Thrifty Wholesale Manual

Thrifty NZ Wholesale Manual | May 2015

Underage Surcharge

Drivers aged between 21-24 years will incur an Underage

Surcharge of $17.25 inc GST per day.

Upgrades/Extension of Rental

Upgrades requested by the renter at the time of rental

will be charged the difference between the vehicle group

booked and the group provided based on locally applicable

rates. All upgrades are subject to availability. Additional

days not covered by the Tour Operator Voucher will be

charged directly to the renter at locally applicable rates.

Downgrades requested by the renter at time

of rental will not be subject to a refund.

Vehicle Availability – Freesale

Car Groups ECAR, CCAR, ICAR and FCAR may be free

sold for rentals commencing 72 hours or more from the

time of reservation. All other reservations are subject to

confirmation by Thrifty. ‘Stop-sells’ may be imposed over

periods of peak use when we are fully booked. Freesale

availability does not apply to Thrifty’s franchise and remote

locations: Hokitika Airport, Westport Airport, New

Plymouth Airport, Tauranga Airport, Rotorua Airport and

Taupo Airport.

Vouchers

NOTE: Unless arranged at the time of booking, only the

pre-paid daily amount can be collected. All other charges,

are to be paid direct by the client on credit card or cash. This

includes but is not limited to one way charges, fuel, child seats,

GPS, ski racks and snow chains, premium location surcharge

and optional insurance including AER & TPP.

Water Safety

Thrifty Car Rental is committed to promoting water and

sun safety messages and is proud to be a charity partner to

Surf Life Saving New Zealand. The organisation

co-ordinates over 200,000 life guard patrol hours at 80

beaches nationwide and relies on the public’s support to

fund this essential rescue service to help keep people safe

on New Zealand’s beaches.

Tips for staying safe at the beach

1. Swim between the red and yellow flags

2. Get a friend to swim with you

3. Watch out for rips (calm patches of water)

4. Be sun smart and make sure you apply sunscreen