Mileage Policy
Last updated: August 23, 2026
1. What your booking includes
Every vehicle carries a daily mileage allowance, shown on the vehicle's own page and repeated on your booking confirmation and in the Rental Agreement you sign. The allowance follows the vehicle's daily rate, because the cost of a mile follows it too: vehicles under $160 per day include 200 miles per day, vehicles from $160 to $249 include 150, and vehicles at $250 per day and above include 100. Always read the allowance on the listing you are booking — it is the number that governs your trip, and a particular vehicle may carry a different one.
2. The allowance pools across the whole trip
Your allowance is the daily figure multiplied by the number of days booked, and it is measured against the trip as a whole rather than day by day. A four-day booking on a 200-mile-per-day vehicle includes 800 miles total. A quiet Saturday and a 500-mile Sunday balance out; you are only charged once the trip's total exceeds the trip's total allowance.
3. Miles beyond the allowance
Miles driven past the allowance are charged at the per-mile rate published on the vehicle's page. The rate is set from the vehicle's daily rate, to reflect that car's real cost per mile in depreciation, tyres, servicing and insurance: economy and standard vehicles under $100 per day are charged at $0.45 per mile, mid-range vehicles from $100 to $159 at $0.75 per mile, premium vehicles from $160 to $249 at $1.25 per mile, and performance and luxury vehicles at $250 per day and above at $2.50 per mile. The rate that applies to your booking is the one shown on that vehicle's listing and stated in your Rental Agreement — no other rate can be applied to your trip after the fact.
4. How the mileage is measured
The odometer is photographed and recorded at the start of the trip and again at return, as part of the vehicle inspection both parties take part in. Those two readings are the only basis for any mileage charge — we do not use GPS, trip logs, or estimates. Both readings, the allowance, the overage and the arithmetic between them are shown to you on your trip page, so any charge can be checked line by line. If the return inspection is not completed, no mileage charge can be raised.
5. When and how it is charged
Mileage overage is calculated after the vehicle is returned and the closing odometer is recorded. It is added to your trip as an itemised charge, visible on your trip page with the full calculation, and collected together with any other end-of-trip charges from the security deposit hold. Where the deposit does not cover the total, or no deposit is held, the balance is invoiced to you directly. You are notified of every charge and may dispute any of them — see our Chargeback Policy.
6. Planning a long trip
If you already know a trip will run past the allowance — Las Vegas and back is roughly 540 miles, San Francisco roughly 760, a Big Sur weekend comfortably over 700 — contact us before the trip starts and ask about an unlimited-mileage upgrade for that booking. A flat upgrade fee agreed in advance is almost always cheaper than per-mile overage, and it removes any argument at return. We would far rather sell you the upgrade than surprise you with a bill.
7. Vehicles with no stated limit
Where a listing shows no mileage limit, the trip is unlimited-mileage and no overage applies. The prohibited-use terms in the Rental Agreement still apply in full — in particular, the vehicle may not be taken outside the United States, used for racing or any speed contest, or driven off-road, and unlimited mileage is never a licence for rideshare or delivery work, which is prohibited on all our vehicles.
Questions about our policies? Contact us at gmotionrentals@gmail.com