Saturday 11 March 2017

Renting a car and driving in New Zealand.



No roads fees (except for 2 toll roads with2.8 to 1.8 NZD per travel, Northern Gateway tall road 2,3 NZD, Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road 2 NZD, Takitimu Drive toll road 1.8 NZD, all in the Northern  island).
Speed limit 100 km/h. Little traffic except for the outskirts of Auckland at the rush hour. Very safe driving. NZ has good drivers.
EU driving licencie accepted.
High price for car rental o the North island (50 EUR per day) and normal at the South island (250-300 EUR por week).
Cheap mobile wi-fi to rent with a var 7 EUR per day.
Allow more time for travelling then you think.
Prices: diesel 1,3 NSZ. Gasoline: 1.9 NSZ per liter. Prices are higher in small towns and especially high in touristic locations.

Buy food at New World Supermarkets and get coupons for discount gasoline at BP stations.

(www.aerogrivecarrenal.com, 7 day rental with mobile wi-fi 364.10 NZD)