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Offer Details

We love nothing more than to help your travel plans go to plan. At selected locations, for selected travel dates you have the option to Pay Now where you pre-pay for your rental at time of booking to enjoy a discount off the base rate. The discount will range between 1.5% and 20% off the daily base rate.

 

To take advantage of this offer

  1. Search your intended travel dates, times and location.
  2. Select the red Pay Now button for the vehicle you wish to rent. (You'll see your total savings under this button)
  3. Proceed through the checkout as usual.

 

Pay Now Cancellation Fees

You will be charged a cancellation fee if you need to cancel your Pay Now booking. Depending on when you cancel your Pay Now Booking, your prepaid charges will be refunded less a cancellation fee as shown below. If the value of the booking is less than the cancellation fee, you will not be charged any further amount and will not be entitled to any refund.

Cancellation Type

New Zealand Fee

At least 24 hours from scheduled pick-up time       

$86.25 (including GST)

Within 24 hours of scheduled pick-up time

$172.50 (including GST)

No Show

No refund. Full pre-paid amount will be forfeited

(If your reservation has not been pre-paid, generally no cancellation fee will apply).

 

Pay Now Pre-Authorisation Holds

When you start your rental, the following pre-authorisation hold will be placed on your bank account for the duration of the rental. This Pre-authorisation will be reflected as one amount on your bank account.

Type of Booking

Payment method

Pre-authorisation details

 

Passenger Vehicles

Pay Later / Pay at counter

Debit Card

The amount as shown on your Rental Agreement

Plus

$200

Credit Card

$0

Pay Now

All payment methods

The value of optional extras, added at the counter

Plus

$200

 

Other requirements

It is a condition of rental that at time of pick-up, the renter must present a physical Credit Card or Debit Card. See accepted cards and payment methods in “How do I pay for my rental?” FAQ.

View Pay Now Terms and Conditions in Annexure D of Budget Terms and Conditions of Rental.

 

Included locations

Pay Now is available at the following Budget locations:

North Island

Auckland Airport (AKL)

Auckland Downtown (AK3)

Auckland Penrose (AP6)

Auckland North Shore (AK6)

Hamilton Airport (HLZ)

Hamilton Downtown (HL1)

Rotorua Airport (ROT)

Tauranga Airport (TRG)

Palmerston Airport (PMR)

Napier Airport (NPE)

Wellington Airport (WLG)

Wellington Downtown (WL3)

Lower Hutt Downtown (LH8)

New Plymouth Airport (NPL)

 

South Island

Nelson Airport (NSN)

Blenheim Airport (BHE)

Picton Ferry (PO7)

Christchurch Airport (CHC)

Christchurch Downtown (CR7)

Christchurch Sheffield Crescent (SH6)

Greymouth (Q1A)

Hokitika Airport (HKK)

Queenstown Airport (ZQN)

Queenstown Downtown (ZQ1)

Dunedin Airport (DUD)

Invercargill Airport (IVC)