Category: Transport

Travelling from Christchurch to Queenstown: What are my options?

Like any great travel story, you can get a varying array of travel times and distance options between locations. This journey is no different! Depending on the route you choose to take travelling between Queenstown and Christchurch can take you anything from 3 – 6 hours and can be 320 to 480 kms (or more).

Whichever way you choose to go, you won’t be disappointed.

From the flat rolling hills of the East Coast to the craggy wilds of the high country, this is a stunning journey best taken at a slow and leisurely pace. Don’t be fooled by the short distance though.  New Zealand roads can be winding and at time dangerous, so keep your foot steady and your eyes on the road! Continue reading Travelling from Christchurch to Queenstown: What are my options?

Stolen Vehicles and Getting Associates to Understand Their Responsibilities in Prevention

Learn how to get your staff to understand their responsibility in helping to prevent theft, and also get some quick tips on how to set your operations apart from local competitors.

Full article at Auto Rental News

For free cars and campervans that you don’t have to steal to get a free ride in check out our free relocation cars in Australia and our free relocation cars in New Zealand!

Brisbane to Sydney: What are my travel options?

There are plenty of ways you can travel between Brisbane and Sydney. You can fly, bus, train or drive with the distance between these locations being around 1000kms (depending on which route and travel option you choose to take).

Each option has its good and bad points and varies in cost. Before you decide which option you want to take, you should consider what your travel plans and budget are and weigh up the pros and cons of each alternative.

With a little research I’ve come up with a bit of travel  information. Remember that the cost of travel changes during the year so just keep this as an average calculation benchmark.

Transfercar: Standyby or relocation vehicles can be a great and convenient way to travel. You can often find any number of vehicle types going to and from Brisbane and Sydney, such as 2 – 6 berth motorhomes and campervans, vans, trucks, sedans, station wagons and little hatchbacks. Travelling by car or campervan can be done by following the Pacific Highway for an entire 940 kilometers, or a good 12 hours. The upside to this option is that you can see the sights on the way and share any petrol costs with other passengers. You can also travel the route that suits best (as long as you have enough kms to do so) and stop when and where you like. The smart thing to do is to choose some of those amazing central coast destinations that are along the way (Noosa, Gold Coast, Port Macquarie) and stop over for a day or two. Continue reading Brisbane to Sydney: What are my travel options?

Auckland to Christchurch: What are my travel options?

Getting between Auckland and Christchurch is relatively easy. You can fly, bus, train or drive and the distance to drive between these locations is around 1050kms. However each option has its good and bad points and varies in cost.

Before you decide which option you want to take, you should consider what your travel plans and budget are and weigh up the pros and cons of each alternative.

I’ve done a little research and come up with the following information. Remember that the cost of travel changes during the year so just keep this as an average calculation benchmark. Continue reading Auckland to Christchurch: What are my travel options?

Win an adventure with Transfercar

Xmas is just around the corner and we’re celebrating by giving away lots of prizes to put together for a classic Kiwi adventure experience. A total of 28 winners are drawn over the next 2 weeks, and all you need to get into the draw is to share this campaign with your friends!

Register for the campaign (so we know who to give the prize to) and share the personalised link we give you with your friends. For every person that clicks your link and registers for this campaign, you get a ticket into the draw for our prizes. The more shares you do, the more entries you get! A new winner is drawn twice a day (at noon and 8pm NZ time) every day until December 18.

Driver’s licence translated within a couple of hours online!

drivers licence sampleDue to stricter rules being imposed by transport agencies and police, foreign drivers licenses must be translated into English, otherwise rental car companies cannot release your Transfercar relocation vehicle to you (because it gets impounded and fines given).

I have been sent this link from one of our trusted rental companies THL, who passed on a quick and efficient way of getting an official translation and wanted to share this info with you guys:

Scan both sides of your license and email it to: [email protected]

Go to one of the Self-Check-In PCs and make a payment of NZ$60 on the agency’s website: www.aktranslation.co.nz (you can use Paypal or a valid Credit Card)

After approx. an hours time (usually quicker) you will receive an email with the official translation which you can print out and attach to your foreign license to show in case you get pulled over by the police.

They are even open on Sundays.

Contact details of the agency:

Jimmy Deng, GDip Translation, MMsc

Auckland Translations Limited

Unit 2,  11 Arrenway Drive, Albany,

Auckland 0632

Ph: (09) 8899077  Fax: 09-4785299

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.aktranslation.co.nz

Languages they translate:

Chinese Mandarin German Malay French Dutch Spanish Italian Danish Finnish Japanese Portuguese Swedish Norwegian