Motorhome returns

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Motorhome returns

fireheart · Senior Member

Gerty, I am not sure about jobs as such, however I do know that if you go to www.standbycars.com.au they have a dedicated section of their website to this type of thing. Some really good deals to be had from what I have seen. Never done it, but have looked at it.

Sharon.

pauline · Guru

Standbycars is the place you want, we did this when we moved to Darwin.......sent my car up on a friends truck and hired a 4X4 with a roof top tent, it cost us a dollar a day for 7 days and they paid $350.00 for the fuel, which gave us the chance to have a good look about on the way, it was in 2006 so don't know if they are still doing the fuel offers as that cost has certainly risen since then.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Hi GD, here's a couple of site's, make sure you check what insurance they require

http://www.standbyrelocations.com/

http://www.apollocamper.com/reloc.aspx

milo · Guru

you could try http://www.travellers-autobarn.com.au/?gclid=COzI6vq6x64CFYokpAod_SDj-Q

there also on face book,

Happywanderer · The Master

standbycars are the one I get emails from. There really is some good deals on there. Never used them yet but keep registered with them just in case.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Happywanderer wrote:
standbycars are the one I get emails from. There really is some good deals on there. Never used them yet but keep registered with them just in case.

we use the to hire cars in Victoria, we get Thrifty cars cheaper than going direct to Thrifty, last weekend $68 a day, unlimited and only $300 excess

Happywanderer · The Master

wombat, the standbycars are only about 1.00 a day for cars and 5.00 a day for campervans or motorhomes. Plus they give you an allowance for fuel and so many days to get the vehicle to its destination.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Happywanderer wrote:
wombat, the standbycars are only about 1.00 a day for cars and 5.00 a day for campervans or motorhomes. Plus they give you an allowance for fuel and so many days to get the vehicle to its destination.

thats only if you are returning a car for them from one place to another

Boroma577 · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
Hi GD, here's a couple of site's, make sure you check what insurance they require
http://www.standbyrelocations.com/
http://www.apollocamper.com/reloc.aspx

Had a look at the first of your links womby...what happens when you arrive at the destination??

Happywanderer · The Master

Thats right wombat, which is what Gerty Dancer was asking about.

Cruising Granny · Guru

You still have to get home. eg Cairns to Melbourne. They cover some of the costs, you get the drive.
Then you have to get home again. It is a cheaper way of having a self-drive holiday.

Nicholstones · Guru

The idea is that if you want to do a one way trip for some reason, you can do it on the cheap.

Gerty Dancer · Guru

It was an idea we had, to try out various motorhomes, the return trip might also be a motorhome return if you can get the timing right.

Thank you all for your input, very much appreciated.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Boroma577 wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
Hi GD, here's a couple of site's, make sure you check what insurance they require
http://www.standbyrelocations.com/
http://www.apollocamper.com/reloc.aspx
Had a look at the first of your links womby...what happens when you arrive at the destination??

you hand the vechicle over to them then WALK home. biggrin

the rocket · Guru

Nicholstones wrote:
The idea is that if you want to do a one way trip for some reason, you can do it on the cheap.
i agree. might be a fun thing to try and see if you like motorhomes. rocket n strop

Boroma577 · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
you hand the vechicle over to them then WALK home.

OK....thats it then....if I gotta walk all the way home I don't want to know about it.

Fried Rice · Guru

Good day Rosie,,

Felicity and I had a good trip few years back, took a 6 berth motorhome from Adelaide to Perth for Standbycars.com and came back on Indian Pacific.

We parked our car at Airport Carpark in Adelaide.

Cost about $5 day for six days to cross Nullarbor, they gave us $300 towards fuel and we got three days' rental in Perth for $75/day.

Freied Rice.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Fried Rice wrote:
Good day Rosie,,
Felicity and I had a good trip few years back, took a 6 berth motorhome from Adelaide to Perth for Standbycars.com and came back on Indian Pacific.
We parked our car at Airport Carpark in Adelaide.
Cost about $5 day for six days to cross Nullarbor, they gave us $300 towards fuel and we got three days' rental in Perth for $75/day.
Freied Rice.

FR, they do a great deal, but you have to find your own way home, most people do want you did, make's for a cheaper holiday.

wendyv · Guru

If you google the larger hire companies - Britz/Maui. Kea etc, you should find they have a section that lists reloc offers. These are, by their nature, one way. The TravelZoo site also sometimes lists really good reloc offers on their weekly 20 best deals.

Duh · Guru

Scroll down on this list for some of the companies that do motorhome returns in Oz;

http://nextescape.com.au/intro-australian-car-and-campervan-relocation-rentals/

I wonder if it would be possible to jag a return going back to where you left from, that would be handy!

wendyv · Guru

You might find it hard to get relocs both ways, but I guess it might happen sometimes. They tend to be used by the companies to move vehicles around seasonally. So, about March-April ish, they want people to take campers to places like Cairns, Darwin, Broome, for the tourist season there. Later in the year, those vehicles have to come south again. In late spring, campers have to be moved from the mainland to Tasmania, and vv in autumn.
Don't discount doing a reloc and flying home - air fares are so cheap now.

Duh · Guru

Thanks for that Wendy, have you done it yourself?

wendyv · Guru

No - haven't done it. Son was a manager for one of the big hire companies, which is how I know a bit about it.

Duh · Guru

Thanks Wendy,

Your feedback was appreciated, have sent you a pm.... aww