Tassie Car Rentals

Rented from Tassie Car Rentals for 2 weeks in mid-October 2024 and had a fantastic experience.

I grew up in Devonport and now live in the US. In the past, whenever I've returned home, I always rented from Avis or Hertz - simply because of their proximity to the airport and ease of pick-up and drop-off. However, their rates for this trip, were ridiculously 'through the roof' which prompted me to do a broader search.

Was a little 'skeptical' of Tassie Car Rentals at first - never heard of them before, so had my father (who lives in Devonport) do some digging around and check them out. He gave them solid reviews, so we gave them a try.

Jim and the team were great - from the initial booking enquiry, through to final drop-off of the vehicle. We had some travel challenges getting to Oz, which caused us to arrive a couple of days late......dropped Jim an email and he was responsive and supportive in making the necessary changes.

On arriving at the Devonport airport, we followed the directions he gave to the car and the whole process (while a little different and non-standard than working with one of the bigger agencies), was smooth as butter. They'd given us an upgrade to the original car we'd reserved (same style, but newer vehicle) and we had zero issues during the rental. Car was thoroughly cleaned, smelled great and ran like a charm. We chose the unlimited km option, which worked out best for us!!

Had a 6:55am departure, so was at the airport by 5:30am - they had a really simple, no hassle process, to return the vehicle at the airport, even though they don't have a physical presence there.

Based on the fees that Avis/Hertz/Budget etc., were asking - Tassie Rentals saved us alot of money - their cost for a 2 week rental was 50% less than the others. Not suggesting this is what it will be all the time, but certainly what it was for us on this trip!!

I understand that their vehicles are not brand spanking new, but if what you're looking for is a highly reliable vehicle, great service and the opportunity to spend more of your $$ on cool experiences around Tassie, v's on your rental car - then Highly Recommend them.

Mike Miller

Tassie Car Hire are the best. I personally hired a car many times over 4 1/2 months whilst working near Devonport Tasmania. Vince was reliable flexible and went out of his way to deliver cars to and from the premises I was renting. The cars were spotless and always reliable. I drove all over Tasmania without one problem in many makes of second fleet cars. You can’t get better than the service received from this company!! I have recommended Tassie car hire to all my work colleagues. And they are great value for money!! Linda Sciasci

Over the past twelve months I have worked in Tasmania on various work assignments for the Health Service. Each time I have rented a car from Tassie Car Rentals. The cars are in excellent condition. They are clean and in optimal mechanical order. They are also more than very reasonable to hire. I never had any problems with any of their cars.

The back up service from Both Vince and Andrew is superb. They are available to help with any problems at any time although I never had any problems with the cars. Their generosity with flexibility on returning the car is commendable. I found them to be warm and friendly and obliging with myself and other clients also. It was lovely to find real old fashioned hospitality in true Tasmanian style. Lesley Raymond

Hi, just wanting to say thankyou for the bond bal i received today. Again i apologize for any inconvenience. I will be returning again to tasmania next year and hope you can again provide me with a good little car. Hoping all goes well with your business. Kerri-Marie Kelly

Visited Tasmania during Easter break this year and booked a car (for the first time in life) using their portal, which is easy to use and car hire prices are really competitive as compared to other brands.

They are conveniently located opposite to the Devonport port (SoT office) which is walking distance (approx 2 mins) and the lady was so kind and helpful at the service desk (She's a painter too).

Jim is a nice guy to deal with, he made the transactions really simple and short.

The car we got was nice and clean and had no issues during our visit. I traveled with my wife and 18 mo daughter and we needed a child seat for her and thy provided a very clean (I think it was new) child seat as well.

Overall, I would recommend to everyone. Amit Sharma

Friendly and flexible service, great sporty car that zipped around the east coast with ease. Andrew and the Team at Tassie Car Rentals went out of their way to ensure a car was available upon my arrival at Launceston airport. The communication was excellent, and the car great value for money. Will definitely use next time I'm in Tassie. :) Bluzal Field

The owner knew how to answer my needs in a very short time (less than 24 hours) while satisfying them. And what a pleasure to do business with the owner directly, this is lacking in the major rental companies. Have a good trip with Tassie Car Rentals =) Raphael Chenoir

I rented a 12 seater diesel mini van we affectionately named Bess. Tassie Car rentals were fantastic by delivering right to the airport and collecting from there at no extra charges. Bess the van ran really well and had the guts to get up those mountains in the highlands, and around those very tricky bends. We unfortunately had a bad scrape in the mountains, along Bess's side but Vince was very kind and understanding and let us off with only a minimum extra payment. I would have no hesitations in using Tassie Car Rentals (AKA Rent a Bug) again and highly recommend their service. Carolyn Edwards

Great service, great price, very comfortable car that performed beautifully and easy to drive. We chose this company for our 2 week trip on the West Coast, the Tarkine and the Huon valley. This company allows you to drive on dedicated gravel roads....and there are many of these in Tasmania!. We were 100% satusfied with the car and the service provided. Chris Dennis

Really great car rental place, Easy to deal with considering i'm 19 (traveled for business) They were slack with the receipt but honestly when i called them the second time they dealt with it straight away. Jackson Matheson

The car was very good. We appreciated it so much that we took it the BP car wash in Burnie gave it a wax and wash. Good value and good service delivering it to Wynyard for us. Larry Norman

Before we didnt know this rental shop, we had a lot of troubles to rent a car at other rental shop. But the people in this rental shop were very kind, and so nice. Whenever we have a question about returning car, they always tried to reply very quickly and they gave us so detailed explainations about everything. I know there are many other rental shops, which have many troubles when we actually return the car or get the deposit back. But this rental shop was very trustful, we're very satisfied with their quick process. If you plan to travel in tasmania, highly recommand! Sunday Kim

We would like to thank Jim and his team at Tassie Car Rentals for his outstanding support on our rental crisis. The our daughter was married in Tassie over Christmas and after the wedding reception the vehicle we hired had a breakdown after the reception. Jim was exceptional in his response and we had a replacement delivered to out holiday home the next day. We were able to then proceed on and 6 days of travelling around wonderful Tassie. Thanks Jim and his team Peter and Alyson Corben