Tag Archives: Relocating

Hertz acquires Ace, joins with Apollo

Posted on February 17, 2011 by noel in News, Transport, Travel Tips, Uncategorized

In a move signaling its expansion into the Australian and New Zealand market, Hertz today announced the acquisition of budget car rental company Ace Rental Cars and an alliance with Apollo Motorhome Holidays. At a press conference in Sydney, visiting Hertz International president Michel Taride said the two ventures were steps in Hertz’s plans to diversify the company’s brand and product offerings. Read the full article courtesy of Travel Blackboard...Read More

Tips and tricks on how to save fuel while driving

Posted on February 2, 2011 by noel in Transport, Travel Tips, Uncategorized

Often AA has some great little articles about travelling NZ that relocation drivers and budget conscious travellers can benefit from. Here’s one of those articles I think may be well worth reading. I have given you the main points but read the full article to see why they recommend these...Read More

Fuel consumption of relocation cars and campervans

Posted on January 26, 2011 by noel in News, Sights & Attractions, Transport, Travel Tips, Uncategorized

Often we are asked about the fuel consumption of many of our relocation cars and campervans listed on Transfercar. So I did a little bit of research and put together a quick guide on the average fuel use of commonly listed vehicles. This is not exact data but is an estimate only and will vary depending on the make and model of the vehicle and how you drive it (I’ll write about this...Read More

How to request your free standby relocation car or campervan with Transfercar

Posted on January 21, 2011 by noel in Backpacking & Accommodation, News, Sights & Attractions, Transport, Travel Tips

For all our new or prospective relocation drivers, here’s a little bit of info on how to request a standby car or campervan on transfercar .co.nz and transfercar.com.au. Step 1: Register as a driver. Remember to sign up for email alerts for specific routes you are looking for or just to hear what new vehicles are being listed daily. Step 2: Log in to transfercar.com.au or transfercar.co.nz and look for the relocation car or campervan that suits your destination. Be aware that the dates specified are the...Read More

Relocation cars, law and ethics

Posted on January 14, 2011 by noel in Backpacking & Accommodation, News, Sights & Attractions, Transport, Travel Tips, Uncategorized

Relocation cars, law and ethics: Legally if you see an animal in the middle of the road (lets say a mum and her ducklings), you are supposed to carry on driving straight through or over them without swerving to miss them if you can’t safely stop on the side of the road (no animal rights here). What if it’s a cow?? What does the insurance say??? This could be a great thing to find out…….any...Read More

Parking Overnight in a Campervan

Posted on January 12, 2011 by noel in Backpacking & Accommodation, News, Sights & Attractions, Transport, Travel Tips, Uncategorized

I just received a question regarding parking overnight on the side of the road in a campervan. I did my research and have found the answers I was looking for: Locals don’t like people camping on the streets in their towns (And you really don’t want to be making trouble with the locals!). Many towns have local by laws prohibiting overnight camping, and you’ll be woken at 4-5am and told to move on. If there are no signs indicating you are allowed to park on the side of the road, you should not assume...Read More