e, well I, decided that a road trip round southern Thailand would be a great way to see the sights and explore away from major tourist areas.
There are a large number of vehicle rental agencies in Phuket, ranging from the big international ones such as Hertz, right down to small independent back street places.
I did not want to pay a fortune to rent a vehicle, nor did I want some shoddy old banger, or to get ripped of with a mountain of hidden extra fees.
After a searching on Tripadvisor and Google, I narrowed it down to two companies, the first company had no vehicles available, so I phoned David Car Rent and rented a four door 4×4 Toyota HiLux Vigo. Cost per day was 1400 Baht. I paid 400 Baht to have it delivered to our hotel in Phuket Town and 400 Baht for it to be collected. I also opted for the extra insurance at 200 Baht per day, which reduced the excess to Zero.