Lavagna Car Rental Guide
This page provides information on car rental in Lavagna and gives a short overview of the car rental and driving restrictions valid in Italy.
Rental Restrictions
To rent a car in Italy, you must be at least 18 years old and have held your license for 1 year. Drivers under the age of 25 may incur a young driver surcharge.
Cars rented in Italy are not allowed to enter the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the former Yugoslavia.
Driving Restrictions
In Italy, traffic is on the right and overtaking on the left. The minimum driving age is 18. Children under 12 years of age must use a special restraint. All passengers must use seatbelts at all times. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.8‰.
You have to have the headlights of your vehicle on from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise and also under bridges and in tunnels. Foglights may only be used in case of poor visibility. The use of the horn is only allowed in cases of extreme danger; at night, flash your lights instead. Outside built-up areas, the horn must be used to indicate the intention of passing. The middle lane of three or five-lane roads is used for passing.
Vehicles are generally parked on the right side of the road.
If you violate the traffic laws, the police are allowed to remove your driving license and to collect fines on the spot. In order to avoid car thefts, the police are increasingly arranging vehicle checks, for which you have to present your vehicle’s documents as well as your own.
Speed limits:| Area | Limit |
| Expressways | 110 or 130 KM/H |
| Outside the City | 90 KM/H |
| In the City | 50 KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police: 112
Ambulance: 113
Fire: 115
Road Tolls
In Italy, there are tolls on the motorways. Tickets must be obtained upon entry to the expressway system and paid upon exiting. Tolls can be paid in cash or with a Viacard (accepted on all routes except the A18 and A20).
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Italy
Car - automobile
Car rental – affitto di automobile
Road – una strada
About Lavagna
Lavagna, famous for centuries for its slate rock, is a great tourist attractions with magnificent beaches. The town and its surrounding villages boast many great architectural works. Lavagna offers its visitors rich traditions and folklore, beautiful bays and valleys, mild weather and charming landscape.
Roma Street is a great place for shopping, but also boasts many beautiful old houses.
Lavagna’s pleasure boat harbour, one of the largest in the Mediterranean area, is a great starting point for discovering the beauty of Liguria. Cavi di Lavagna is a great bathing resort near the town, offering sports facilities, entertainment sites, swimming pools and restaurants.
Population: 12,700
Country: Italy
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Telephone Area Code: 0185
Monetary unit: Euro
