At Honk, we try hard to make sure that you have the best holiday possible! This starts with our budget prices which are some of the most competitive around. Then by providing you with a high quality vehicle that is well presented. And finally, backing it up with excellent service that has seen our clients come back again and again. So let us help you if you want a beepin' good experience the next time you hire a car.
Frequent Questions
Will my car have a Honk logo on it?No. We are a car rental broker and our deals come anonymously from renowned worldwide and top local suppliers. Brands like Avis, Hertz, Budget and Alamo are our leading providers.
Are vehicles displayed on your website always available?
Over 90% of Honk bookings are confirmed. Occasionally a selected vehicle is not available, and in this instance we present you with alternatives, which you are under no obligation to accept.
When will my credit card be charged?
When your booking is confirmed.
Who owns and operates Honk?
Honk is a brand of Car Rental Republic who arrange rentals for hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers each year.
What did you have for breakfast this morning?
Granola muesli with blueberries and a capuccino.
Privacy Policy
We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and not using your personal information for anything you have not agreed to. We take a proactive approach to security and privacy, and work to international standards and protocols.
This Privacy Policy discloses our privacy practices, including the following:
- What information we collect
- Disclosure of your information
- Reviewing or changing your personal information
- What cookies are
- How to accept/reject/delete cookies (opt in)
- What our cookies are and what they do
- Security of Transactions
- Changes to our Privacy Policy
- Who we are
What information we collect
We collect your data when you fill in booking information to rent a vehicle or when you speak to customer services personnel. Our primary purpose in collecting your information is to help with a smooth and efficient booking process for you. Having your information allows us to provide services to best suit your needs and make your experience quick and easy.
We collect the personal information we need to make a booking including:
Name -so we can address you
Age - rental rates and insurance premiums differ with ages
Country of residence - some suppliers vary rates by country of residence
Telephone number and email - to contact you on
Credit Card information - to charge you for your rental vehicle once your booking is confirmed
Disclosure of your Information:
To complete your booking we need your personal details including your name, address, email address, phone number and credit card number. In order to process the booking, we may in some instances pass all or some of this information on to our vehicle rental suppliers. It is done so through a password protected and encrypted secure site in a login environment.
We will not sell or rent any personally identifiable information about you to a third party. We may however, be forced to disclose information to the government or law enforcement in connection with any investigations or legalities.
Reviewing or changing your personal information:
At any time you are able to access your personal information and review or change it. If you need to change it contact us immediately on the contact number for your country listed here.
What are Cookies?
A cookie, also known as an HTTP cookie, web cookie, or browser cookie, is a piece of data stored by a website within a browser, and then subsequently sent back to the same website by the browser. Cookies were designed to be a reliable mechanism for websites to remember things that a browser had done there in the past, which can include having clicked particular buttons, logging in, or having read pages on that site months or years ago.
Source: Wikipedia
How to accept/ reject / delete cookies:
All recent versions of popular browsers give users a level of control over cookies. Users can set their browsers to accept or reject all, or certain, cookies. Users can also set their browser to prompt them each time a cookie is offered. Accepting cookies is when you have your browser setup to accept cookies, which means you "opt-in" to have your information recorded by the website, on your browser. We assume consent when you visit our site with having the accept cookies enabled. You can turn off cookies so that websites won't record the information at all. Every browser is different, but each has the ability to delete cookies if you wish, in the settings section.
No harmful consequences of our cookies:
Cookies are generally safe and not harmful to your computer or personal safety. Cookies can only be read by our website and contain the information that you provide. Cookies aren't a virus, malware or spyware that can harm you in anyway. They are there to help us serve you better.
What our Cookies are and what they do:
Cookies used on the site
| Cookie Name | Purpose |
| sessionkey | This cookie is used to identify you as a user between page loads. This allows the site to remember certain settings, like which part of it you were using before you were asked to sign in or register. This cookie is destroyed each time you close your browser. |
| ExtFilterV2 | Used to store the parameters of the filter used on the search results page. This cookie is destroyed each time you close your browser. |
| last_search | Cookie is used to store the information of the last search performed on the site. It stores the last used search parameters which are auto populated when reopening the site for user convenience. This cookie is valid for 3 days and it's destroyed after it expires. |
| CurPage | Used to anonymously test different design ideas for the site (known as 'A-B testing'), with the value indicating which version of the site is currently running as test. This cookie is destroyed each time you close your browser. |
Cookies user on the secure booking page
| Cookie Name | Purpose |
| VIEWLABEL | Used to identify the viewer of the page. Viewer can be a customer or a back-office user. The cookie is destroyed each time you close your browser. |
| IMBookingModifier | Used to identify the back-office user which views the page. The cookie is destroyed each time you close your browser. |
| SessionID | This cookie is used to identify you as a user between page loads. This allows the site to remember certain settings, like which part of it you were using before you were asked to sign in or register. This cookie is destroyed each time you close your browser. |
| Last | The cookie is used to store the time of the last action on the booking page. This enables us to see if the user visiting session is still active. If the time of the last action is idle for a while, the booking session expires automatically. The cookie is destroyed each time you close your browser. |
| Start | The cookie is used to store the time you first arrived to the booking page. This enables us to hold availability of a product for a certain time, giving the user enough time to comfortably complete the booking process. The cookie is destroyed each time you close your browser. |
| log | This cookie is used to store error messages during your booking session. The log enables us to fix any potential problems that you might have that are specific for your browser settings. The cookie is destroyed each time you close your browser. |
| LASTSEEN | Used to store the time of your last visit to the booking page withing the same browser session. The cookie is destroyed each time you close your browser. |
| ZSESSID | This cookie is used to identify you as a user between page loads. This allows the site to remember certain settings, like which part of it you were using before you were asked to sign in or register. This cookie is destroyed each time you close your browser. |
Third Party Cookies set for visitors used by Google Analytics
| Cookie Name | Purpose |
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_utmb _utmc | The Google Analytics tracking for ga.js uses two cookies to establish a session. |
| __utma | Each unique browser that visits a page on our website is provided with a unique ID via the __utma cookie. In this way, subsequent visits to our website via the same browser are recorded as belonging to the same (unique) visitor. |
| __utmz | When visitors reach our site via a search engine result, a direct link, or an ad that links to your page, Google Analytics stores the type of referral information in a cookie. This helps us understand the return on our marketing expenditure. |
| ___utmv | This allows us to define our own segments for reporting on data accrued on our website. |
| ___utmx | This helps determine the most effective design for our site. |
Security of Transactions:
Our secure booking server uses 128 bit encryption which ensures the highest levels of security. This is shown by the padlock which is usually in or beside the address bar. Any information, including credit card details, that you enter and submit on this page will be encrypted and securely transmitted. When your transaction is complete your information is stored in an encrypted state.
All information transmitted on the booking page is done using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data, which are a public key, and a private or secret key known only to the recipient of the message.
Company Information
This website is owned and operated by Car Rental Republic Ltd, a specialist in worldwide car rental distribution. Our financial centre and marketing office is based at Level 5, 12 Madden Street, Auckland, New Zealand. Thank you for booking with us.