The full picture
How it works. All of it.
The steps, the agreement in plain English, and every fee, with nothing hidden.
- ✓ This enquiry does not run a credit check
- ✓ Full costs shown before you sign
- ✓ Cancel the application any time, free
Simple on purpose
From "no" to new keys in four steps
Check your starting fit (60 seconds)
A few questions about your work and budget. The enquiry does not run a credit check.
We verify your work, then find your car
We check your ABN, your work and your bank statements, then match you with a car. You see the exact car and total cost before you sign.
One weekly payment
One fixed weekly price for the whole term.
Collect and drive
Sign on the day you collect. At the end of your term there may be an option to buy the car.*
The agreement, in plain English
What you're signing
A business vehicle hire agreement with Why Not Ownit Pty Ltd. The car is owned by our fleet partner, Pacific Fleet Services. You sign on the day you collect, and rent starts then.
Your weekly payment
- ✓ Fixed for your term, paid weekly in advance by direct debit
- ✓ First week paid when you sign
- ✓ Includes insurance, rego, CTP, servicing, repairs, tyres and roadside
- ✓ Tolls, fuel, parking, fines and extra kilometres are yours
- ✓ Optional excess reduction adds a weekly fee, if you choose it
If the car is off the road
- ✓ Routine service: up to two business days, then a replacement car or your rent pauses
- ✓ Breakdown: a replacement car, or your rent pauses until you have one. No car after seven days? You can walk away with no exit fee
- ✓ Crash or theft: your car back or a replacement within 14 days. If not, rent pauses from day 15 and you can walk away with no exit fee
- ✓ 24/7 roadside assistance, with towing to a repairer we nominate
If a payment fails
- ✓ We let you know and retry after at least 72 hours
- ✓ If that fails, you get seven clear days' written notice to catch up or agree a plan
- ✓ No late fees and no dishonour fees
- ✓ Still unresolved? The hire can end, and the car comes back within two business days
Money tight? Talk to us early, or see our hardship page.
Kilometres
We set your allowance around your real work. Each quarter you send an odometer photo and a quick condition check through the Why Not app. Extra kilometres are charged at one fixed rate, and unused kilometres don't carry over.
End of term
What happens at the end
Hand the car back with no exit charge, or there may be an option to buy it.* Any sale is a separate agreement at the vehicle owner's discretion, and rental payments don't count towards the price. Ask about it well before your term ends.
No automatic renewal. Want to keep renting? We can extend in writing.
Ready to see where you stand?60 seconds, no credit check to enquire.
Check my starting fitPublished, in full
Every fee we charge
Every fee and charge in our hire agreement, in plain English. Your quote and agreement show your exact amounts before you sign.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
Setup fee (one off)what does this mean?Reserves your car. Cancel within 48 hours for a full refund. After that, one week's rent is kept if you cancel within seven days, or two weeks' rent after that. Full refund if the car is unsuitable when you collect it. Not a bond or a deposit. | $850 |
Weekly rentwhat does this mean?Fixed for your term, paid weekly in advance by direct debit. First week paid when you sign. | As quoted |
Optional excess reductionwhat does this mean?If you choose it, a weekly fee that lowers what you pay if there's an insurance claim. Your agreement shows the tier and fee. | As quoted, if chosen |
Insurance excesswhat does this mean?What you pay towards an insurance claim, subject to the conditions in your agreement. Not payable for fair wear, mechanical failure or damage that was already there. | As stated in your agreement |
Extra kilometreswhat does this mean?One fixed rate per km over your allowance, assessed each quarter from your odometer reading. | Fixed rate per km |
Toll notice admin feewhat does this mean?Only when a toll goes unpaid and the toll company sends us a notice. Keep your toll account topped up and you'll never see it. | Fixed fee per notice |
| Late or failed payment fee | $0 |
Early exitwhat does this mean?Give four weeks' notice, then pay one extra week of base rent when you hand the car back. Less notice means more extra weeks, up to five weeks of base rent in total, and never more than what's left on your term. | Up to 5 weeks' base rent |
| Bond | None |
| Fuel or charge on return | No minimum, no refuel fee |
Early exit in plain English: give us four weeks' notice and pay one extra week of base rent. There's no exit charge at the end of your term, or if you leave because we didn't hold up our end. Key replacement, extra cleaning beyond normal and damage are only ever charged at actual cost, itemised with evidence.
No late fees. No bond.Get your own honest number in 60 seconds.
Check my starting fitA real worked example, down to the dollar
A 2017 Kia Cerato Sport over 3.5 years, using guide pricing.
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| Kia Cerato Sport, 3.5 years | Cost |
|---|---|
| Setup fee (one off) | $850 |
| Weekly rent × 182 weeks at $195 | $35,490 |
| Insurance, rego, CTP, servicing, repairs, tyres, roadside | Included |
| Total hire cost over 3.5 years | $36,340 |
Example based on guide pricing, within the kilometre allowance and before any optional excess reduction, tolls or fuel. Your quote shows your exact numbers before you sign anything.
Your work needs wheels. Why not sort it this week?
60 seconds. No documents. No credit check to enquire.
Check my starting fitPrefer email? Write to us at hello@whynotdrive.com.au.
