If you are travelling to the Algarve, Portugal this summer for a holiday, here are some useful driving tips if you are going to hire a car at Faro Airport in Portugal:
- Ensure all car paperwork is with you in car (including driving licence)
- As a general rule, stay to the right initially, you will be in the slower lane
- With the steering wheel on the left hand side, ensure that you allow enough room on the right hand side of the car to pass stationary/moving vehicles (it is easy to under-estimate the clearance on the passenger side)
- Don´t assume that other drivers will give way to you. Chivalry on the roads isn´t common here
- Remember that on roundabouts you have to give way to the left (the opposite to the UK)
- Multi-lane roads (dual carriage-ways) often have traffic lights to allow traffic to cross
- The heat in summer here is intense. Air conditioning from May to September is recommended
- Sun glasses are recommended for driving due to the light intensity, especially in summer and always have a bottle of water in the car
- The legal limit for alcohol is lower than in the UK (20mg per 100ml max)
- Consider taking Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) Insurance. The excesses can be very high.
To get an online quote for car hire at Malaga Airport Spain visit our Spain website.
Matt May is Operations manager at Blue Valley Car Hire
