The Selfdrive Glossary We Use:
Frequently Asked Questions on self drive hire in Australia
4WD Hire: Generally a large current model standard Toyota
Land Cruiser Station Wagon or similar Nissan. An example of a
operators 4WD clause would be as follows: Four Wheel Drive Vehicles
can also be driven on recognized gazetted unsealed tracks but
may only travel to the following remote areas with the express
written permission of Apollo: Any Islands, Tasmania, Simpson Desert,
Gunbarrel Highway, Cape York (North of Daintree River), Oodnadatta
Track, Birdsville Track, Tanami Track, Gibb River Road, Kalumburu
Road, Warburton Road, Strzelecki Track, Cape Leveque, Bungle Bungles
and any other remote area. No Vehicle is permitted on the last
2 kilometres of the Lennard River Gorge Road, the Canning Stock-route,
The Lost City in Litchfield Park and the Telegraph Road section
of the road to Cape York.
4WD Camper: A 4WD campervan is a 4 Wheel Drive
vehicle with a rear cabin for sleeping and sometimes a dining
and meals preparation area. There is also a storage area for personal
belongings, stoves and fridges.
Camper: A 2WD campervan is
a 2 Wheel Drive vehicle with a rear cabin for sleeping and sometimes
a dining and meals preparation area. There is also a storage area
for personal belongings, stoves and fridges.
Campervan: A campervan is a self-propelled vehicle
that provides both transport and sleeping accommodation. The term
mainly describes vans that have been fitted out for use as accommodation.
They are considered as an alternative to the purpose-built recreational
vehicle or motorhome because they are smaller and handle like
most vans. Reference- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campervan
Motorhome: Generally a luxurious long body vehicle
with over a 2 Metre height factor and is a Two Wheel Drive Vehicle
that can only be driven on sealed/bitumen roads or well maintained
access roads less than 5 kilometres long to recognised campgrounds.
Motorhomes accommodated from 1-6 people with generous room to
move around and has a mains 240V airconditionersbut the amp is
15amps not to be plugged into a normal wall socket more for tourist
parks and proper campgrounds which are fitted with 3 phase in
Australia, also compact toilet and shower.
RV: Recreational vehicle is a vehicle used for
the personal pleasure of selfdrive travel- we tend to use this
in the same reference as the motorhome.
Hire + Rentals: Both words actually mean different
things in the dictionary though in the selfdrive industry we generally
recognise them as the same meaning. That is to engage in a rental
contract in hiring a vehicle the the hirer will drive themselves
from agreed start and finish location with agreement in writing
to the suppliers Terms and Conditions.
Selfdrive: A vehicle 2WD or 4WD that the driver
is the traveller.
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