Useful Information

Driver's age

21 to 75 years.

Young driver's age: 18 to 20 years. Charge 60 ZAR per day. Includes 15% tax

Customers who fall outside the age limitations will not be able to hire a car unless there is a young or senior driver fee specified in this section. Please note that if applicable, this fee will be included in the rental price and will be payable on arrival at the rental desk in the local currency.

Travel Restrictions

Payment cards:

All South African local and regional country renters, renting groups f, g, h, I, j, k, l, n, o require two payment cards when collecting the vehicle. One of the two cards must be a credit card. If two method of payments cannot be presented, the rental cannot take place.

Cross Border Rentals:

From South Africa to Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana and visa versa are allowed.

From South Africa to Zimbabwe and Mozambique is not permitted.

From Botswana and Namibia to Zimbabwe is on request. One way drop off’s are not permitted.

From Namibia to South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho and Botswana and vise versa are allowed.

Every vehicle going into one of the above mentioned countries from Namibia must have a “NAM”

sticker on the back of the vehicle. The customer is requested to verify this before leaving the rental

location. A letter of authority for cross border rentals must be requested and obtained by the customer

at the time of collection of the vehicle. If this is not obtained, Avis Budget cannot be held responsible if

the customer is refused entry.

Renters wishing to enter Namibia, Botswana and Swaziland must be in possession of a letter of authority obtainable from a Budget agent at the time of rental. A cross border charge of NAD 277.00 applies at the Namibian border if driving a non-Namibian vehicle. A road tax fee of SAR 50.00 will be charged at Swaziland's border to be paid to Swaziland authorities for all cars with a foreign licence plate.

Cross Border Fees:

A once off fee will be applicable to cross border rentals in the event that a customer takes the vehicles

across the border during a rental and returns it to the pick up country. If the customer takes the vehicle

across the border and drops it off in a neighbouring country, thereby incurring one-way fees, the cross

border fee is not charged.

Namibia and Botswana: SAR 2000.00

Swaziland and Lesotho: SAR 650.00

Cancellation and no-show policy

What is your cancellation policy for fully prepaid or part-paid bookings?

1 - If you cancel 24 hours prior to your pick-up, you will be refunded in full.

2 - If you cancel less than 24 hours in advance of pick-up, you will receive a refund minus ZAR859. If your online payment is less than ZAR859, no refund will be made for your car hire booking.

3 - If your booking is made less than 24 hours before pick up, the cancellation policy will automatically apply to your booking.

4 - All cancellations should be made on our online portal and not with the car hire agent. Should you agree to cancel directly with the car hire agent on arrival, you must also inform us of this change to your booking.

5 - Amending your booking or cancelling optional extras may not be possible less than 24 hours before pick up.

If you purchased our Damage Refund Insurance product and have since decided to cancel your car rental booking, the Damage Refund Insurance will be cancelled automatically.

If you wish to amend or rearrange your booking, the Damage Refund Insurance will initially be cancelled. We will, however, automatically create a new policy for your new booking.

In both cases you will receive an email to confirm the cancellation at the email address you have provided during the online booking process.

Please be aware that if you cancel your insurance policy less than 24 hours before the start of your car hire agreement, no refund for insurance will be granted.

What is a no-show?

A 'no-show' occurs for the following reasons:

1 - You didn't inform us about your cancellation prior to your pick-up time.

2 - You failed to pick up the car at the arranged time and date.

3 - You failed to provide the documentation that's required to pick up the car.

4 - You failed to provide a credit card in the main driver's name with enough available funds on it.

In the event of any of the above, no refunds will be made to you.

The car hire company reserves the right to refuse a car if you fail to arrive on time with all necessary documentation and a credit card with enough available funds for the car's security deposit. In such a case, unless the car hire has been cancelled at least 24 hours in advance, you will not be entitled to a refund.