Keith McCarron

Review of DriveAway Holidays

I have just returned from 22 days in the USA. I h...

I have just returned from 22 days in the USA. I hired a car to carry me and two friends (and luggage), picking the car up in San Francisco and dropping it off in Denver. There was a one-way recovery fee of $500, which I expected, but when the agent in San Francisco saw our huge pile of luggage, he offered an upgrade to a larger car, while dropping the one-way fee to $300. We took it.
The car was brand new - leather seats, electric adjust, rear view camera via the rear-view mirror, emergency telephone contact device built-in, twin air-conditioners, two sunroofs, DVD player and roof-mounted screen. We could not have been happier with the deal. The car was supplied by Alamo, but at a considerable (like 1/2 price) discount than going directly through Alamo. We ended up driving 4,500 miles through ten states from Seattle Washington down to Santa Fe in New Mexico. I could not be happier. Oh, and don't worry about getting an expensive "International Driving Licence" from the NRMA - it's not worth the paper it's printed on. In the US at least, all they are interested in is your Australian driving licence - nothing else.
This is the first time I have used DriveAway Holidays, but I will definitely use them if I travel overseas again. I am completely happy with their service.