8 Tips for Renting a Car in Europe

Use these tips to make renting a car a good experience

[TravelingisFREEDOM]

This seems to be a very fun place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much!

[christianc]

This is very good advice, you could have added knowledge of the particularities of the driving rules (you do not turn right at a red light, priority on the right in France...) and traffic signs in the form of pictograms and no lengthy texts like in the USA.
I saw a photo of Roussillon, not very far from where I live. Did you like this region: the Luberon ? L'Isle sur la Sorgue is a very pretty village. Lemons and lavender, well done! Well summarized!

[angus]

One more tip to add!!!
Perhaps the trickiest and most stressful part of car renting is insurance. I’ve found the best way to deal with it is through a company called “Rentalcover” - and no, I don’t work for them! 😄 They give you a quick online quote and purchase is simple easy. I’ve found the coverage they offer is more extensive at about half the price. I got the dates wrong once and once I canceled (due to the pandemic) but they were super nice and helpful about it. They even tell you what to say if the rental company tries to upsell you to their policy. More coverage, cheaper price, less stress!

[a.g]

I really enjoyed watching your video. Please continue uploading and I wish you become more popular.

Fan from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

[JayDai-uusr]

I like your style of the video, very impressive ❤❤❤

[travelfoodNtalk]

Really helpful tips. Will definitely keep these in mind. Thankyou for sharing

[inthehouse]

Hi Michael and Sharon...thank you for this vlog! I'm pulling my hair out because the hours of operation for rental car company's in France are so limited - most are closed on weekends and have a 2 hour mid day lunch closure and all close at 5pm - so getting a train from Paris to a small town in time to rent a car the same day is impossible, and if you stay the night and manage to get a car the next day, you have to return it during the week...and I can't find any company that allows you reserve online and drop off the car at a different location. I'm looking in the Dordogne region. Any advice? My entire trip is now being planned around the rental car. Also, AAA in the US will issue an International drivers permit in minutes in their office.

[HaiNguyen-zhcv]

You spoke perfect French, I can tell because you preferred manual LOL

[maritsmcb]

Hi. Do you have a recommendation for car rental company in Croatia? Thanks

[markocahoon]

I love your videos. Can you give me the names of some hotels that my wife and I could base out of? We want to follow your lead?

[mustafa]

Hi could you please help me and tell me if I rent a car from Athena and in a round trip and go to Italy and head back to Athena again is there a problem by renting a car and Crossing border I'm from Canada 🇨🇦 going first time to Europe I heard you cannot cross border by rental car according to booking and Expedia . Play if this is not true if you can send me a website for rental .

[kirstenbirkeland]

Can you provide insight on car rental return? I’ll be picking up in marseille abs returning to Perpignan - although I assume I can ask in marseille for the drop off address when I get the car, I have been told that sometimes signage for drop-off is minimal. Am I worrying about nothing or do you have any insights?!

[pgpc]

Didn’t realize one would need an international drivers license.