The high temperatures and relaxed culture are just a few of the reasons why many travel to Spain every year. You may be going with the kids to visit the miles and miles of golden sand beaches along the Costa Del Sol, or going with a friend or partner to sample some of the culture that such cities as Barcelona and Madrid have to offer.

Whatever your reason for visit, getting around Spain is definately easiest via car than the busy and stressful public transport systems, luckily we offer car hire in lots of locations across Spain.

Car Hire Options

As with a few other European countries, if you wish you can actually hire your car of choice in England and make your way down to Spain via France. This way you can stick to a right hand side drive car if you don't feel confident driving a left hand side drive, but you of course have to add an extra day or two onto your travel time. Whilst some may see this as a long and tiring journey, you have to remember that you will see and experince some amazing sites on the trek through France, including the French Pyrenees and the beautiful region of Rhone. To take this option you will of course have to take the ferry from various ports across Southern England, or the use of the Eurostar.

If however you would like to organise your car hire for pick up in Spain, then we offer it at popular airports such as Alicante, Barcelona, Madrid and Malaga.

Information For When Driving in Spain

You will find the following information extremely helpful when driving in Spain:

• You must be 21 years of age
• You DRIVE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD
• Keep money on you at all times as Spain has over 2,000 KM of toll roads and more planned
• The use of mobile phones is a lot stricter in Spain than in the United Kingdom. Not only do you have to pull over and stop the car, you have to stop away from any moving traffic. If you get caught on the phone near to moving vehicles and get caught by the police, you can be arrested on the spot.
• Don't listen to music via headphones and you unfortunately cannot use hands-free kits for your mobile phone. If caught using either can result in penalty points on your license.
• If driving an English car, headlight converters are compulsory. As well as this, GB stickers are needed on the back of the car if your license plate doesn't have the 'European Union' flag with its circle of golden stars.
• The speed limit in Spain varies in built up areas so be aware of signs notifyig the speed limit, whilst other limits include 110kmph on dual carriage way, 90kmph on open road and 120kmph on motorways
• Carry all of your driving documentation with you, including your full UK driving license, vehicle insurance and registration.
• The use of SatNavs is a bit of a grey area. At this moment time it is deemed illegal to use any screen based aid for navigation. If you want to use it then you have to pull over and check it from here

Holiday Autos Quote

Click on the link below to get a quote from Holiday Autos or call them on 0871 472 5084. Their online prices are always cheaper than phone prices.