Mistakes to be Avoided While Renting a Car

1. Mistakes to be Avoided While Renting a Car _____________________________________ It would not be wrong to say that renting a car while visiting a new place has become a fashion in the current scenario. It not only offers you the privilege of enjoying your holidays lavishly but also protects you from the tension of deciding your travel program according to the availability of public transport facility. But there are some mistakes which are commonly followed by lots of tourists while renting a car. If you are also going for holidays with your family and friends, and have booked a car for your travel purpose then below are some mistakes which you should avoid at the time of taking the ownership of the rented car. 1.Not Inspecting the Car: Agreed that the availability of a rented car offers you the privilege of travelling according to your convenience without sharing your seat with co-passengers in public transport and determine your travel schedule according to their timings. At the same time, you should not forget that you are not the first client of car renting agency before you someone else would have used the same car. There are chances that due to improper driving the car had been damaged on several occasions and have its marks on the body. As most of the travellers are unaware of this fact, they do not notice these marks and taking its advantage sometimes the fraud agencies ask them to pay extra money for repairing those damages. It is therefore important to inspect the vehicle properly and get every damage in the notice of the agency before taking its ownership. If possible you should get these damages noted in the contract and also take their photos to avoid useless debate at the time of returning the vehicle. 2.Allowing Another Driver to Drive The Car: You will agree that every country has different laws for renting the car, yet there are some common laws in all the countries. According to these laws, the renting agency should allow the car for driving only to a mature person with an international driving license. If there is a clause for allowing another person to drive the vehicle along with the authentic person only then the second driver can drive the vehicle. Sometimes it is seen that without getting permission by the agency for allowing the co-passenger to drive the car, the co-passenger also drives the vehicle. Doing this can put you in trouble because if your co-passenger is caught by police driving the car without any permission by the agency, then your license may be cancelled and you maybe even put behind the bars. 3.Not Following the Driving Rules: The driving laws in different countries vary accordingly, it is not necessary that the laws prevailing in your country are also followed in the country you are visiting. Do not forget to follow the driving rules applicable in the country where you have rented the car. It is seen that sometimes following the practice of not following the traffic rules by the natives, the tourists also

2. do not pay attention to the laws. Remember, if you are found the culprit for breaking the driving rules then there are chances that heavy fine may be charged by you, and even you might be deprived of using the rented car for the rest of your holidays. 4.Don’t Try to Cross the International Borders: There are lots of countries which allow the facility of road transport across their borders to their citizens after following the necessary formalities. Sometimes in the desire of visiting the nearby cities of another country, the tourists try to cross the international borders without permission, which could be dangerous for them, as they could be regarded as a criminal for breaking the national laws and criminal charges may be applied on them. These are four mistakes which should not be followed while renting a car in any corner of the world. Even if you are visiting the Paxos Island in Greece, which is the smallest island in Greece, do not forget to follow these rules while renting a car from any of the car rental services in Paxos.