Those who like to travel on their own, probably thought about renting a car. Spain is exactly the country where there is a province that see - its attractions are not limited to major cities. In small towns you can see the fortresses, vintage castles, sit in cozy cafes. Also in Spain, there are a number of attractions to which it is impossible to get by public transport - this is a safari, visiting the caves, natural reserves, and organized excursions are not suitable for everyone - someone wants greater freedom. In general, the rental cars are interested in very many tourists. In his review, I would like to dwell on car robbing companies, a brief overview of the prices, as well as details on the rules of road traffic in Spain.
Car rolling companies
Spain presented quite a lot of car rolling office. The most famous of them are Avis, Hertz, Europcar, Rentspain, Goldcar, Sixt and many others. As a rule, companies offering cars for rent are located right at the airport - after leaving the customs zone you will need to go to the rack of the car rental, where you will give all the necessary documents and car keys. The plan will indicate a parking space on which the car rented you will stand. You can return the car both at that airport from which you taken it and in any other office of the same company (however it should be indicated when booking).Cost of rental
For comparison, I will give the prices of cars in several car robbing offices. It is worth noting that in general, the car rental in Spain is usually cheaper than in other European countries. The cost of renting a car is made up of the amount itself for renting and insurance (the basic will cost you 150-200 euros, the amount of extended insurance is difficult - it depends on the class of car, age and driver's class, as well as what is specifically included in insurance - it is There may be a coating in the event of an accident, as well as insurance in case of vandalism (that is, if the car is scratched, they will break the glass).
In company Avis The cheapest class of cars is that there is a Ford Ka or a similar car (with a manual transmission) will cost the driver from 25 years to 6,700 rubles per week. Economy class, that is, a car type SEAT Ibiza or a similar mechanical transmission will cost you 7,200 rubles per week, for the compact class (Volkswagen Golf or something similar) will have to give about 9,800 thousand rubles per week. The price of a car with an automatic transmission is slightly higher - thus, for a compact class with an automatic transmission, you will be asked for 12,300 rubles per week of use. Middle class, that is, Volkswagen Passat type machine will cost you at 13 500 per week.
In another famous car rope office - Hertz. - The cheapest car A-class will cost you at 7,500 when ordering on the site and at 8,700 when paying at the station, the B-class, that is, Opel Corsa or a similar car will cost you 8,100 rubles when paying online and 9,300 rubles at Payment at the station, and for the middle class car will have to give about 14,000.
Also, you will take a deposit (most often they freeze money on your card), which you will be returned if you return the car safe and preservation, clean and full of tank, and the fines will not come to your name.
In general, rental prices for all famous car robbing companies are quite similar and are slightly different from each other.
Additionally, when booking a car, you can order a navigator and a children's chair. All children in the car must sit in a children's chair - with this in Spain strictly, so be sure to order a car with armchairs if you are planning to travel with children.
How to Book a car
The easiest way to do is on the official sites of the car rolling office. Find sites very simply through any search engine, they are offered in different languages - in Spanish, English, some companies (for example, Hertz) even have sites translated into Russian, which makes the car booking process even more convenient.Requirements for drivers
In Spain, you can rent a car from 21 years old, but in some offices - only from 23 years old. In general, restrictions are valid until 25 years, until this age, the driver can ask to pay a certain amount, and from 25 years old for all there is a single tariff. On the official websites of companies it is indicated that it is necessary to have a driver's license of an international sample, but in fact, we have always asked ordinary Russian rights and accounted for them.
Road traffic in Spain
In general, the roads in Spain are in good condition (they are much more comfortable than in Russia). In Spain, there are both paid highways and ordinary, that is, free highway. The passage on paid roads will cost you an average of 10-20 euros (depending on the specific distance), they are laid directly, while free roads are narrower and winding.
Entry for a paid road
Road rules are similar to Russian, signs in principle are the same, so they are intuitively understandable to all drivers. One of the significant differences from the rules of the road in Russia is the rules of the circular motion - the priority has those who are in a circle, and those who are just entering him are obliged to give them the road. The circular motion is very common in Spain, with circles can be up to 6-7 congresses, so it is important to be attentive and not get confused.
Spaniards generally comply with the rules of the road, do not cut out other drivers, but often exceed the speed and signal. This can be attributed to the peculiarities of their mentality.
Also, when driving on Spanish cities should be carefully parking - in many places parking is prohibited, so you need to carefully follow the sign - otherwise you will write a penalty (the minimum penalty for violating the parking rules is about 90 euros).
If you often exceed the speed, note that at many parts of the roads are installed cameras that remove the number of violators - the account for fines of the car rolling office will put you - more precisely will not return to your card.