Car rental at Esperance Airport

Drivers need to be no younger than 21 years old to qualify for car hire from this airport. Bring your ID card or your passport to verify your age when collecting your Esperance Airport car hire. You’ll need an open licence that you’ve held for longer than 1 year to be allowed to collect a car hire at Esperance Airport. If you wish to hire a car and are between the ages of 21 and 25 years, you will likely be charged a young driver fee, and you may be restricted if you want to hire a premium car and are less than 25 years old.

While driving your car hire from Esperance Airport, you can help ensure a smooth trip by being aware of the road rules before leaving the airport. You'll be driving on the left side of the road, and when changing lanes, be aware you must give way to any vehicle in the lane you are moving into, and you must always indicate first. Operating a car after you have consumed a certain level of alcohol is unacceptable and is considered a serious offence. Seatbelts are compulsory for everyone in the car at all times.

Usually, small highways are zoned 60 km/h, while dual carriageways are 70 km/h. Some highways and freeways are zoned 110 km/h, but they will be well signposted in this case. The speed limit in car parks is 10 km/h, and drivers are expected to give way to pedestrians in parking areas. School zones are generally 40 km/h and have several speed humps on the roads that will drastically reduce speeds, for the safety of kids and other drivers in these areas. In residential areas, you'll be driving at no more than 50 km/h. While driving your car hire from Esperance Airport, you might encounter light to heavy afternoon thundershowers. When driving in wet weather, it's expected that you reduce your speeds by at least 10 km/h on any road.