Cork Car Rental Guide
On this page, you can find information about car rental in Cork airport, ferry port and downtown. It also provides some general facts about car rental and driving in Ireland.
Rental Restrictions
Driving Restrictions
Driving is on the left and overtaking on the right. The minimum age of a driver is 17 years old. Unless the seat is equipped with a child restraint, children must be at least 12 to sit in the front. Seatbelts must be worn at all times. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.8‰.
The use of horns is prohibited between 11.30 pm and 7 am. You may only use foglights in fog or falling snow.
When parking, all restrctions for parking are lifted after 6 pm, except where there are yellow lines on the road and within a bus stop area. A double yellow line means No parking at any time. Pay-and-display machines are common throughout Ireland. There are large fines for dangerous parking and your car may also be clamped. Fines for parking violations may be collected on the spot. A parking disc allows for one to three hours of parking. Do not park where there are yellow lines on the roadside.
In order to catch traffic violators, speed cameras are used all over Ireland.
Speed limits:| Area | Limit |
| Motorway | 112KM/H |
| In towns | 48KM/H |
| On major roads | 96KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police/ambulance/fire: 999 or 911
Road Tolls
There are no tolls roads in Ireland, except for two toll bridges in the Dublin area.
About Cork
Cork, the second largest city in Ireland, is unique among Irish cities: it is the only one that has experienced all phases of Irish urban development. It is a place of commercial importance, greatly due to the excellence of its harbour.
There are a number of places worth visiting in Cork: St. Finbarr’s Cathedral, St. Anne’s Church, the Cork Public Museum. If you are interested in exploring the shops of Cork, you will also get a sense of the traditions of the city. The city is also well supplied with fine restaurants and full of pubs, many of which often play traditional Irish music.
Area:
Population: 180,000
Country: The Republic of Ireland
Time Zone: GMT/UTC 0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Telephone Area Code: 21
Monetary unit: Euro
