The most popular SUV models offered at rental locations in Surabaya are: Nissan Pathfinder 4WD, Toyota Landcruiser, Toyota Fortuner, Daihatsu Terios, Hyundai Santa Fe, Hyundai Tuscon and others.
While selecting your preferred model of an off-road vehicle, please examine the rental conditions. In particular, those requirements that concern credit cards – when it comes to renting an expensive car, sometimes offices in Indonesia ask information about two credit cards.
Before signing the contract in the rental office upon arrival, check that the invoice figures match with figures in your voucher.
Once the vehicle is assigned, inspect it carefully before leaving the parking. Crossovers and SUVs are often used in tough road conditions, therefore scratches and other exteriour defects are inevitable. Due to this, it is important to check and specify all existing defects in your rental documents.
If you plan to use an off-road vehicle in the mountains, it is recommended to order snow chains. This will save you from unexpected incidents. Other important equipment in Indonesia are mandatory child seats for travellers with children.
OrangeSmile.com wishes you a safe trip and green lights on the roads of Surabaya!
Common questions on rental process
It's worth noting that traffic is very heavy on main roads of major cities, so don’t even expect to drive fast there. On suburban roads, you have to be also very careful, as there are many massive trucks and tourist buses.
Fines provided for violation of traffic regulations are rather impressive, but this fact does not bother local motorists, who are used to driving in accordance with their own rules. For example, the fine for driving without a driving license is 500,000 rupees. For foreign drivers, who have no international driver’s permit, the fine will be a million rupees.
Motorists should drive with lower beams turned on regardless of the time of day and weather conditions. The penalty for violation of this rule is 100 thousand rupees.
