Malaysia is a well-known destination that is best for travelling in the Asia region. Whereby Malaysia is full of delicious local food, shopping paradise, cultural heritage and much more that you must experience it at least once by yourself.
There are many KL car rental providers that provide you with the car rental services in KLIA or KLIA2 where you can get your rented car as soon as you reach the KLIA or KLIA2 airport. However, if you planning to rent a car in Malaysia, there are certain things that you must know before you consider car leasing Malaysia.
- Age requirement
The first things that you must meet before renting a car are that you must be above 21 years old and holding a full competent driving licence. This is because according to the Malaysia Law, you are eligible for a ‘P license’ at the age of 17, and you need two years to take off the ‘P license’ to become a competent driver.
However, you must beware that certain car agency requires you to be above 23 years old to qualify for applying car rental Kuala Lumpur. But don’t worry, if you didn’t meet the requirement, you can opt to hire chauffeur services Kuala Lumpur which you don’t need to drive yourself.
- Online booking is always cheaper
Keep in mind that online platform is the place where you can get most of the products and services at the price lower than you expected. All you got to do is search and compare many websites for the best deal. There are a lot of the car agency website that offers you the best deals, therefore search carefully before you decide to rent it.
Also, it is advisable that you pre-book your car renting as early as possible. This is because the earlier you rent a car, there is a higher probability that you can get the lower prices, avoid renting a car last minutes as you will end up paying a very high price.
- Use your smartphone GPS
It is better for you to rely on your smartphone GPS instead of renting a GPS device from the car agency. Not only save cost but also the smartphone GPS applications are way more convenient. It is true that smartphone GPS can save your cost as you do not require to pay for extra charges for renting a GPS device.
Besides, the smartphone is with you all the time, you can bring your smartphone anytime anywhere. As long as there is a signal available, your smartphone GPS will work just fine. Besides, if your next destination is the walking distance, you can use your smartphone GPS that can handle your walking trips as well. So, what for to rent a GPS device from the car rental agency if a smartphone could help to save your travelling expenses.
- Rent a smaller car
Travelling in the big cities like Kuala Lumpur, one of the experience you could feel is the heavy traffic rate in cities like Kuala Lumpur. If you are travelling with like 2-3 people, it is advisable for you to rent a smaller car instead of the larger sedan. This is because, during the peak time especially weekend, all the tourist spots will be packed with cars, you hardly able to find a parking space, however, you can ease the movement with a smaller car.
Besides, utilize your car space well! It is often not a big problem if you worry that your car space is not enough to put your luggage and souvenirs, if you are travelling with only 2-3 persons, your back seat will be another best space for you to put all your things aside from just your car trunk. So, why struggle to rent a larger sedan just for your luggage and souvenir?
- Taxes (GST)
Don’t get shocked when you encounter with the word ‘GST’ in your car rental bill. GST stands for goods and services tax in Malaysia. Government Malaysia imposed this rule and require all the company in Malaysia to register their business under GST which all their taxable products and services should be levied and charged 6% GST. The certain company will bear the 6% by themselves, however, they can charge the 6% on the products and services where consumer purchases as well.