive holiday.
Nicholstones said
03:13 AM Mar 3, 2012
The idea is that if you want to do a one way trip for some reason, you can do it on the cheap.
Gerty Dancer said
03:19 AM Mar 3, 2012
It was an idea we had, to try out various motorhomes, the return trip might also be a motorhome return if you can get the timing right.
Thank you all for your input, very much appreciated.
_wombat_ said
03:28 AM Mar 3, 2012
Boroma577 wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
Hi GD, here's a couple of site's, make sure you check what insurance they require
Had a look at the first of your links womby...what happens when you arrive at the destination??
you hand the vechicle over to them then WALK home.
the rocket said
06:51 AM Mar 3, 2012
Nicholstones wrote:
The idea is that if you want to do a one way trip for some reason, you can do it on the cheap.
i agree. might be a fun thing to try and see if you like motorhomes. rocket n strop
Boroma577 said
08:10 AM Mar 3, 2012
_wombat_ wrote:
you hand the vechicle over to them then WALK home.
OK....thats it then....if I gotta walk all the way home I don't want to know about it.
Fried Rice said
03:16 PM Mar 3, 2012
Good day Rosie,,
Felicity and I had a good trip few years back, took a 6 berth motorhome from Adelaide to Perth for Standbycars.com and came back on Indian Pacific.
We parked our car at Airport Carpark in Adelaide.
Cost about $5 day for six days to cross Nullarbor, they gave us $300 towards fuel and we got three days' rental in Perth for $75/day.
Freied Rice.
_wombat_ said
04:46 PM Mar 3, 2012
Fried Rice wrote:
Good day Rosie,,
Felicity and I had a good trip few years back, took a 6 berth motorhome from Adelaide to Perth for Standbycars.com and came back on Indian Pacific.
We parked our car at Airport Carpark in Adelaide.
Cost about $5 day for six days to cross Nullarbor, they gave us $300 towards fuel and we got three days' rental in Perth for $75/day.
Freied Rice.
FR, they do a great deal, but you have to find your own way home, most people do want you did, make's for a cheaper holiday.
wendyv said
11:03 PM Mar 3, 2012
If you google the larger hire companies - Britz/Maui. Kea etc, you should find they have a section that lists reloc offers. These are, by their nature, one way. The TravelZoo site also sometimes lists really good reloc offers on their weekly 20 best deals.
Duh said
06:51 AM Dec 26, 2012
Scroll down on this list for some of the companies that do motorhome returns in Oz;
I wonder if it would be possible to jag a return going back to where you left from, that would be handy!
wendyv said
05:50 AM Dec 29, 2012
You might find it hard to get relocs both ways, but I guess it might happen sometimes. They tend to be used by the companies to move vehicles around seasonally. So, about March-April ish, they want people to take campers to places like Cairns, Darwin, Broome, for the tourist season there. Later in the year, those vehicles have to come south again. In late spring, campers have to be moved from the mainland to Tasmania, and vv in autumn. Don't discount doing a reloc and flying home - air fares are so cheap now.
Duh said
07:08 PM Dec 29, 2012
Thanks for that Wendy, have you done it yourself?
wendyv said
04:45 AM Dec 30, 2012
No - haven't done it. Son was a manager for one of the big hire companies, which is how I know a bit about it.
Duh said
05:22 AM Dec 30, 2012
Thanks Wendy,
Your feedback was appreciated, have sent you a pm....
Somebody told me recently about getting jobs driving hire-motorhomes back to their base. Cant remember the name of the company. (Senior moment)
Does anybody have experience of this?
Sharon.
Hi GD, here's a couple of site's, make sure you check what insurance they require
http://www.standbyrelocations.com/
http://www.apollocamper.com/reloc.aspx
you could try http://www.travellers-autobarn.com.au/?gclid=COzI6vq6x64CFYokpAod_SDj-Q
there also on face book,
we use the to hire cars in Victoria, we get Thrifty cars cheaper than going direct to Thrifty, last weekend $68 a day, unlimited and only $300 excess
thats only if you are returning a car for them from one place to another
Had a look at the first of your links womby...what happens when you arrive at the destination??
Then you have to get home again. It is a cheaper way of having a self-drive holiday.
Thank you all for your input, very much appreciated.
you hand the vechicle over to them then WALK home.
OK....thats it then....if I gotta walk all the way home I don't want to know about it.
Good day Rosie,,
Felicity and I had a good trip few years back, took a 6 berth motorhome from Adelaide to Perth for Standbycars.com and came back on Indian Pacific.
We parked our car at Airport Carpark in Adelaide.
Cost about $5 day for six days to cross Nullarbor, they gave us $300 towards fuel and we got three days' rental in Perth for $75/day.
Freied Rice.
FR, they do a great deal, but you have to find your own way home, most people do want you did, make's for a cheaper holiday.
Scroll down on this list for some of the companies that do motorhome returns in Oz;
http://nextescape.com.au/intro-australian-car-and-campervan-relocation-rentals/
I wonder if it would be possible to jag a return going back to where you left from, that would be handy!
Don't discount doing a reloc and flying home - air fares are so cheap now.
Thanks for that Wendy, have you done it yourself?
Thanks Wendy,
Your feedback was appreciated, have sent you a pm....