I’ve often believed that renting a car is one of the most effective ways to visit any new area. It should get you out from the standard traveler areas and lets you set the schedule. Having said that I have heard countless horror reports of travelers being scammed by car hire businesses so here are a couple of my best guidelines.

• Most lease agreements are just for 1 driver so if you want to break-up the driving with other people within your party make sure you factor this in ahead of time. Also drivers below 25 will probably pay a premium for insurance coverage in The european union or might not be allowed to drive a car at all.

• It’s appealing to choose a larger vehicle but don’t if you do not actually need it since gasoline costs outside America are very expensive. A large saloon car can end up costing much more in petrol than the lease cost so avoid Suvs and trucks no matter what.

• Lots of travel agents are actually providing car hire as an selection if you book a hotel with them. This occured to me when I was looking for hotels in Spain a few weeks ago and I was able to receive a 30% saving on my rental car because I reserved it on the same hotel deal.

• Try to factor in all of the hidden expenses that car hire firms will try to put through. Like a childrens car seat could be about $100 per week extra. Furthermore even in really hot countries air conditioning doesn’t necessarily come as part of the deal, examine the complete specification of the vehicle before you commit.

• Satellite navigation is one of those important modern inventions that everyone driving a vehicle in another country should have. Losing your way could be fun at the start however after a while it could be fairly stressful. This is even truer if you don’t understand the local language and can’t ask for directions.

And so those are my personal car hire tips, I have got even more travel posts at my Travel blog website, be sure to take a look at some point.

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