Car Hire In Spain

Sunday, May 24th, 2009 at 11:59 am

If you intend travelling to Spain and touring it’s easy enough to hire a car. However as Spain has one of the highest number of traffic accidents you should drive cautiously. The holiday hotspots get extremely busy during the summer months so you should allow plenty of time for travelling to you intended destination. Key holidays will see the roads choc a block, so work around the busiest bank holidays
‘which you can find on a Spanish work calendar.

It is advisable to invest in a good map as new roads in Spain are being built all the time. If you have a GPS that would be an added advantage, but it’s possible that they may not be updated with the latest information.

Depending on where you intend to travel be aware that the climate between Spanish regions can make longer drives quite a challenge. The temperature can go from very hot to cold in a short space of time and in the winter nothern regions may have snow. If you intend travelling from one region to another always check on the weather conditions.

The high number of accidents has forced the Spanish government use a penalty points licence system, and driving offences such as speeding, drink driving, mobile telephone use in cars lead to points being taken from your driving licence as well as a fine.

Arranging car hire before you leave home from one of the airports such as Alicante, Murcia or Madrid is easy, and makes life a lot easier then waiting until you arrive. If you decide not to hire a car at the airport there are numerous other locations throughout the country.

Driving and Alcohol is a definate no. Drink is readily available all day but don’t mix drinking with driving. You don’t want a dream holiday spoiled.

Finding the cheapest car hire in Spain can be done online where there are thousands of car hire comparisons from all the major car hire companies such as Alamo, Budget,Avis,Thrifty,National, Payless, Europcar, Sixt and Enterprise.