Sydney International Airport (SYD) Car Rental

After Hours Service Pickups- After hours pickup service is not available at this location. Staff will be on site to meet customers for a pre booked reservation where a flight number is provided in the case the flight is delayed.

After Hours Service Drops- Park in the designated parking bay and place the keys in the after hours drop box at the Redspot- National counter in the Terminal. There is a key drop box located at the counter.  

Serviced by Redspot Enterprise.

Minimum driver age of 21 years old. There is no maximum age, however under 25 years old will only be able to reduce their damage liability to AUD 330.00.
A young driver surcharge of AUD 14 per day which excludes Location Fee and GST applies to all Drivers aged between 21-24 years old.
Drivers aged between 21-24 are restricted to vehicles ECMR, ECAR, CDAR and IDAR only.
All drivers must have held their licence for a minimum of 1 - one - year. If any driver is on a probationary licence there is an additional Probationary Licence Fee of AUD 17 per day which excludes Location Fee and GST.

The Renter must not use the Vehicle outside the Permitted Area of Use. If the renter takes the Vehicle outside the Permitted Area of Use their Liability for any loss or damage will increase and any optional damage waiver selected void.

For Vehicles rented in Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, the permitted area of use does not include Western Australia or the Northern Territory.

Vehicles may not be driven above the snow line from June to October, on beaches, in watercourses or rivers.

Permitted Area of Use” means the area in which the Vehicle may be driven. The Permitted Area of Use is limited as follows
1. For those Vehicles-hired outside the Northern Territory and Western Australia, the Permitted Area of Use does not include the Northern Territory or Western Australia.
2. For those Vehicles hired from the Northern Territory, the Permitted Area of use does not include any other States or Territories of Australia.
3. For those Vehicles hired in the Northern Territory, the Permitted Area of use does not include driving on the road to Jim Gorge and Twin Falls or north of the Oodnadatta Track including the following areas: Mount Dare, Dalhousie Springs, Witjira National Park and Pedirka Desert.
4. For those Vehicles hired from Western Australia, the Permitted Area of Use does not include any other states or Territories of Australia and does not include any place further north or East than Exmouth or further east than Kalgoorlie-Boulder Township or Esperance.
5. The Permitted Area of Use in Queensland does not include any place further north than Cooktown or in a westerly direction beyond Chillagoe and Georgetown. The Permitted Area of Use does not include the Bloomfield Track coastal route between Cape Tribulation and Cooktown or Fraser Island and Stradbroke Island.
6. The Permitted Area of Use in South Australia does not include any place further north than Wilpena or in a westerly direction beyond Ceduna.

All vehicles rented come with a standard cover as below

Economy ECAR,ECMR, Compact CDAR, Intermediate-Midsize IDAR, Fullsize FCAR AUD 4400.00
Intermediate-Midsize SUV IFAR, Fullsize FDAR, Premium Van PVAR AUD 5500.00

Your Loss or Damage Liability LDL, is the amount payable by you in the event of loss or damage to the Vehicle even if you are not at fault. Your liability includes damage to the vehicle, damage to other vehicles, a Claims Administration Fee, loss of use, towing and more.  For a small daily fee you can reduce your damage liability. With the purchase of CDW Collision Damage Waiver you will only be liable up to the nominated liability for the cost of repair to your vehicle or any 3rd party vehicle or property.

Economy ECAR,ECMR, Compact CDAR, Intermediate-Midsize IDAR, Fullsize FCAR AUD 25 excluding Location Fees and GST per day reduces your damage liability to AUD 400.00
Intermediate-Midsize SUV IFAR, Fullsize FDAR, Premium Van PVAR AUD 28 excluding Location Fees and GST per day reduces your damage liability to AUD 600.00

If another person has caused the damage; Enterprise-Redspot will attempt to recover all costs from that person or his, her insurer. The amount paid by you towards damage liability will be refunded to you to the extent Enterprise-Redspot is successful in recovering all costs.
Where the Vehicle is hired from a remote Location and driven between sunset and sunrise outside a city province, and loss or damage is the result of a single vehicle accident the renter will be liable for all losses incurred.

Possible to and from most locations. One way drop fees apply for all valid one-way rentals in Australia. No one ways into or out of Northern Territory, Western Australia and Tasmania

In the event that the renter returns the vehicle to a location that differs from the one noted on the original rental agreement, then RedSpot Car Rental reserves the right to charge a relocation fee based on the KM distance table below.

From 01 KMS - To 50 KMS - Charges -ex Location Fee and GST- 40.00 AUD
From 51 KMS - To 250 KMS - Charges -ex Location Fee and GST- 250.00 AUD
From 251 KMS - To 500 KMS - Charges -ex Location Fee and GST- 500.00 AUD
From 501 KMS - To 750 KMS - Charges -ex Location Fee and GST -800.00 AUD
From 751 KMS and up - Charges -ex Location Fee and GST- 1000.00 AUD-max charge

Vehicles are supplied full and must be returned the same or a refueling fee will be charged (determined by the location).

Customers must present a full valid driving licence which has been held for a minimum of 3 years. Driving license can be from any country. If the license is not in English, an international drivers license must be presented along with drivers license from country of origin. Self drive service only.

A valid credit card or debit card must be provided for all rentals. For payments we accept all major credit cards, debit cards and cash and for deposits we only accept all major credit cards, debit cards but not cash. Charges for options and coverage must be settled at the commencement of the rental together with a deposit bond. The credit card holder is listed as the hirer and must be present at the time of rental commencement. The credit card deposit by way of authorisation is AUD 200.00.

A credit card fee applies as follows and is applicable to all rental charges excluding the deposit bond including any optional items purchased and damage liability charges. There is no refund of credit card surcharges

Redspot and Alamo
American Express, Diners Card - 4.50 pct Excluding GST
Visa, MasterCard - 1.50 pct Excluding GST

Enterprise
All credit cards - 0.80 pct Excluding GST

National
All Credit Cards - 0.00 pct

Union Pay Cards
We are now able to accept Visa and MasterCard that have the Union Pay logo on the card. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to accept a Union Pay card that has been branded only by Union Pay. These cards start with a 6, 8 or 9.

To ensure you accept only the correct card, please take note of the following -All three items MUST be present on either the front or back of the card to be accepted-
1. The China Union Pay logo is a red, blue, green striped logo and will be found on the front of the card.
2. The Visa Credit card logo is the standard silver hologram of the Visa Dove this can be found either on the front or back of the Credit card. This hologram indicates to staff that the card is a credit card. Union Pay Debit cards do not have the hologram. Debit cards are NOT accepted at this time.
3. The standard Visa logo will be located on the front of the card and has the word VISA in blue and gold. Important Single branded Union Pay Debit cards have a CUP logo only. See examples shown below. They do not have a hologram, or any other bank logo.

We accept current Australian, International and overseas licences. Overseas licences that are not easily identifiable as a drivers licence must be accompanied by an International Licence or English translation. Valid drivers licence must be held for a minimum of 12 months.