Hints for Car Hire in Western Europe
1 Do you really need a car? If you prefer a multi location
holiday having a car will give you more flexibility. If your
accommodation is not close to your arrival airport it may be
a bonus to have the car for the transfer. If you are staying a
more rural location it may be useful to have your own
transport.
2 Are you a fairly confident driver? Are going to a nervous
wreck, worrying about each days drive? For example in Italy
you will probably be honked at quite a bit, can you just shrug
it off? I don’t find that driving on the right hand side of the
road is an issue, especially when you are in a left hand
drive car.
3 Make sure that you have comprehensive insurance cover.
Many rental companies so - called inclusive cover can often
leave you with an excess of several hundred euros. As I
hire a car in Europe several times a year I purchased an
annual insurance cover for around
