Algarve -
Portugal Car Hire
Discounted Fully Inclusive
Car Hire
Our Fully Inclusive Portugal car rental price includes
the following:
Third
Party Insurance
All Airport fees
Full Breakdown Cover
All local surcharges
Loss / Collision Damage Waiver
Unlimited mileage
Renting a Hire Car in the Algarve - Portugal
Car Hire from airports and cities
including the following main locations; Lisbon, Faro, Porto,
Lagos. The Car Hire Group also provide car rental from smaller
towns simply click on the link above to start.
Click on the link above
for an immediate Portugal Car Rental online quote or to book securely
online using our smart booking engine which scans your pick up
and drop off times to see if you could save a whole days rental
by possibly slightly changing them.
Free one way rentals at the
following locations and more:
Faro |
Lisbon |
Porto |
Lagos
Booking & receiving your car hire
voucher
Ordering your rental car is
simple, just enter your car hire pick up & drop off locations,
your dates and click the "Click to Quote" button. You will be
shown several groups of cars all you have to do is select the group you're
interested in. From here you will be shown all hire cars in that
group along with the price for your rental period in GBP£. When
you finally select the car you are interested in renting you will
be then shown several options to the rental such as extra (baby seats,
roofracks. cancellation cover etc..), just select any you require and
continue. You will then be required to enter your own details such as
address, flight number if required etc.. and finally you will be asked
to enter your credit card details to pay securely online. You will
receive your car rental voucher via email immediately with your unique
booking reference number and all other booking details. If your car
hire start date is sooner than this then don't worry we will be in
touch via telephone to arrange safe and speedy receipt of your rental
voucher. If you have any questions etc.. regarding your booking or any
other aspect of our car rental site then please call our dedicated
call centre helpline on 0871 666 1312.
When you receive your voucher
it will give full details of which fleet provider has been used and exact
details of how and where to find their desk.
Driving
in Portugal Giving way and priorities
You drive on the right
side of the road in Portugal Except when otherwise indicated all vehicles
approaching from the right have priority Roundabouts The driver already
on a roundabout normally has the right of way Seat belts Safety-belts
are compulsory in all circumstances. Crash helmets on motorcycles is compulsory.
Drink-driving Drinking
and driving is severely controlled and limited to a restriction of 0.5
g/l - penalties are severe. The police have a zero-tolerance policy.
Speed limits Unless
otherwise indicated urban limit is 50 km/h Rural roads other than those
zones indicated are limited to 90 km/h Motorways are limited to 120 km/h
Speed radar traps are quite common in Portugal, as are spot checks.
Portugal has one of the highest rates of automobile accidents and fatalities
in Europe. Portuguese driving habits, high speeds, and poorly marked roads
pose special hazards. In continental Portugal, fines for traffic
violations are substantial and usually must be paid on the spot. In the
Azores, driving can be treacherous due to narrow cobblestone
streets, blind curves, unprotected embankments, herds of cows in the countryside
roads, and the high speeds of other drivers. In contrast to the continent,
traffic violations are registered by radar and later forwarded to the
offender via the postal service - payments are not made on the spot. Taxis
do not have meters. The fare consists of a base fee plus a posted rate
per kilometer traveled. Public buses are inexpensive. Bus services begin
at 7 a.m. and generally operate until 8 p.m. depending on the destination.
U.S. visitors to Portugal may drive with a valid U.S. driver's license
for up to six months. For international driving permits, please
contact AAA in the U.S. at tel. 1-800-222-4357. For specific information
concerning Portuguese driver's permits, vehicle inspection and
mandatory insurance, please contact the Portuguese National Tourist Office
by telephone at 1-800-767-8842 or via the Internet at http://www.portugal.org.
If you break down If you break
down or get a puncture you should move your vehicle as far out of the
way as possible and then put your hazard triangle 50m. up the road. If
you have to leave the car to find a telephone and the car is off the carriageway
you might put the triangle in the back window to save it from being stolen.
Unlike the UK, stranded women motorists in Portugal generally
do not consider themselves at risk. Most roads have a hard shoulder if
you break down.
Someones personal
experience of driving in Portugal
Portugese drivers are usually in a hurry and although
they don't have as many motorways as Britain, they pretend to. The roads
in portugal are often bumpy with the occasional cave for the shocking
upper-cut to the suspension. Travelling by day you'll have a wonderful
tour of the Portugese way of life, as you drift through villages slower
than walking pace. After a few days of this we vowed only to drive at
night to avoid the awful traffic congestion problem, which invariably
led to us getting completely lost. Signposts worthy of the Krypton Factor
now have me believing, contrary to Roman belief, that actually all roads
lead to LISBOA. Get a good map. Alternatively use the expensive "Peage"
motorways for swifter journeys chomping up the landscape. Fuel costs can
be as much as twenty percent cheaper than Britain!
Helpful
Information: Portuguese National Tourist Office by telephone at 1-800-767-8842 or
via the Internet at http://www.portugal.org
Frequently
Asked Questions:
Please click here to view the
frequently asked questions. If these FAQ's do not help answer your
queries regarding Portugal car hire then please feel free to contact us with
them.
The Car Hire
Group:
Our aim is simple - to
provide all inclusive comprehensive airport car rental in Portugal. Along side
this we also aim to provide anybody wanting to rent a hire car a hands on
helpful approach and to ensure all questions relating to rentals are
answered.
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