What documents do I need to rent a car in Italy and go on road trip Raiders?

In recent years, road trip has become more and more popular. It is relatively easy to rent a car in China, but it will be more complicated to rent a car abroad. The following small series will tell you about some problems that we may encounter when renting a car, so that everyone can prepare in advance.

Pre-departure certificate requires Italian car rental translation certificate

Many countries need to translate official documents when renting a car, while Italy needs the translation certificate issued by the embassy. Please note that it is the embassy certificate! ! ! This is the only car rental material advertised by the Italian Embassy in official website! ! !

When applying for car rental translation certification, the applicant or his agent shall bring the following documents

1) Original and photocopy of China driver's license;

2) The driver's license translated in Italian is printed on a piece of A4 paper. Translation can be done by translation companies or individuals (see the link at the bottom for the template);

3) Original passport and a copy of the first page;

4) A valid Schengen visa with visa type C and a copy of the visa page;

5) If the applicant can't come to the embassy in person, he can entrust others to apply for it, and he needs to submit the power of attorney (including the name and certificate number of the client), the original and photocopy of the client's certificate.

The Italian Embassy in official website has also given a bilingual application form, which can be filled out in comparison.

Website: https://ambapechino.esteri.it/ambasciata _ Pechinot/zh/Informazioni _ e _ Servizi/Servizi _ Consolari/Patente-cinema-uso-in-Italia-da.html (click on the website, it will be highlighted at the bottom of the full text).

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The application form must be filled in Italian. If you can speak Italian, you can choose to find an interpreter to help you fill it out. You can also choose to contact a formal organization, for example, our customer service staff can help or guide you to fill in the information.

No appointment is required to apply for driver's license translation certification. I just took something and left.

Time to apply for translation certification: Monday to Friday at 9: 00 am-12. China/Italy is closed to public holidays and major embassy activities.

Consular certification fee: 13 Euro; Processing time: usually 5 working days.

Expedited fee: 48 euros; Processing time: usually 24 hours.

Italian embassy in China

Address: No.2 Dong Er Street, Sanlitun, Beijing.

Tel:+861085327665/7628; +86 1085327665/7693

E-mail: consolare.pechino@esteri.it

Postal code: 100600

About international driver's license

Now, on many platforms, many institutions claim to be able to apply for international driver's licenses. Here, it must be clearly told that 99% of these are false. Because China is not a party to the United Nations Convention on Road Traffic at all. In other words, there is no such thing as an international driver's license in China, and foreign countries will not admit that these institutions are doing their own driver's licenses.

Many foreign police and car dealers only regard these things as the translation of driver's licenses. Although the car can be mentioned overseas, once the police watch it carefully or there is a traffic accident, it will be driving without a license! Because in practice, this kind of proof has no legal effect at all.

Of course, 0. 1% is partly true, but those are all going to a few contracting countries that allow foreigners to take a driver's license for more than ten days to take a real foreign driver's license. It's true.

However, it is not recommended, because there are no clear legal provisions to ensure that this way of obtaining an international driver's license is legal, and because there have been no major accidents in recent years, it is still in circulation.

Car rental in Italy 1. reserve

Booking a car online is a popular way to rent a car in Europe and America. AVIS, Hertz, China, Europcar, Budget, sixts and other multinational car companies all provide perfect online car rental services.

In addition, some domestic car rental platforms have also begun to engage in foreign car rental and accept online reservations, but the strength of domestic car dealers is still slightly insufficient compared with those established giants.

In addition, automatic transmission in Europe is generally more expensive than manual transmission, but it should be noted that Italy is mountainous, with many coastal roads and narrow urban roads, so if you are not particularly experienced in driving manual transmission, it is recommended to book automatic transmission.

As a local Italian brand, Fiat's cars are plentiful and cheap in Italy, but one problem with Fiat's cars is that they are generally small. If young couples travel, renting a Fiat is a good choice, but if 3-4 people travel in the same car, rent a larger imported SUV or SPV. Although it's more expensive, you can carry luggage.

In addition, it must be said that car dealers book cars at the same level, and the models on the pre-order are only reference models. It is not necessarily the car on the reservation that actually picks up the car. Therefore, it is normal to pick a car that is different from your own expectations when you pick it up. (For example, BMW X5 may be replaced by Mercedes-Benz ML350, Volkswagen Touareg and other cars of the same class when picking up the car).

Pick up the car

Above, we said that the car rental translation certificate is the only material needed, but after doing this, don't even bring your driver's license. You should also check the original Italian driver's license. Remember, remember, be sure to bring your driver's license! ! !

Besides, you must bring

1, passport

2. Translation certificate of car rental issued by Italian Embassy.

3. International credit card under my name (Visa, Master, AMERICANEXPRESS are all acceptable).

4. Pick-up booking in English or Italian (both paper and electronic versions are acceptable)

Generally, the place where we pick up the car is mainly near the airport or the railway station. It is important to note the exact location of the car. The big car dealers mentioned above generally have service points at the airport or railway station and pick up cars in the parking lot of the airport. But some car dealers need to go out. (This is also a reason for suggesting renting a car to find a big car dealership. )

After seeing your car, the first step is to carefully check the injury, check whether the scratches and injuries on the car have been registered, and then take photos of the dashboard area, especially the fuel gauge data (it is the basic rule to fill the car with oil and return the car with oil). Some car dealers in Italy are of low quality and cheat tenants. Keep the evidence well and beware of being caught.

navigate

Generally speaking, the network situation in Italy is very good, and the national urban networks basically have good signals, so generally speaking, googlemap is enough to deal with most situations. If you walk in many mountainous areas, you can also use the car GPS, which makes the signal stronger and more stable.

However, the scenery in southern Italy surrounds many small towns, and the names and locations of many landscapes may not be particularly clear on Google, so it is suggested to directly enter the latitude and longitude coordinates when finding the way. Friends who have no experience in checking coordinates, or friends who are not fluent in Italian, also suggest finding a reliable travel agency, such as our 70-mile (bad smile). Because we have a professional self-driving road book, we can directly navigate to the parking lot, and there is a 24-hour online tour guide service!

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Italy refueling is no different from other European countries, and it is also manual self-help. Needless to say, self-service is to swipe your credit card to buy gas. (Labor is about 0. 15 euros more expensive than self-service).

It must be noted that the oil piles in Italian gas stations are also diesel gasoline, but you don't need to learn Italian specially. Just remember that the black gun is diesel and the green gun is gasoline, so don't add it wrong.

5. expressway

Expressway is a toll road, but there are many ways to charge. There are cash payment, credit card payment and similar domestic payment.

And then the place of payment is different. It is more common to get the card at the entrance, then pay for it at the exit, and pay directly at the entrance.

However, the card pickup machine at the entrance may be damaged or lack of ink, resulting in unclear or incorrect tickets. You can contact the high-speed manual customer service personnel with the panic button on the card pickup machine. However, it should be noted that these customer service staff may be very anxious about English, so please be prepared. (On the other hand, having a reliable travel customer service team is not a problem. )

Unlike Germany, Italy has a speed limit. The speed limit of most sections in expressway is 130km/h, and a few sections allow 140 or 150km/h, so be careful not to overspeed. You should know that the Italian police deployed Lamborghini on the highway. It's really possible that a policeman who drives a super-run will give you a sky-high ticket.

Tips:

The speed limit of ordinary Italian expressway is 90km/h normally and 60km/h in rainy days. ..

Population activity areas such as villages/pastures must slow down with a speed limit of 60 km/h.

As for the areas in residential areas and around schools, please refer to the actual road signs. The maximum speed limit is uncertain.

Italy is also a left-handed country, and its traffic laws and regulations are basically the same as those in China, but some are different from those in China, so we must pay attention to them.

1. Right of way

This is basically the core of most European national laws and regulations. Other European countries are yellow diamonds with white edges, while in Italy they are red hollow triangles with black arrows in the middle. When you see this, you don't have to slow down at the intersection, but if you see the red hollow inverted triangle, it means that you don't have the right of way, and there may be a car rushing at full speed on the side.

Domestic traffic regulations do not pay much attention to this, and many drivers are not allowed to go straight, turn or pass directly. But in Italy, this is a very dangerous behavior, because Europeans have no awareness of giving way or slowing down when they have the right of way, and it is easy to have an accident if they violate this rule.

Step 2: Seat belts

In China, drivers and people sitting in the co-pilot are generally required to wear seat belts, but in Europe, all cars must wear seat belts. If there are children in the car, you must also use the child seat. Anyone who violates the rules in the whole car must be held accountable for the driver.

You can't turn right at a red light.

In China's traffic regulations, right-turn cars are not affected by traffic lights and can turn at any time. But in Italy, except for intersections with right-turn lights, you have to wait for the green light to go straight before you can turn right!

4.ZTL

We all know that many cities have to collect city tax when they go to Italy, but ZTL, which is also used in many big cities, is not so famous. In fact, ZTL is not completely a traffic law, but more similar to a city safety rule.

The full name of "ZTL" is "ZonaaTraffico"

Limitato ",translated as" traffic restricted area ". In other words, the place with this sign is the ancient city reserve, and only municipal vehicles are allowed to pass. If a self-driving car enters, it will naturally be "punished".

However, these areas are not closed all day, and there is no restriction between 7: 30 every night and 9:30 the next morning, so even if the hotel is located in the old city, there is no need to worry about cars not getting in.

If you enter the city early during the trip, you can contact the hotel you booked, and you can also get a short-term temporary right of way by registering the license plate at the hotel.

Of course, if you get a ticket for overtime, you have to pay the fine honestly. This is indeed a clear rule, and it is definitely not arbitrary charges by Italians.

Recommended self-driving route

The natural scenery in southern Italy is very good, and there are many distinctive towns. It is really inconvenient to take such means of transportation as railway bus. It is highly recommended to visit southern Italy by car here.

Especially the route from Rome, all the way south along the coastline, passing through Naples, the coastline of amalfi, the coastline of the gods and Sicily. Every ten kilometers along the way, there is a beautiful town, a unique beach and a beautiful seaside highway. Driving is the best thing.

In addition, Italy is a real oil-poor country, and the oil price is very expensive, but the farther south the oil price is, the cheaper it is, especially in Sicily, which is also of great benefit to saving tourism expenses. (The difference between Rome and Rome is about 6-7 euros per 50 liters)

Tips:

Gas stations in expressway are mostly manual services, which are relatively expensive. It is better to find a self-service gas station in the urban areas of small towns along the way, which is also cheaper.