Historical hire car
rates, with receipts.

Stop guessing what “reasonable” was.

When a hire car invoice lands (or a settlement offer gets knocked back), you need market context fast. Hire Rates gives you historical car hire pricing captured directly from major booking websites — multiple times a day — with the original pricing-page screenshots to back it up.

Passenger · Small < $45k
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Standard Rates — 22 April 2026
For vehicles similar to Hyundai i30, Kia Cerato, Mazda 3, MG MG5, Subaru Impreza & Toyota Corolla
City Standard Rate
Adelaide $140.22
Brisbane $204.08
Melbourne $124.95
Perth $111.29
Sydney $135.49
Standard Rates™ are the median 1-day rate from major providers within 30 km of each city centre — including airport, CBD and suburban branches. Inclusive of fees, surcharges, excess reduction and GST; excludes card surcharges and delivery/collection fees. More on methodology.
hirerates.com.au Updated 7 May 2026, 15:53

Evidence you can point to.

Rates + screenshots + metadata, captured at the time. Not reconstructed later.

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Reports that get you to an answer quickly.

Tables, summary stats (min/average/median/max) and graphs — plus downloadable pricing images.

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And when it escalates, we’ll carry it into court with you.

Use the portal to move negotiations. Brief us for draft analysis, witness statements, and attendance when needed.


Pricing Points
141M+
Historical market-rate data
Collecting Since
2016
Captured daily
Witness Statements
1,663
Expert witness reports
Court Appearances
84
Exposed to cross-examination
Coverage
AU & NZ
Australia & New Zealand

Rate Report

Solutions

Data-Driven Hire Rate Intelligence

Comprehensive tools for pricing verification, dispute resolution, and market analysis.

Historic Rate Database

Years of hire vehicle pricing data at your fingertips.

Market Analysis

Compare rates across suppliers, vehicle types, and regions.

Expert Reports

Generate defensible witness statements backed by real data.


The data behind the dispute

Evidence you can point to

The first fight is nearly always the same: what was the market showing at the time? Hire Rates lets you search by hire start date, location, vehicle class and provider — then gives you two things you can actually use:

  • A clean, text-based results table (rates, makes/models, provider details and key metadata), and
  • The captured pricing-page screenshots from the provider websites at the time.

See the market, not a single-provider snapshot

One subpoena gets you one rate (and sometimes a reluctant witness). We give you broader market context across major providers, so the argument stays tighter and the resolution usually comes sooner.

Results Tables for speed. Screenshots for proof.

The results table gets you to an answer fast: what rates existed, which provider, and what vehicles were offered. The screenshot backs it up when someone says “that rate never existed” or wants to argue about what the website actually showed.

Captured from the source — kept as captured

The rates data, metadata and screenshots are captured directly from major rental providers’ booking websites at the time. Sometimes the results are inconvenient — they don’t tell the story you want — but on our side there’s no massaging the numbers. The data is the data.

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Two ways to work with us

Portal access when you need speed. Witness services when you need weight.

Two common workflows:

  • Portal users run searches and reports to support or mitigate claims, justify positions, and attach pricing images when appropriate.
  • Witness Statement Services are for disputes where you want a structured, impartial analysis prepared for the process — and a witness who can explain it under pressure.

Built for how disputes actually run

Some reports show the matching rates; others add summary blocks (min/average/median/max) and graphs to show where a claimed rate sits.

Fast turnaround, because deadlines don’t care

New client onboarding is typically done within hours. Draft analysis and statements are usually within a day and urgent matters can be prioritised if required.

Independent and practical

We work with insurers, credit hire providers, rental providers and their legal teams. The goal is accurate historical market evidence, delivered in a way professionals can use.


Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing

Portal access plans for teams of every size. All plans include full access to historical market-rate data.

Starter

For small businesses

AUD $363

per mth incl GST

  • 1 user seat
  • Historical rate searches
  • Vehicle classification database
  • Standard Rates — 1 location
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Standard

For firms and teams

AUD $1,087

per mth incl GST

  • Up to 5 user seats
  • Everything in Starter
  • Standard Rates — all locations
  • Historical Standard Rates archive

Premium

For large or national orgs

AUD $1,817

per mth incl GST

  • Up to 15 user seats
  • Everything in Standard
  • API access
  • Priority support

Enterprise

For high volume operators

Custom

Tailored to your needs

  • Unlimited user seats
  • Everything in Premium
  • Custom API feeds & integrations
  • Dedicated account manager

Ready to negotiate from a position of strength?

Request a 30-day free trial for full portal access. Run your first reports, download supporting screenshots, and see the market context for yourself.

If you’re already in dispute, just send the instructions. We’ll start the draft analysis now, and if it’s headed to court, we’ll turn that into the final statement.