Thrifty, Vancouver Downtown Car hire

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Address
Pickup
Return
Opening Hours
Deposit
Accepted Cards
E-voucher
Age requirements
Driver's License Requirements
Additional Extras
Cross Border
Cross Islands
Distances to Landmarks

Thrifty - Vancouver Downtown Information, Car hire Instructions & Policies

Address

413 SEYMOUR ST,VANCOUVER,BC,V6B 3H5,CA

Telephone

+16046061666

Pick-up Instructions

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Drop-off Instructions

Return instruction is being collected.

Opening Hours

Days of Week	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Opening hours	08:00 -15:30	08:00 -15:30	08:00 -15:30	08:00 -13:30	08:00 -15:30	08:00 -15:30	08:00 -15:30

Deposit

Deposits are depending on which car type your rental car falls into, and can be paid with credit cards (pre-authorization)

Representative Car Models	Deposit Amount(approx.)	Business Days Required for Refund
Applicable to all car types，incl. Compact，Suv，Economy，Mini and others. Pack up ^	USD300-5000	30-60

Accepted Cards

Credit cards issued by the following companies qualify a car hire from this store: Visa, Master

E-voucher

Yes. E-voucher is accepted. Show the digital voucher on your mobile instead of a print-out is good enough.

Age requirements

20 - 99 years old

Young Driver Fee applies at 20 - 24 years old with charge of CAD 15 per day approximately.

Driver's License Requirements

The main driver and any additional drivers will need to provide a physical full driving license in their name with no major endorsements. The license should be held for at least 1 year(s).

For foreign renters, you need to bring:

Original driving licence + International Driving Permit (IDP)

Please note that an International Driving Permit(IDP) is only a translation.You must present your original driving licence with the original IDP at the counter.

For local renters, you need to bring:

Full Driving License issued in Canada

This option applies to customers with local driving license, please show your local license at pick-up.

Additional Extras

Extras Prices

Additional driver

Note that all drivers must provide their valid documentation.

CAD 15/day

GPS rental

Provided by the local stores. Usually, interface and voice are of the local language.

CAD 16.99/day

Winter tires rental

Operated safely on surfaces including pavement (wet or dry), mud, ice, or snow.

CAD 25/day

Infant car seat rental

Recommended for children weighing under 20 lbs /9kg (birth to approx. 1-12 months)

CAD 13.99/day

Child car seat rental

Recommended for children weighing 20-40 lbs /9-18kg (approx. 1 - 3 years)‌

CAD 13.99/day

Child booster seat rental

Recommended for children weighing 40-80 lbs /18-36 kg

CAD 13.99/day

Cross Border

Conditional:

Depending on which countries to bring the rental cars to, policies differ:
United States

Driving into any contiguous states U.S. and Canada are allowed, please kindly inform the counter when picking up the car, however, it's not allowed to travel into Alaska, the Yukon, or the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, or Mexico. It's recommended to have PERS cover when using vehicles in cross-border rentals for USA and Canada.

Cross Islands

To be updated

Excess

Collision Damage Waiver Excess:

CAD 300-500

Theft Insurance Excess:

CAD 300-500

Fuel Policy (what does it mean)

Full to Full

Distances to Airports | Railway Stations | Hotels | Other Landmarks

Airports

10.7 km from Vancouver Airport

Hotels

0.1 km from The St. Regis Hotel

0.2 km from L'Hermitage Hotel

0.2 km from Kingston Hotel

Other Landmarks

0.5 km from Yaletown

1.2 km from False Creek

1.4 km from Coal Harbour

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Map view of Thrifty Store Location

coordinates: 49.28257 -123.11605

Guest Reviews

Total points： 8.3 / 10 Very good

Vehicle condition: 4.0
Vehicle cleanliness: 1.7
Spaciousness: 2.8
Counter staff: 4.2
Pick-up location: 2.8
Drop-off location: 2.8
Pick-up time: 10-30 mins
Drop-off time: 0-10 mins

Anonymous
Vancouver
7.7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Staff just handed the keys to me after signing the documents. No one escorted to the vehicle to inspect vehicle with me. Vehicles interior was not fully clean some garbage was left in between the seats and the car just should have been cleaned proper before next driver. Upon return of the car handed keys back to counter staff and was questioned about the end mileage of the car, wasn’t aware that was required from the driver.
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F.Yee
Vancouver
8.3 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Thursday, February 20, 2025
The car had quite a bit of mileage on it, like 50,000km, so it feels pretty worn out.
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Anonymous
Vancouver
8.7 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Thursday, February 20, 2025
The counter staff Bobby was excellent in his service. The cleanliness of the car could be better.
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Esther Katte
Vancouver
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Very satisfied.
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Sylvia Kelvin
Vancouver
2 /10 Poor
Reviewed: Thursday, February 20, 2025
No one spoke Chinese, and there was no explanation about the car's features during rental.
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Hale Benson
Vancouver
8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Overall it was okay. The car's condition was average, with 10,000 kilometers on the odometer when I got it. The cleanliness was just so-so. The car was cheap, so I didn't expect much in terms of power.
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Leonard Clark(e)
Vancouver
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Very good
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Roy Daniell
Vancouver
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Overall service was diligent and responsible!
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Daryll Murphy
Vancouver
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Need to be more clear on the GPS device. It’s offered in the original quote so we expected to at least have an option to get one. At pick up no option was given to use a portable GPS device. Our only option was via an app on our Mobile phone device. When travelling we don’t always want to use our data roaming on our phones so a portable device is useful. Nowhere in the quote that it said it was not available. Was an issue at the start when no options given
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