Thirty five per cent of New Zealanders are nervous about driving a rental car. Women (43%) are consi

Thirty five per cent of New Zealanders are nervous about driving a rental car. Women (43%) are considerably more likely than men (29%) to feel anxious when they are driving a hire car but their worry could be unfounded as more men (13%) than women (8%) have crashed or dented a rented car.
Auckland: Aucklanders cruise to the bahamas with airfare included are the most likely to have had to pay unexpected charges when returning the hire car (23%), most likely to always take a photo of the hire car before leaving with the car to back themselves in case of a dispute (38%), most likely to always hire the cars that they dream of owning (21%), most likely to feel anxious when driving a hire car (42%), most likely (equal with Waikato) to have crashed or dented a hire car (13%) and most likely to be unable to drive in a foreign city without a GPS (57%).
Waikato: Those from the Waikato are the most likely to read the terms and conditions in full before finalising the hire of a car (74%), least likely to have had to pay unexpected cruise to the bahamas with airfare included charges when returning the car (3%), least likely to always hire the car they dream of owning (3%) and most likely (equal with Auckland) to have crashed or dented a hire car (13%).
Otago: Those from Otago are the least likely to typically hire a car for leisure travel (66%) and least likely to always take a photo of the car before leaving to back themselves in case of a dispute (24%).
Bay of Plenty: Those from the BOP are the most likely to hire a car typically for leisure travel (85%), least likely to feel anxious when driving a hire car (23%) and least likely to be unable to drive in a foreign city without a GPS (31%).
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