4wd hire and cape york (telegraph road)

Hi Will, when did that happen? I hired a Toy-oto 4wd and there were no restrictions. that was about 3 or maybe 4 yrs ago. There were plenty of rentals onthe road - and most of them did not speak ausenglish!!
Fred

Will
I guess that you have not travelled the track in question, it's not the car breaker that you seem to think it is.

I was their last year in May and meet a lot of oversee's tourists in rented Troopys and Land Cruisers, from Britz, Sergeant's, Maui and other companies.

The track can be difficult in places, but travelling in a group of cars is advisable, and they are doing that, so as to render assistance to each other IF they get stuck etc.

We had just one recovery on the track, when the days leader went up the wrong creek exit and got bogged. Also June July is well into the dry season and most creeks will be lower by then.

The guys asking the question seem to understand what they are getting themselves into, and I am sure they will be researching well beforehand, no they can do it.
Colin.

I work for one of the majors mentioned above and customers are not supposed to take them offroad. This does not mean people do not take them off road but if something goes wrong the excess will be $3000.00 plus recovery costs.
However their are Co thet specilise in renting 4wds for offroad.
Cheers Pete