Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) is Mandatory (included in the rates).
Customer is liable to an amount ranging from ZAR 16,700.00 to ZAR 66,000.00 depending on car group rented.
Note: No coverage is available for loss or damage from civil unrest, or due to any breach of terms and conditions stated on rental agreement.  A fee of ZAR 415.00 will be charged, over and above the damage repair cost or applicable excess, as an accident handling administration fee.  In the event of a traffic fine, a fee of ZAR 325.00 will be charged, over and above the traffic fine.

Theft Protection (TP) is Mandatory (included in the rates).
Customer is liable to an amount ranging from ZAR 16,700.00 to ZAR 66,000.00 depending on car group rented. 

Windscreen Tire Damage Waiver (WTDW) is optionalThis product is available at the point of rental check-out.  This cover includes all the glass and tyres including hubcaps, metal rims and alloy mags on the vehicle.  Car groups A,B,C,D,E,P ZAR 77.25 per day (incl tax), Car groups F - O ZAR 87.25 per day (incl tax).  Loss of tyres, rims or hubcaps are not covered under WTTDW but will fall under Theft Loss Waiver.  No liability charges apply when WTTDW is taken.  In addition, in the event of Third Party Damage, the customer's liability will be zero. However, if this is declined the maximum liability amount for tyres and glass will be ZAR 15000.00 and for Third Party Damage is ZAR 15000.00.

Note: If you require additional insurance coverage you may purchase locally to reduce/remove the insurance excess.  Just ask at the Avis rental desk when you collect your car.

Global insurance coverages are always subject to change. Please verify at time of rental.

In order to validate a rental you are required to present a credit card in your name. We cannot remotely authorise credit cards, nor can we accept authorisation from a credit card if the cardholder is not present. We accept Mastercard, Visa and American Express. Debit cards, prepaid credit cards or cash are not accepted.

Debit cards are not accepted.

All drivers must have held their license for at least one year before the start of the rental except when renting our large SUVs and Luxury cars. Then the driver must have held a license for at least three years before the start of the rental.

The rental of larger vehicles which require advanced licenses necessitates the driver to present the appropriate valid license (vehicles with more than 9 seats).
The driver must hold a valid licence throughout the period stated in the rental agreement. In other respects, Icelandic law shall apply to the driver. Drivers must bring an international driving license or an offical translation if:

The driver's license was issued in a non-roman alphabet like Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Russian, Hebrew or Japanese or other similar non-roman alphabet-based languages.
The driver's license was issued outside of Europe or North America.
Additional drivers must be registered on the rental agreement and meet the same driver's license criteria that the main driver does.

An International Driving Permit (IDP) serves only as a translation of a driver's existing license and, by itself, is not acceptable for vehicle rental.

Information not available at this time, please check at time of rental.

Information not available at this time, please check at time of rental.

Public liability insurance is in accordance with the insurance laws of the country.  Customer may inquire at the time of rental for additional information of the benefits, conditions and acceptance.

Note: Some credit cards provide insurance coverage, with certain limitations, as a benefit of using the card to rent vehicles.  The customer is advised to contact the card issuer before the rental.  Any waiver must be discussed directly with the location upon arrival.

In addition to taxes your rate is subject to the following surcharges, separatelystated on your rental agreement:
 

Keflavik airport surcharge: 5.400 ISK (incl. tax) per rental. Included in rates booked on Avis websites.
Toll Fee - when using toll tunnels, roads and bridges as well as metered parking areas and the renter fails to pay the toll/fee as signposted, this will be either be charged on the rental agreement or a separate invoice is sent to the renter after the end of the rental.
Current fees incl. administration fee:
4.000 ISK for Vaðlaheiði tunnel
2.000 ISK for parking at Þingvellir and Skaftafell National Parks.

Traffic Fines cannot be paid at rental location. Parking fines have to be paid at local banks otherwise Avis will charge the fine plus a service fee of 4.500 ISK. Speeding tickets are sent to Avis where a service of 4.500 ISK is charged. The police will then invoice the renter directly for the fine.

Driver must be at least 18 years old. All drivers must have held their license for at least one year before the start of the rental. The driver must hold a valid licence throughout the period stated in the rental agreement. In other respects, Icelandic law shall apply to the driver.
Drivers who are 18-19 years old are subject to an additional young driver fee.

Minimum age is 20 years old for luxury, specialty vehicles and larger minibuses. For drivers that are 20-22 years old are subject to an additional young driver fee.

Young Driver surcharge is 1.000 ISK (incl. tax) per day.

No maximum age limit.

No cross-border rentals are allowed from South Africa to Malawi, Angola or Zambia, even if returning to South Africa.

One-way cross border rentals into Zimbabwe and Mozambique are not permitted. Cross border rentals from South Africa into Mozambique and Zimbabwe are only permitted on condition that the rentals return to South Africa and authorization is optained from the Operations Executive.

Renters wishing to enter Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho must be in possession of a letter of authority obtainable from an Avis location at time of rental. If this is not obtained, the customer will be refused entry. An additional ZAR 2250.00 (incl tax) will be charged for cross border rentals (excluding Swaziland and Lesotho).
Cross border fee for Eswatini and Lesotho: ZAR 800.00 (incl tax).
Cross border to Namibia is permitted at an additional cost of NAD 227.00 road tax fee (to be paid at the Namibian border), if driving a non-Namibian vehicle.
A road tax fee of ZAR 50.00 will be charged at Swaziland's border (to be paid to Swaziland authorities) for all cars with a foreign licence plate.