4WD Hire Terms & Conditions

Terms & Conditions for 4WD Hires

Hire Of Vehicle

• The hirer of the vehicle must be 25 years or older. All drivers of the vehicle must be over 23 years of age and hold a current drivers licence and have had that licence for more than two years.
• All vehicle rentals require an approved credit card security bond before the vehicle can be released to the hirer. (please note that we do not accept cash as a security bond).
• All vehicle rentals are per calendar day (not 24 hours).
• Vehicles are full of fuel at the beginning of the hire and must be returned full of fuel. If the vehicle is not returned full of fuel the difference will be charged at a rate, which will include a service component.
• Vehicles must be returned to the rental location prior to the designated time and in a clean condition.
• Hire packages are subject to kilometre limits according to duration: 1 Day Hire = 150km / 2 Day Hire = 180km / 3 Day Hire = 250km / 4 Day Hire = 350 (kilometre limits have been put in place as a guide for safety) if grossly breached charges will apply.
• We provide a complimentary itinerary with drive times and tide times to help you maximise your time and navigate your way to the major sites.
• Please note we are not responsible for sites missed due to National Park closures. We try our best to keep abreast of the Park alerts and pass these onto our customers where relevant and possible.
• A self-guided 4wd hire is not a tour you are the guide, we can only offer advise to help you maximise your experience.

Safety Briefing

• A mandatory safety briefing is undertaken on all 4WD hires before departure, regardless if customers have already participated in a Fraser Dingo safety briefing in the past.
• Late arrival to the 4WD safety briefing of more than 15mins will forfeit the safety briefing and barge booking slot, with no refund and incur a re-booking barge and safety briefing fee, from $200.
• The 4WD safety briefing is completed verbally in English; please advise us if you require extra written information in your language, however you must have a proficient level of English to understand.
• If you are hearing impaired please let us know as we can accommodate this with prior notice.
• Please note that we do not allow children under the age of 10 years at our office during the safety briefing. Please organise to have one parent mind any young children while the other attends. If both parents want to drive please contact our office to discuss options.

4wd Hire BOND Terms

• All 4wd vehicle hire packages are subject to a credit card bond of $2000 (groups 23 years & over) the hirer must be 25 years and drivers must be over 23 years).
• For multi-vehicle hires, we take a credit card bond of $2000 per vehicle.
• If you are traveling with a private vehicle the credit card bond is $2000.
• Total loss liability is $6000 with an excess reduction to $4000 (only for groups over 25 years).
• Bond refunds are completed up to 48 hours after the vehicle is returned in the hired condition and a mechanical check has been completed, however, it may take the bank 5-7 business days to release the bond.

See Car Hire Excess if you want to reduce your excess to NIL.