Everyday rentals

A car for the week your own one isn't.

Same fleet, same people, no counter and no queue. From $68/day, insurance and maintenance included, and the price you are quoted is the price for the whole booking.

Everyday rentals aren't open for online booking yet — the fleet is running on the courier side first. Email customersupport@shiftcars.app with your dates and we'll tell you straight whether we can cover them.

Drivers must be 21 or over with a valid licence. No mileage cap inside the state.

The cars

Four categories, priced per day

You book a category, not a specific car — same as anywhere. We tell you the actual vehicle when we confirm it, and it is one of ours rather than a photo from a stock library.

Examples are the kind of car in each category, not a promise of a specific model. Bag counts are large suitcases and are deliberately conservative.

Rates

Longer books cheaper, down to a floor

Every rate on this page is the whole rate. The one figure that never moves is the floor: nothing goes below $68 a day at any length, because below that a short let does not cover its own turnaround.
CategoryDay rate
1-6 days
Weekly
7+ days
Monthly
30+ days
Economy$68floor$68floor$68floor
Midsize$82$74$68floor
SUV$99$89$81
Premium / EV$125$113$103

Marked “floor” where the length discount would have gone under $68 and stops there instead. Taxes and any tolls or citations you pick up are yours; nothing else is added.

How it works

Four steps, no counter

  • 1Pick a category and your dates. You get a quote on the spot, off the rate card above, with nothing hidden behind a “from”.
  • 2We come back with the actual car and a pickup time. Nothing is charged to ask, and a request is a request until a person confirms it.
  • 3Bring your licence to the pickup. We read and sign the rental agreement before keys change hands.
  • 4Drive it. Bring it back with the same fuel or charge. The deposit comes back within 48 hours, pending inspection.
  • Enquire

    Tell us your dates

    Online booking is not open on this side yet, but the fleet is real and so are the dates. Send them and we will tell you straight.

    FAQ

    The questions people actually ask

    Do I need to be a delivery driver?
    No. That is the other half of what we do and it has its own page. This side is an ordinary rental: a week without your own car, a visitor, a trip.
    Is insurance included?
    Yes. Commercial cover is in place on every car on the fleet and it is in the rate, not an upsell at the counter.
    Why is it dearer than the courier rate?
    Because a short let costs more to run. A courier keeps a car for weeks and lives in it; a three day rental is a clean, an inspection, a refuel and a re-let at each end. The floor of $68 a day is where that stops being worth doing.
    Is there a mileage cap?
    Not inside the state. Tell us if you are going further and we will say whether the car suits the trip rather than charging you at the end for it.
    What do I need to rent one?
    A valid driver's licence in your own name, 21or over — the insurer's floor, not ours — and a credit or bank-issued debit card in that same name. Prepaid cards are refunded and the booking stays unpaid.
    Can I cancel?
    Yes. Inside 48 hours of pickup $50 is kept towards staging and the rest is refunded. Before that, nothing.

    Driving for a living?

    The courier side is a different rate card built for the miles — flat weekly pricing, maintenance included. See it here.

    Got a car sitting idle?

    Put it on the fleet and take a share of what it earns. You choose whether it goes to couriers, to everyday renters, or both. List your car.