Category Archives: Transport

How to care for your car windows

Posted on January 6, 2017 by noel in Australia, Transport, Uncategorized

We all love that new car smell and that beautiful experience of sitting in a new car and looking at the world through those wonderful windows. Everything looks pretty and vibrant. Like wearing a pair of new glasses and the world just looks clearer. But as time progresses, the world doesn’t seem so vibrant anymore. Everything looks obscure as the sun light bounces off the windows. Cars function well when they are cleaned, oiled and maintained well. Car windows need to be cleaned too. They need more than just...Read More

Campers, motorhomes, high-tops… the rental jargon explained!

Posted on August 29, 2015 by noel in Australia, Driving, New Zealand, News, Rental Companies, Sights & Attractions, Transport, Travel Tips

Australia and New Zealand have pretty much the same kinds of campers and motorhomes as anywhere else overseas. However, depending on where you intend to travel and what you need from your relocation , it’s a good idea to know what each type of vehicle looks like and what extras they come with. Before we start, here’s a little glossary of terms or rental jargon that will help you out: Berth: for example 2 berth. The berth quantity indicates the legal number of passengers the vehicle can sleep and...Read More

Transfercar: the ideal travel buddy

Posted on August 26, 2014 by noel in Driving, News, Transport, Travel Tips

Attention money-starved travellers! Have you heard of Transfercar yet, the successful Australasian car relocation company?! No?! Well, listen up because here are the deets. Transfercar has officially launched in the US this August. Transfercar provides an online service that facilitates contact between rental car companies that need to relocate their cars and YOU, the budget conscious travellers eager to drive these free rental cars all over the place. The system is super simple: Rental operators list their...Read More

Transfercar Vehicle Guides: The Hatchback

Posted on February 7, 2014 by noel in News, Transport, Travel Tips, Uncategorized

We get travelers asking us the differences between vehicles all the time, so we’re here to save you a headache with our vehicle guides! These will inform you about the types of vehicles you could be driving with us and which one might best suit your needs. This week we’re covering Hatchbacks – the space heavy mini...Read More

Transfercar Driving Safety: Seasonal Driving Tips

Posted on January 20, 2014 by noel in Driving, Sights & Attractions, Transport, Travel Tips, Uncategorized

Driving conditions change with the seasons. In the summer or hot weather roads are dry and cars heat up, along with the driver. In winter or cold weather roads can get slippery and treacherous. The trick to safe driving has always been adapting to your surroundings and driving to the conditions, and seasonal changes are no...Read More

Transfercar featured in Road Trip article

Posted on December 18, 2013 by noel in Driving, New Zealand, News, Rental Companies, Sights & Attractions, Transport

We love it when journalists discover the wonderful world of Transfercar and this week Richard Meadows How to score a cheap road trip from Fairfax New Zealand wrote about How to Score A Cheap Road Trip. Back in August, surveyor Taryn Martin and a couple of mates took off in a hired van for a wee road trip around the West Coast. They jumped out of planes in Queenstown, hiked up Fox Glacier, and toasted marshmallows at the Cardrona Pub. “It was wicked,” says Martin. How much did Jucy charge the band...Read More