Why book with Nova Drive

One all-in price, and the price you see is what you pay

The number you see when you book is the number you pay. As a guide, that starts from €3.78 a day for an Economy, all-in. Our daily rate is all-in: VAT and the airport fee are already inside it, so there is nothing to add on for either when you collect the car. That matters because a headline rate is only useful if it holds all the way to the desk; here the all-in total is shown before you book.

The one optional extra is delivery or collection of the car, which depends on the location and is arranged in advance, never as a surprise at the handover. Everything else is settled up front:

• Included as standard: Collision Damage Waiver (CDW, with an excess) and third-party liability cover on every rental.
• Shown before you book: the refundable deposit amount (held on a credit card — debit cards are not accepted for the hold), the excess for your car, and any young-driver surcharge, so nothing is left to find out later.
• Optional, only if you choose it: Zero Risk Protection, priced per day. It removes the damage excess and the theft and fire excess entirely, and reduces the refundable deposit to €300.

If you want the detail on the deposit and the excess, our deposit and excess explainer walks through both in plain terms.

Wondering how this compares with booking through a comparison site? Our Nova Drive vs comparison sites page sets the two channels side by side, with every claim sourced.

A simple booking process

The process is built to be low-stress from the first click to the moment you drive off. You choose your dates, pick a car class and see one price before you commit, and nothing is charged until you pay to confirm the booking.

• Pay online when you book. The full rental is paid by card as part of booking, so at pickup only the refundable deposit is held on a card.
• Non-refundable once paid. There is no refund if you cancel, shorten the rental or do not collect the car. If a car of the class you booked cannot be provided, you get the nearest available alternative or a full refund.
• Meet-and-greet in Luqa. You collect in Luqa, where you are met in person, rather than being sent to a distant depot.
• A refundable deposit on a card at pickup. It is held, not spent, and released when you return the car in good order. The amount is shown before you book.

Add your flight number when you book and pickup can be planned around your actual arrival, which is one of the most useful things you can do to keep collection quick. You can see how pickup works on our Malta airport car hire page, and if you were hoping to start and end the hire in different places, our one-way car hire page gives the honest answer.

A local Malta booking team you can actually reach

Nova Drive is an intermediary booking platform for self-drive car hire in Malta and Gozo. When you book here, there is one Malta-based team to contact about your booking. That has real, practical benefits when something needs sorting.

Nova Drive Malta is the trading name of NovaDrive Service Centre Ltd, a small Malta-based team working out of Marsa and serving all of Malta and Gozo. As a local booking platform, we give you one place to call about your booking before, during or after your trip, with support available around the clock. If a flight is delayed, a plan changes or you simply have a question about which car suits you, you reach a real person who knows the islands, the roads and the cars on offer.

Our booking team can also talk you through what fits your trip: a compact automatic if you are new to driving on the left, a roomier SUV or 7-seater for a family or group, or a long-term hire for a longer stay. When you are ready, browse all cars, read our Malta car hire guide, or get in touch through our contact page.