Terms and conditions
Driver´s License:
The driver must present a valid driving licence held for a minimum of two years at the time of rental. An International Driving Permit (IDP) / International Driving License (IDL) is also required if your national driving licence is not in Roman script. This is required for translation purposes and may only be used in conjunction with a national driving licence.
Additional Driver/Operator
The person named on the reservation must be the main driver, present at time of rental and payer of any rental charges. Additional drivers can be added to the agreement subjected to daily fee for each additional driver.
Age Restrictions and Exceptions
The minimum age is 25 year for individual rentals.
Driving Restrictions
It is forbidden to drive on unmarked roads and roads that are marked as closed by the Icleandic Road Administration. Please note that if you drive on unotherised road you are not insured.
Taxes
All rates are subject to a government tax (VAT) at the rate of 25.5% and are included in all rates. Should the tax change the rates will change accordingly.
Methods of Payment – Guaranty
A valid credit card in the main driver's name is required to reserve and rent the vehicle. For all rentals (also prepaid) an imprint of a credit card is required as a guaranty. An authorization of EUR 2.500,- from a major credit card will be taken at the start of all rentals as a deposit even if the cost of the rental is covered by a voucher. This deposit may be used to cover the self risk EUR 2.500,- and any extra charges such as fuel, extra kilometre and traffic fines. No rentals can take place without the main driver having a major credit card present.
Acceptable credit cards are: Visa and Mastercard.
Cancellation fee (individual rental)
Reservation that is cancelled more than:
- 16days prior to rental day, no cancellation fee is charged.
- 15-8 days prior to rental day, 30% of total reservation value is charged.
- 7-2 days prior to rental day, 50% of total reservation value is charged.
- Less than 48 hours prior to rental day, 80% of total reservation value is charged.
Vehicle pickup
The pickup location is as lessee chooses and agreed by lessor.
Obligations of the Lessee
1) The lessee agrees to the provisions of this lease and has received a copy of it.
2) The lessee will return the automobile
a) and all accessories (including tires and tools) in the condition they
were in when received, with the exception of normal wear due to use,
b) on the date specified by this lease, unless otherwise agreed later,
c) to the lessor's premises, unless otherwise agreed.
3) If the lessee does not return the automobile at the time agreed upon in this lease, or does not declare his intention to extend the lease, the lessor or the police are authorized to repossess the vehicle without further notice and at the lessee's cost. Extending the lease is dependent on the consent of the lessor. If the lessee returns the vehicle 1 hour or later after the lease has expired, the lessor is authorized to demand up to 24-hours rental under the terms of this lease.
4) The vehicle shall be handled and driven carefully. Only those named as drivers on the first page of this agreement are authorized to drive the automobile. The lessee is liable for damage resulting from use of the automobile for which no compensation will be paid by the vehicle's insurance company. This includes damage to the automobile and/or injury to passengers due to the following:
a) off-road driving,
b) driving across rivers or any kind of water course,
c) intentional acts or gross negligence,
d) use of intoxicants by the driver,
e) vehicle use that contravenes Icelandic law and/or the provisions of
this lease.
5) In the event of a collision or accident, the lessee shall immediately notify the appropriate police authorities as well as the lessor of the incident, and the lessee may not leave the scene before the police have arrived.
6) The number of kilometers (km) that the vehicle is driven while this lease is in force is determined by reading a normal odometer supplied with the vehicle by the manufacturer. The lessee shall notify the lessor as soon as possible if the odometer is out of order or stops functioning during the term of the lease.
7) The lessor is not responsible for the disappearance of or damage to property that the lessee or any other party leaves in or transports with the vehicle.
8) The lessee agrees to pay the lessor, upon request:
a) a deposit amounting to the estimated cost of hiring the car,
b) any and all expenses incurred by the lessor if he has to bring the
vehicle back to his premises, in the event that it has been left
somewhere without supervision, without regard to the condition of the
vehicle, the roads, or the weather.
9) The lessee is not authorized to have repairs done or make changes to the vehicle or its accessories, or to put the vehicle up as any kind of security, without the prior consent of the lessor.
10) The lessee is liable for all parking meter charges and fines for breaking traffic laws.
11) The lessee is not authorized to use the vehicle to transport passengers for payment, loan it to others, or sublease it.
Obligations of the Lessor
12) The lessor undertakes to supply the vehicle at the agreed time and to see that it meets the demands made for it.
13) If the vehicle malfunctions, the lessor shall supply the lessee with a comparable vehicle as soon as possible. If the damage is minor, the lessor is authorized to have repairs done on the vehicle after obtaining the lessee's consent.
14) The lessor shall inform the lessee of the content of this agreement, particularly as regards the obligations that the lessee undertakes by signing it.
15) The lessor shall inform a foreign lessee regarding Icelandic traffic regulations, traffic signs, and regulations banning off-road driving. The lessor shall particularly point out the dangers stemming from animals on the roads.
16) If the lessor wants to limit use of the vehicle with regard to its equipment and/or road conditions, this shall be done in writing when this lease is signed.
17) The lessor undertakes to maintain valid liability insurance for his business operations.
Insurance:
18) The lease sum/rental fee includes mandatory vehicle insurance, including liability insurance and accident insurance for the driver and the owner.
19) Third-party liability insurance will consist of the amount stipulated by Icelandic law at any given time.
20) The lessee can purchase separate accident (All-risks) insurance.
21) This accident/all-risks insurance does not cover:
a) intentional damage or damage due to gross negligence on the part of
the driver,
b) damage resulting from the driver being under the influence of
alcohol, stimulants or sedatives, or in any other way incapable of
driving the vehicle in a safe manner,
c) damage due to race or test driving,
d) damage due to war, revolution, civil unrest, riots,
e) damage done by animals,
f) holes burned into seats, carpets, or mats,
g) damage affecting only wheels, tires, suspension, batteries, glass
(other than windows), radios, or loss by theft of parts of the vehicle
and damage resulting from this,
h) damage caused by driving on rough roads to the vehicle's
transmission, drive, other parts that are in or attached to the chassis;
damage to the chassis resulting from the vehicle scraping bottom on
rough roads as a result of ridges being left by road graders; stones
lodged in the road surface or on the shoulder of the road. The same
applies to damage occurring when stones are thrown up, striking the
underside of the vehicle during driving,
i) damage resulting from driving in places where vehicle traffic is
banned, such as paths, tracks, banks of snow, ice, unbridged rivers or
streams, beaches, places only accessible at low tide, or other trackless
areas.
j) Damage caused by sand, gravel, ash, pumice, or other kinds of earth
material being blown onto the vehicle.
k) If the vehicle is transported by sea, no compensation will be paid
for damage caused by sea spray/seawater.
l) In other instances, reference is made to the general conditions for
accident /All-risks insurance.
22) The lessee may purchase special gravel (GP).
General provisions
23) This lease agreement shall always be kept in the vehicle during the term of the lease.
24) Additions and amendments to the conditions and provisions of this lease agreement shall be made in writing.
25) Icelandic law applies to agreements made on the basis of the terms cited above. This includes any claims for compensation that might be made. This applies both to the basis for and the calculation of compensation. The same applies to claims for damages based on liability outside this agreement. If legal disputes arise concerning this lease agreement, they will be heard before the lessor's legal venue.
26) It should be pointed out that disputes between the parties to this
lease agreement can be submitted to the active Arbitration committee of
the Icelandic Consumers Association and the Icelandic Travel Industry
Association.
