Taiwan car rental is the easiest and most convincing option to make your journeys in Taiwan. Driving a car or riding a scooter are two favorite ways of exploring amazing places around Taiwan.
Having your own set of wheels brings you more flexibility for your schedule and helps you reach those off-the-tourist trail places. It’s also more comfortable and easier to carry your luggage.
If you do not have your own wheel in Taiwan? Renting a car should be the only option you should choose, there are a few steps and strategies to be prepared for renting a car in Taiwan.
Taiwan Car Rental – Prepared before you go
1. Booking a rental car with a legal car rental company
The most important thing to rent a car in Taiwan is to book with legal car rental companies.
Most car rental companies have their own website, or you can search for and book a rental car on Taiwan’s largest car rental online platform – gogoout, which helps compare the car rental rate between different companies and book the car in 3 minutes.
Taiwan Car Rental Details ▼
| Chailease Auto Rental(中租) | CarPlus(格上) | Pony Rent-A-Car | gogoout | |
| Price (from) | NT$2400/day | NT$2500/day | NT$2500/day | NT$999/day |
| Rent a Car One-Way | NT$300-2,400 (Determined by distances) | Determined by distances | NT$300-2,500 Determined by distances | NT$500-2,500 Determined by distances |
| GPS | Free | Free | NT$ 100/day | Depend on choosing stores |
| Dashboard Camera | None | NT$50， free for 3 days rental | NT$ 50/day | Depend on choosing stores |
| Child Seat | Free | The first one is free | Depend on choosing stores ( Charged or Free) |
2. Insurance
Most of the common car insurance in Taiwan is as follows,
Automobile Burglary Insurance
Automobile Damage Insurance
Driver and Passenger Insurance
Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance
Alternative Liability Insurance for Third-Party 
Insurance Details ▼
| Chailease Auto Rental(中租) | CarPlus(格上) | gogoout | |
| Automobile Damage (Highest Deductible) | NT$10,000 | NT$10,000 | From NT$8,000 (Depending on car rental stores) |
| Automobile Burglary (Highest Deductible) | 10% of the present value of the vehicle. | 10% of the present value of the vehicle. | 10% of the present value of the vehicle. |
| Driver and Passenger (Maximum Payment per Person) | NT$ 2,000,000 | NT$ 1,000,000 | NT$ 2,000,000 |
| Alternative Liability Insurance for Third-Party ( Death and damage / Property loss) | NT$ 4,000,000 + 500,000 | NT$ 4,000,000 + 500,000 | Up to NT$ 6,000,000 + 1,000,000 (Depends on car rental stores) |
3. How much is over-limited mileage going to charge?
Limited mileage varies by rental company. They range from around 400km per day to unlimited mileage.
If you drive more than your deal allows, a fixed rate for every extra kilometer will be charged after you return the car.
4. Document Prepared
Before you travel, you have to apply international driver’s license, and also bring your native driver’s license, passport, and credit card (the card you made payment online).
5. Early Reserved
Most rental cars will be reserved one month before the long holiday. If you want to rent a car in Taiwan and get a good deal, please reserve the rental car early!
Taiwan Car Rental – Things need to know when you pick up the car
1. Read the details of the car rental contract
You must understand the terms and conditions of the car rental service.
2. Rental Rate does not include parking fee and toll road fee
In Taiwan, there are two types of parking space, one with no charge is on the roadside with a white line, another one is the parking space on the roadside. The payment receipt will stick on your windshield and can pay it at convenient stores.
Highways in Taiwan is already installed electronic toll collection (ETC) at 2013, and all of the rental car already put the eTag on the cars.
The toll road fee from eTag will be calculated automatically after you return the car, and the fee will be paid to the car rental company in cash.
3. What type of gasoline?
There are four types of gasoline in Taiwan, 92, 95, 98 unleaded gasoline, and diesel. You should ask the car rental company which type of gasoline for the car you rent before you leave the car rental company.
4. What is the fuel policy?
Most of Taiwan car rental companies only have one simple fuel policy which is full to full.
The car rental company will give you the rental car in full tank/part full and the customer just replaces the fuel you have used before you return the car.
Normally the car rental company charges NT$3 ~6/km if the fuel is below the condition when you pick up the car.
