Car Hire

As our car rental partner, Thrifty offers all RACQ members a range of great benefits.

Get a quote or book New Zealand car hire

Our exclusive savings include:

Member discounts on best rate of the day
Free child seat
Rent for 7 days, pay for 6
Rent for 12 days, pay for 10
Single upgrade on weekends
$5 per day off Premium and Ultimate Protection renter liability reduction

SAVE

RACQ car hire price promise - discount Thrifty car hire

RACQ Price Promise For a limited time, if you find the same car hire deal for a better price, we'll beat it by 10%.

See below for terms & conditions and claim form.

Thrifty car hire specials for RACQ members

As a valued member of RACQ, when you rent with Thrifty we will not only give you our best price PLUS your guaranteed club member discount, you can also take advantage of these exclusive savings and special offers today.

Rent for 7 days, pay for 6

When you hire a car for 7 days, you will only pay for 6!

We will also provide a free child/booster seat, if required, and the additional benefit of a reduced rate on your liability reduction.

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Cheap Thrifty car hire - Mitsubishi Outlander AWD Wagon

Rent for 12 days, pay for 10

When you hire a car for a minimum of 12 days, you will only pay for 10!

We will also provide a free child/booster seat, if required, and the additional benefit of a reduced rate on your liability reduction.

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Single upgrade on weekends

When you hire a car over the weekend you will receive a free upgrade.

We will also provide a free child/booster seat, if required, and the additional benefit of a reduced rate on your liability reduction.

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About Thrifty car hire

Thrifty has more than 210 locations nationally, with locations in every state, major town and airport and offer a vehicle for every occasion and every wallet. Thrifty's modern fleet has over 11,000 vehicles and includes an extensive range of cars, trucks, vans, utes and buses.

Thrifty Price Promise Offer

Terms and Conditions

Offer is available until 30 November, 2013 on Thrifty car hire bookings made with RACQ.
Only available for rentals within Aus & NZ.
Must be based on a like for like comparison between the RACQ member rate for Thrifty and the retail rate provided online by Hertz, Europcar, Budget, Avis or Thrifty (including aggregators Vroom Vroom and Oodles)
Offer is not applicable to corporate contracted rates.
‘Like for like’ means the same pick up and drop off locations, time and dates, vehicle category (including same cc rating, number of doors) and inclusions (such as baby seat, GPS, Vehicle Registration Fee, Premium location surcharge, Admin Fee, Premium Protection or Ultimate Protection selected, insurance waiver).
The vehicle at the lower price must be available online for immediate booking.
Thrifty will in its sole discretion determine whether a Price Promise claim is successful.
By making a Price Promise claim, applicants authorise Thrifty to provide a discount if the claim is successful via a refund to the credit card or Account name shown on the Rental Agreement.
A valid RACQ Membership number must be provided at the time of claim and Membership card presented at the time of vehicle collection.
A current quote or screen shot of the offer must be provided with the claim within 7 days of receipt of a Thrifty car hire booking confirmation, and the claim must be received and assessed prior to the hire car being picked up.
Only one claim per quote is available.
All car rentals must meet the standard age, drivers licence and credit requirements of Thrifty.
Standard Rental Agreement conditions apply.
Visit an RACQ Travel office, racq.com/travel or call RACQ on 1300 334 401 to make a claim.
Thrifty will refund the difference (the difference between the rate for their booking and the lower matched rate) plus an additional 10% off the lower price within 30 days of car drop-off, to the members credit card used at the time of booking.