1
Josh Travels
from 15 Google reviews.
Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026
The car rental agencies of Newcastle
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local car rental agencies in Newcastle, NSW on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Josh Travels (5.0 from 15 Google reviews), Velo Car Hire - Newcastle (5.0 from 14 Google reviews) and East Coast 4x4 Campers (5.0 from 10 Google reviews).
- Car Rental Agencies compared
- 24
- Google reviews
- 3,037
- Median rating
- 4.7
The car rental agencies of Newcastle: the top 6
2
Velo Car Hire - Newcastle
from 14 Google reviews.
3
East Coast 4x4 Campers
from 10 Google reviews.
4
Hunter Supercruise
from 20 Google reviews.
Bourke St &, Cowper St N, Newcastle NSW 2294
5
Newcastle Hire and Auto
from 45 Google reviews.
3 Wallsend Rd, Newcastle NSW 2304
6
Cardiff Rent-A-Car
from 255 Google reviews.
Not a Chain compared 24 car rental agencies in Newcastle, NSW, with 3,037 Google reviews between them. Of these, 6 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.7 from a median of 26 reviews.
Of the car rental agencies compared, the most reviewed is East Coast Car Rentals - Newcastle, with 977 Google reviews at 4.8.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews.
A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
Questions
- Which local car rental agencies in Newcastle, NSW, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local car rental agencies in Newcastle, NSW on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Josh Travels (5.0 from 15 Google reviews), Velo Car Hire - Newcastle (5.0 from 14 Google reviews) and East Coast 4x4 Campers (5.0 from 10 Google reviews).
- How does Not a Chain rank car rental agencies in Newcastle, NSW?
- Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews. A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
- How many car rental agencies in Newcastle, NSW did Not a Chain compare?
- Not a Chain compared 24 car rental agencies in Newcastle, NSW, with 3,037 Google reviews between them. Of these, 6 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.7 from a median of 26 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.