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Annexure 8 – Prohibited Uses
Prohibited Uses of a vehicle by you or an authorised driver are:
The driver or passengers acted recklessly or with deliberate intent to cause loss or damage to the vehicle:
• the vehicle is damaged in the following ways: the driver caused the vehicle to roll, tip or fall over and this has caused damage to the side
and/or roof area of the vehicle
- the driver caused undercarriage damage to the vehicle;
- a person sits or stands on the roof of the vehicle;
- the driver causes damage above the windscreen line to the front, rear or side of the vehicle including but not limited to damage caused by
striking overhead or overhanging objects (such as trees and bridges or entering carparks with insufficient clearance) or securing luggage,
skis or other items to the vehicle’s roof causing damage,
- the driver drove the vehicle with a flat tyre, ignored a warning light, or put the wrong fuel in the vehicle;
• repairing a vehicle without our prior written authority. If Hertz does permit you to carry out certain repairs, you must obtain an original tax
invoice and receipt from the repairer, and upon verification of the same, we will reimburse you in line with your liability noted on your rental
agreement;
• driving the vehicle while under the influence of any drug, substance or intoxicating liquor to the extent that driver’s ability to control the vehicle
is impaired or where the driver’s blood level of any drug or alcohol is over the applicable Country, State or Territory legal limit. If a person
refuses or fails to provide a breath, blood or other sample when lawfully required to do so by police or as required by law, the driver is
deemed to be over the legal limit;
• the fitting of objects to the interior or exterior of the vehicle that are not authorised by Hertz;
• failing to take reasonable precautions to safeguard the vehicle such as leaving windows open or keys in the vehicle, or failing to use the anti-
theft system (if provided);
• the vehicle is used for committing an illegal or unlawful act (other than a traffic offence which does not automatically result in the loss of a
driver’s licence in the applicable State or Territory)
• the use of the vehicle by a person who was not authorised by Hertz as the main or additional driver or did not meet the driver requirements in
the Agreement;
• the vehicle is used on a racetrack or for racing or undertaking reliability trials, rallies or other contests;
• the vehicle is sub-rented, transferred or sold;
• the vehicle is used to carry passengers (e.g., as a taxi or car sharing arrangement) unless Hertz consents in writing, or to carry cargo (except
for commercial vehicles), for hire, reward or remuneration;
• the vehicle is used for hauling any goods that are incorrectly or inappropriately loaded or for the haulage of which the vehicle was not
designed (including any hazardous materials, such as any gases or substances which may form explosive mixtures); or
• the vehicle is used for towing a trailer or any other vehicle, unless the vehicle has a towbar fitted by Hertz, in which case you have permission
from Hertz to tow a trailer provided the weight and dimensions of the item being towed do not exceed the specified capacity of the vehicle
(refer to the Hertz website for further information details available in Annexure 6 (Contacts)
• the vehicle is overloaded with passengers and/or baggage;
• the vehicle is driven on a beach or through a flooded road or otherwise through a body of water (including but not limited to a pothole, ditch or
riverbed), or natural disaster which could be avoided including fire, storm or cyclone;
• the vehicle is driven in restricted areas, including airport service roads and associated areas, or on a road notified to you as prohibited by
Hertz or off-road (e.g., on fire trails, tracks, fields or paddocks) (unless specified in writing by Hertz);
• the vehicle is used in a manner that, in Hertz’s reasonable opinion, brings Hertz into disrepute or publicly associates Hertz with any particular