Cheap Car Rental rental terms
Cheap Car Rental includes zero excess in the price, takes no deposit and has 280 Google reviews. Pre-booked cars can be collected around the clock without a surcharge. The minimum age is 27 with five years' experience, a damaged tyre costs €100–200, and third-party cover is $10,000.
Key terms at a glance
- good for the renter
- a cost or restriction
- claimed, no detail
- pages disagree
- source on the operator's site
- Deposit
- Good for the renter: None↗
- Before pick-up
- Good for the renter: Paid at pick-up↗
- Excess
- Good for the renter: 0 (tyres excluded)↗
- Zero-excess cover
- Good for the renter: Included in price↗
- Tyres, glass, underbody
- Cost or restriction: Mirrors and glass covered; tyres €100–200↗
- Tbilisi airport
- Delivery fee, amount not published · met in arrivals hall↗
- Night handover
- Good for the renter: None stated↗
- Kutaisi airport
- Delivery fee, amount not published↗
- Batumi airport
- Delivery fee, amount not published↗
- Extra driver
- not published
- One-way
- Claimed, no detail: Only on 10+ day rentals; fee not published↗
- Automatic 4WD
- Good for the renter: 5 of 9 models are 4x4 incl. Explorer↗
- Gravel and mountain roads
- Cars labelled by terrain class; no written route limits found↗
- Tusheti
- not published
- Cheapest listed
- $32/day · Ioniq, 14+ days↗
- Payment
- Good for the renter: Cash, card (+3.5%), transfer↗
Every published term, with its source (30)
- Founded
- Year not stated; About page says it has been on the Georgian market for 10 years (footer copyright reads 2022)“Cheap car rental Tbilisi is on Georgian market 10 years.” (source: About us)
- Pick-up locations
- Tbilisi city-centre office (Central Gate Hotel building; footer address Vertskhlis str. 37, Tbilisi), Tbilisi International Airport, Kutaisi International Airport (second office next to the airport), Batumi International Airport; delivery to any place in Georgia“Car Pickup and droppoff locations: Tbilisi city center office, Tbilisi International Airport, Kutaisi international airport, Batumi international Airport.” (source: About us)
- Tbilisi airport handover
- Staff meet the customer in the arrivals hall holding a placard with the customer's name and walk to the car on the parking lot; return is at the same parking lot (the FAQ does not name the airport, About lists Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi airports as pick-up points)“Our staff will meet you in arrival hall, with Postcard on it customer Name and Surname and follow to car on parking lot.” (source: Help and support)
- Tbilisi airport fee
- Amount not published. FAQ: delivery and collection outside the office is 24/7 and 'charged a standard delivery fee not dependent on working hours or holidays'; vehicle pages show a 'Location Charge' only after dates and locations are entered“Delivery and Collection Service is 24/7 delivery and pick-up service are charged a standard delivery fee not dependent on working hours or holidays” (source: Help and support)
- Kutaisi airport fee
- Amount not published ('standard delivery fee'; 'Location Charge' appears only after a date search)“Delivery and Collection Service is 24/7 delivery and pick-up service are charged a standard delivery fee not dependent on working hours or holidays” (source: Help and support)
- Batumi airport fee
- Amount not published ('standard delivery fee'; 'Location Charge' appears only after a date search)“Delivery and Collection Service is 24/7 delivery and pick-up service are charged a standard delivery fee not dependent on working hours or holidays” (source: Help and support)
- Night handover
- No night surcharge stated: pre-booked vehicles can be collected from the office 24/7 at no additional charge, and the delivery fee is 'not dependent on working hours or holidays'. Office hours are 10 am-6 pm Mon-Fri.“Already pre-booked vehicles can be collected from the office 24/7 upon request without any additional charge.” (source: Help and support)
- Tbilisi city delivery
- Amount not published; a 'standard delivery fee' applies to delivery outside the office“Delivery and Collection Service is 24/7 delivery and pick-up service are charged a standard delivery fee not dependent on working hours or holidays” (source: Help and support)
- Deposit
- No deposit ('No deposit is Needed'; 'NO Deposit' in the price list); card-hold vs cash not applicable“No deposit is Needed” (source: About us)
- Prepayment
- Not stated explicitly. FAQ lists payment 'while Pickup' by cash or card; a bank-transfer invoice is paid at least 1 week before start only if requested“Cash while Pickup b. Card payment while pickup (additional commission 3.5%)” (source: Help and support)
- Insurance included
- Full (100%) vehicle insurance with zero excess included in the price: own-fault accident, third-party damage, fire, theft, accessories (mirrors, glasses); passenger insurance not included“Full insurance is in price included with 0 exceed” (source: About us)
- Excess
- 0 - 'No franchise and zero deductions' (tyres excluded, see below)“No franchise and zero deductions in any accident, theft or any other damage” (source: Help and support)
- Zero-excess option
- Not applicable - zero excess is included in the price; no paid upgrade published“Full insurance is in price included with 0 exceed” (source: About us)
- What zero-excess cover adds
- Vehicle damage incl. accessories (mirrors, glasses). Tyres NOT covered: renter pays €100-200 depending on car model. Passenger insurance not included (can be purchased separately on request). Glass/underbody beyond 'mirrors, glasses' not mentioned.“Payment for the tires made vary from 100 EUR up to200 EUR max, depends from car model” (source: Help and support)
- Third-party limit
- $10,000“Damage to a third party (no matter whose fault is the accident), in limit of $10,000” (source: Help and support)
- Mileage
- Unlimited for any rental period“You get unlimited mileage with every vehicle for any rental period, so you never have to count the kilometers you drive.” (source: Help and support)
- One-way fee
- Different pick-up and drop-off cities are possible only for rentals of at least 10 days; fee not published (a 'Location Charge' appears in the booking summary after a search)“Yes its possible, minimum rentiong period for this option is 10 days” (source: Help and support)
- Minimum age
- 27 years old with 5 years of driving experience (unusually high; stated only in the FAQ)“Any driver which is 27 year’s old and has 5 year of driving experience is automatically insured with all conditions listed below” (source: Help and support)
- Licence
- Any licence printed in Latin or Cyrillic alphabet is valid in Georgia for one year after arrival“Any license which is printed in Latin or Cyrillic alphabet is valid on territorial of Georgia during one year after your arrival.” (source: Help and support)
- Payment methods
- Cash at pickup; card at pickup (+3.5%); bank invoice (request by e-mail, pay at least 1 week before start) via bank, Transferwise, PayPal or Koronapay“Cash while Pickup b. Card payment while pickup (additional commission 3.5%)” (source: Help and support)
- Card fee
- 3.5% additional commission on card payment at pickup“Card payment while pickup (additional commission 3.5%)” (source: Help and support)
- Cancellation
- 'Free cancelation' and 'Flexible cancellation policy' are claimed but no cut-off is published for cancellation; bookings can be changed up to 48 hours before start with no fee and payments are refunded except bank charges“booking can be changed up to 48 hours before the start of the rental with no additional fees or charges.” (source: Help and support)
- Route rules
- Cars are labelled by terrain class (city and highway / easy off-road / difficult off-road); no written route restrictions or off-road clause found on the pages read“For city and high way For Difficult off-Road For Easy off-roads” (source: Home page)
- Crossing borders
- Armenia only, and only with the Jeep Renegade on rentals of at least 14 days; no other country mentioned“Crossing Armenian border is possible only by Jeep Renegade. Minimum renting period is 14 day to use this option” (source: Help and support)
- Fleet
- 9 models are listed on the site; the site text claims a '200+ fleet'“you can find on our website best cars for your trip from our 200+ fleet” (source: Home page)
- Automatic 4WD models
- Jeep Renegade 2015-2017 (4X4); Jeep Renegade 2018-2021 (4X4); Nissan X-Terra 2014-2015 (4X4); Jeep Compass 2018-2021 (4X4); Ford Explorer 2016-2018 (4X4)“Nissan X-Terra 2014-2015 For City And Highway For Difficult OffRoad For Easy OffRoad Bluetooth Cruise Control 4X4 5 Persons Air Conditioner Automatic” (source: Home page)
- 7-seat models
- Ford Explorer 2016-2018 (7 Persons, 4X4); Nissan Quest 2014-2015 (7 Persons)“Ford Explorer 2016-2018 For City And Highway For Easy OffRoad Bluetooth Cruise Control 4X4 7 Persons” (source: Home page)
- Cheapest listed price
- $32/day: Hyundai Ioniq 2017-2019, 14+ days tier; $40 for 7-13 days, $60 for 4-6 days, $70 for 1-3 days. Next cheapest: Kia Niro 2018-2020 at $40/day for 14+ days. Prices are in USD, per day, by rental length; no season stated.“Period/Price per day 1-3 days70$ 4-6 days60$ 7-13 days40$ 14+ days32$” (source: Home page)
- Support languages
- Staff speak English, Russian and Georgian; service available 24 hours; site also in Russian, German, Arabic“Friendly staff speak perfect English, Russian and Georgian.” (source: About us)
- Rating claims on own site
- Five-star graphics labelled 'Google Rating' and a star row; no numeric rating or review count found
Source: Home page ↗
Each quotation links to the page it comes from. Not published on the pages we could read: Extra driver, Service fee, Late return, Tusheti.