Car Trailer Hire
Submitted: Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 at 20:56
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Trekkie (Member - WA)
Just looking for somewhere to hire a Car Trailer in
Perth (Freo area) I need to pick up my gransdsons broken Mitsubishi from Gin-Gin area later in the week - Does anyone know the best place to hire a trailer from and what would I pay for half a day?
Reply By: Member - Shane D (QLD) - Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 at 21:39
Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 at 21:39
Just about any servo I would imagine, that's what it's like around
Brisbane anyway.
You will find it will cost nearly as much for half a day, to a full day.
It's been a coupla years since I last hired a car trailer, but of memory it
was about $100-120 for the day, plus the deposit.
Shane
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Reply By: Member - Wamuranman - Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 at 22:11
Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 at 22:11
I enquired at servos around
Brisbane recently and it was $69 + insurance I recall for 4 hours. Not much more for a full day - and there are penalties if you arrive back late (they obviously want you to hire for 8 hours).
But the big disappointment for me was that the carrying limit is vehicles up to 1200kg - so that rules out all but small cars.
In the end I had to get a tilttray. I checked a few
places in
Brisbane and they all said 1200kg max.
May be different over in the West - but check the legal carrying limit.
Cheers
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Reply By: Alan S (WA) - Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 at 23:46
Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 at 23:46
As the others have said, a lot of servo's or even
places like coates, kennards. Just be careful saying where you are going. Incorrectly loaded car trailers cause a large number of accidents and as such insurance is high. Some companies have restricted there use withinh the city and will not allow them to be used in the country because of high risk with greater speeds.
I hire one about once a year for various reasons and pay about $80 a day which is discounted as i am a regular.
If your going from freo to
gin gin with a car on the back i wouldn't try to rush it in a 1/2 a day. I towed a car from rockingham to gidgegannup last year and by the time I collected the trailer, got there, loaded, travelled back at a safe speed, unloaded, dropped the trailer back, took 5 hours. You going further so take the whole day and take your time. You dont saved much for half day hire anyway.
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