Under the proposal the details of any rental car driver whose contract has been torn up because of bad driving would be shared with all other companies, including independent operators, to ensure those drivers could not hire another vehicle.
Rental Vehicle Association chief executive Barry Kidd said the initiative would be trialled in Queenstown for up to six months.
Depending on the results it could be rolled out nationally, or remain only in the resort.
''I think it's a great thing,'' Ms van Uden said.
''Here's an organisation ... stepping up and saying, 'We've got a role to play in this' rather than it being a government or local government responsibility.
Ms van Uden said while the multi-agency approach to the Government's Safer Journeys action plan was critical to its success, it was important the community at large did not ''vilify'' tourist drivers.
''We have to be patient - these are our guests. They take their time, they're looking around, they're trying to find out where to go and yes, we do get impatient [but] we want them here.
''Let's not make them feel like they're going to be attacked ... we don't want to get a reputation as a place where you are not welcome if you're driving a car.''
