Car sharing
The Fleet Services section has partnered with two car-share companies to make vehicles available on UQ campuses.
Cars are supplied by GoGet on St Lucia and Herston campuses and at 74 High Street, Toowong. Before you hire a car, you have to become a GoGet member.
There are three types of membership for UQ staff and students:
UQ students GoGet membership UQ staff business use GoGet membership UQ staff personal use GoGet membership
Cars can only be driven by the registered driver on the booking. If you let any other driver use the vehicle, your insurance will become void and you may have to pay the full cost of any vehicle replacement.
UQ students
UQ students can access special rates through the GoGet website. Once you’ve completed the membership form, GoGet will post you a smart membership card.
Delivery can take a few days. If you need to hire a GoGet car urgently, email vehicles@pf.uq.edu.au.
UQ staff business use
To use a GoGet car for official UQ business, check with corporate credit card holders in your area to see if a GoGet account already exists.
You need a departmental GoGet account or a GoGet account set up by corporate credit card to use the service.
Staff business accounts can:
- nominate other UQ staff as GoGet users
- order GoGet smartcards for each user
- access monthly invoices and activity reports with trip comments
- park in dedicated bays on campus.
Cars can be booked both in Queensland and interstate. Cleaning, fuel, maintenance, parking and insurance are all included.
GoGet standard excess is $2000. There is a reduced liability option that reduces the excess to $300. It costs $1.75 an hour, up to a maximum of $18 per day.
If you have any questions, email:
- UQ: vehicles@pf.uq.edu.au
- GoGet: chris@goget.com.au or keith@goget.com.au
Read more on the GoGet website
UQ staff personal use
UQ staff can access special rates through the GoGet website. Once you’ve completed the membership form, GoGet will post you a smart membership card.
Delivery can take a few days. If you need to hire a GoGet car urgently, please email vehicles@pf.uq.edu.au.
Car locations on campus
GoGet cars are parked in particular locations at each campus or site.
St Lucia
GoGet cars can be found in the following locations on St Lucia campus:
| Location | Cars | Make and model |
|---|---|---|
| University Drive, near the Central Library (12) | 3 | |
| Services Road, near Seddon West Block Building (82E) | 2 | |
| Mansfield Place, near the Goddard Building (8) | 4 |
Herston
GoGet cars can be found in the following locations on Herston campus:
| Location | Cars | Make and model |
|---|---|---|
| Animal House carpark Wyndham Street, near the Public Health Building (887) | 2 |
Toowong
GoGet cars can be found in the following locations at 74 High Street, Toowong:
| Location | Cars | Make and model |
|---|---|---|
| Building 0490, 74 High Street, Toowong | 2 |
Cars are supplied by Flexicar on Gatton campus. Cars can be hired by UQ staff or students.
Cars can only be driven by the registered driver on the booking. If you let any other driver use the vehicle, your insurance will become void and you may have to pay the full cost of any vehicle replacement.
UQ students
UQ students can access special rates through the Flexicar website.
Once you’ve completed the membership form it takes between 24 and 48 hours to check your details and create your account.
Sign up on the Flexicar website
Costs
UQ students have to pay to hire a Flexicar. Consult the tables below for information about fees and charges:
| Fee type | Cost |
|---|---|
| Joining fee | N/A |
| Annual membership fee | Waived |
| Monthly minimum cost | N/A |
| Credit rollover | N/A |
| Hourly rates | $10.05 (hatch), $12.05 (Small SUV) or $18.50 (4x4 Utility) |
| Daily rates | $55 (hatch) or $75 (Small SUV) or $115 (4x4 Utility) |
| Kilometres included in an hourly booking | Unlimited kilometres |
| Kilometres included in a daily booking | 100km |
| Additional kilometres | 39¢ per kilometre |
| Standard damage cover excess | $1500 |
| Reduced damage cover excess | $400, plus a surcharge of $2 per hour, capped at $15 per day |
| Young driver (under 21) standard damage cover excess | $1500 |
UQ staff
To hire a Flexicar, the first thing you have to do is register as a driver. Contact your school, faculty, centre or department to find out how:
School, faculty or centre
- Faculty of Science — scifinance.oed@uq.edu.au
- Gatton Vocational Education Centre — odgc.finance@uq.edu.au
- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences — safs_finance@uq.edu.au
- School of Veterinary Science — svsaccounts@uq.edu.au
Other departments
- Examinations Office — b.sheahan@uq.edu.au
- Halls of Residence — s.scott@uq.edu.au
- Office of the Director — odgc.finance@uq.edu.au
- Office of Marketing and Communications — a.brunold@uq.edu.au
- Property and Facilities — l.bracefield@pf.uq.edu.au
- UQ Library — k.platz@library.uq.edu.au
Once you have registered as a driver, payment options can include your department’s business account, your procurement card or your personal credit card.
Booking a car
To book a vehicle, first log in to Flexicar and then:
- enter suburb ‘Gatton campus 4343’, and
- select the time, date and vehicle.
To confirm your booking, a reference number will be emailed to you and the account administrator.
On the day of your booking, you will receive a PIN about 15 minutes before your booking time. Use this PIN when you collect the car and again at the end of the trip.
Call Flexicar on 1300 363 780 with your booking reference if there are any problems with your booking or the vehicle.
Costs
UQ staff have to pay to hire a Flexicar. Consult the tables below for information about fees and charges:
| Fee type | Staff business | Staff private |
|---|---|---|
| Joining fee | N/A | N/A |
| Annual membership fee | Waived | Waived |
| Monthly minimum cost | Waived | Waived |
| Credit rollover | N/A | N/A |
| Hourly rates | $11.05 (hatch) or $12.05 (SUV) | $14.50 (hatch) or $15.50 (SUV) |
| Daily rates | $65 (hatch) or $75 (SUV) | $89 (hatch) or $99 (SUV) |
| Kilometres included in an hourly booking | Unlimited kilometres | Unlimited kilometres |
| Kilometres included in a daily booking | 100km | 100km |
| Additional kilometres | 25¢ per kilometre | 39¢ per kilometre |
| Standard damage cover excess | $1200 | $1200 |
| Reduced damage cover excess | $0** | $0** |
| Young driver (under 21) standard damage cover excess | $1500 | $1500 |
** Staff can self-select a cheaper rate plan by pre-purchasing driving credit.