Cairns Cheap Car Rental - About Cairns

If you are planning to go for car rental for your Cairns holiday, there is some general information you may like to note:

A valid national driving license and passport are required when you pick up your rental car. Credit card is required too by most of the car rental companies in Cairn and the minimum rental age is 25 years old, if you are younger than that you might have to pay a little extra depending on the company's own rental policy.

General Information About Cairns
Country: Australia
Population: 130,594 (ABS estimate) as at 30 June 2005
Climate: Average temperature during summer is 23°C to 31°C and for winter it is around 18°C to 27°C
Languages: English
Currency: Aussie Dollar (A$)

Some Driving rules in Cairns
# Driving is on the left side of the road.
# All seat belts must be worn at all times when seated in a vehicle for both driver and passengers. Roads are well signed
# At the junction of two roads of equal size, traffic coming from the right has priority.
# Watch out for the speeding cameras, to be safe, just follow the speed limit.If you are using a rented car and you are caught speeding, the offense will be sent to the car rental company, and you will be charged the traffic infringement fine through your credit card via the car rental company.
# Drinking and driving is strictly illegal.

 

Speed Limits
Urban 50 - 60 km/h
Motorways 100 - 110 km/h