Have you always wanted to drive around Europe, America or Australia in an RV? But you don’t have the necessary money? Several companies offer you to transfer vehicles from A to B on their behalf. You save the rental money – and the company doesn’t have to hire a transfer driver. The concept is not new and quite clever.
Imoova: Europe, Japan, Down Under, and America
Imoova.com offers a particularly large number of routes worldwide. On behalf of various car rental companies, you transfer RVs and other vehicles from one place to another. Usually, only $1 to $5 per day (sometimes +$25 booking fee) and some connections even come with a free gas tank voucher on top.
You should note the following terms:
- There is usually a booking fee of €25-50!
- The relocation period is limited, often to a few days
- Comprehensive insurance with a $1,000 deductible is usually included
- In some cases there is a kilometre limit
- Your credit card will be charged a deposit of up to €2000.
- Some vouchers are given for refuelling (depending on the route)
- In some cases, the vehicle may be returned with an empty gas tank
- Bed linen etc. is not included
- You can use camping gas free of charge, the bottle can be returned empty
Editor’s Note: You can save a lot of money by using these relocation deals. You just have to be lucky, that the route and dates suit you, and have to live with not being able to make grand detours or take a lot of time. But the savings can really make up for that.
More Relocation Deals
Cruise America and Fraserway also offers some relocation deals for Canada. Sadly, they can only be booked via a telephone hotline. Alternatively, coseats and transfercar are also good sites for Australia.
Important: Gather Enough Information!
Before you get into this, you should read up on the topic, e.g. this relocation guide from Thrifty Nomads is informative.
Above all, you should inform yourself about the costs of the journey before booking. Although flights to the USA are currently quite cheap, they are still a cost factor. Possibly, you’ll also have to rent a car to get to the RV rental company.
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Comments (2)
Another good option to avoid the booking fees from Imoova, is campervanww.com where you can find free RV, campervan and home exchanges. Thank you for the post!
Imoova charge a $35 booking fee. You can get exactly the same relocation offers without the booking fee on coseats.com/book Happy travels!