With a Rome car rental package you'll experience
one of the greatest ways to tour this City and
its surroundings, as some of the attractions
are fairly spread out and the train system is
costly.
For example, if you want to add to your
vacation experience by exploring the ruins
at Pompeii or to ogle the architecture of the
Leaning
Tower of Pisa at your leisure, you'll find
that a rental car in Italy is the optimal mode
of
transport.
Offering lots of pick up locations and a large
rental car fleet, our partners at Car
Rental Express make renting a car in Rome easy.
And, once you've decided to rent a car in
Rome
our
rental car
driving information should provide all the
answers you need.
General Motoring InformationItaly has an excellent
network of roads and highways that is one of
the most extensive in Europe, comprising nearly
4000mi/6400km of express highways and 180,000mi/288,000km
of secondary roads.
The country's famous super
highways or ''autostrade'' (''autostrada''
is the singular form) run the length and breadth
of the peninsula. These toll roads are supported
by an excellent network of secondary roads,
classified
into different categories of national highways
(''strade statali''), provincial roads (''strade
provinciali'') and municipal roads (''strade
communali'').
Due to the success of companies like Fiat, Italians
have a high level of car ownership. This can
create congestion in some of the northern areas
and in Rome in particular. But in southern parts
of the country the roads are less crowded.
Requirements To rent a car, you must be at least
18 years old (age may vary by car category) and
have held your license for 1 year. Drivers under
the age of 25 may incur a young driver surcharge.
Seatbelts are mandatory and children under 12
must wear an age-appropriate restraint. The blood-alcohol
limit for driving is .08.
Speed Limits Speed limits in Italy are as follows:
City 30mph/50kph Open Roads 66mph/110kph Highways
81mph/130kph
Rules of the Road Traffic travels on the right
and the centre lane of a three lane road is for
passing. If you are stopped for a traffic violation,
police are empowered to collect fines on the
spot.
Fuel Gas stations are open from 7am to 12:30pm
and from 3:30pm to 7pm. Most stations are closed
on Sundays. There are 24 hour stations along
the highway. Unleaded gas is approximately US$4.00
per gallon.
Road Tolls The ''autostrade'' is Italy's toll
super highway and toll cards can be purchased
at banks or at Automoblie Club d''Italia (ACI)
offices.
Parking Street parking is confined to the right
side of the street. In blue zones, a parking
disk, obtained at tourist offices, ACI offices
or gas stations must be displayed on the dashboard.
Parking in this zone is limited to one hour.
Insurance Information Rome car rental insurance
varies widely, so please review the information
below prior to making your reservation. Regulations
of the country where you rent the car will be
in effect for the duration of your rental.
All our Rome
car rental rates include fire and
third party liability insurance. In Italy, all
our rates also provide collision and theft coverage.
Specific insurance information for your reservation
will be printed on your confirmation voucher.
If you want to build flexibility into your vacation,
then Rome car rental could well be for you -
especially if you are already familiar with some
of the central tourist attractions and are looking
to break out into the beautiful surrounding countryside.
For added advantage you can also arrange to
collect your car at either of Rome's airports,
the major rail Termini, or one of many conveniently
located offices throughout the city.
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