Part of our Renting a car in Malta guide
Returning your hire car in Malta: fuel, timing and the handback
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From the last fill-up to the keys back
You bring the car back with the same fuel it left with, at the time we agreed. Outside desk hours, a representative takes it from you.
- Same to samefuel: back at the level it left with
- 09:00 to 17:00the desk in St Julian's, every day
- +356 7933 1368call or WhatsApp outside desk hours, or if you are running late
- €12collection at Malta Airport
Look at the fuel gauge at pickup
At the handover
Our fuel rule is same to same: you bring the car back with the level it had when you drove away. Look at the gauge with us at the handover, or photograph the dashboard, so we both agree the level from the start.
Agree where and when it comes back
When the booking is confirmed
We put the return time and place in writing with your booking: our desk in St Julian's, or a collection at Malta Airport for €12. If your flight leaves early or late, say so then, and we arrange the collection around it.
Fill up near the end
Refuel towards the end of the hire so the gauge shows the level you started with. Leave a little time for it on the last day rather than looking for a pump on the way to a flight.
Outside desk hours, or running late
Call or WhatsApp +356 7933 1368
The desk is open daily 09:00 to 17:00. Outside those hours a representative is always available to take a return or handle a late one: call or WhatsApp us, and say where you are and when you will get there.
Check the car together, keys back
Then the deposit hold is released
We walk round the car with you and look at the fuel gauge together, the handover in reverse. You hand back the keys, and we release the deposit hold on your card.
Handing the car back takes a few minutes if you settle three things before your last day: the fuel, the time and the place.
Fuel: same to same
You bring the car back with the same amount of fuel it had when you collected it. If it left half full, it comes back half full, so you don’t need to fill it to the top. Look at the gauge with us at the handover, or photograph the dashboard before you drive away, and you won’t have to trust the level to memory. On the last day, fill up towards the end of your trip so the needle sits where it started. If you are not sure what level to aim for, ask us when you collect the car.
Where and when the car comes back
We agree the return time and place with you in writing when we confirm your booking. You bring the car back to our desk in St Julian’s, open daily 09:00 to 17:00, or, if you are flying out, we collect it at Malta Airport for €12. Our airport pickup guide explains how the airport meeting works. Either way, leave yourself a margin: the handback is quick, but the last hour before a flight is a bad time to hunt for a petrol station.
Outside desk hours, or running late
Outside 09:00 to 17:00 a representative is always available to take a return, and the same goes for a return that runs late. Call or WhatsApp +356 7933 1368, tell us where you are and when you expect to arrive, and we arrange the handback with you. Ring as soon as you know you will be late.
The check at the end
The return is the handover in reverse. We walk round the car with you and look at the fuel gauge together, you hand back the keys, and we release the deposit hold on your card. Your bank decides how quickly the release shows on your statement; our guide to the car hire deposit explains the hold from start to finish.
Before you book
If you want the return arranged around a particular flight or time, put it in your enquiry and we add it to the written quote. Our FAQ answers the questions visitors ask us most, and the quote form gets you an exact price from a person, within the hour between 09:00 and 17:00.
Planning your trip?
Tell us your dates and we will get a car ready at the airport or your hotel. A reply by email or WhatsApp within the hour between 09:00 and 17:00.