Perpignan Car Rental Guide
On this page, you can find information concerning car rental in Perpignan. In addition to this, you will find some facts to pay attention to when renting a car in France or visiting Perpignan.
Rental Traditions
Driving Restrictions
The minimum age of a driver is 18 years. Children must be at least 10 years old to be seated in the front. Those under 10 years of age must be seated in the rear and seatbelted or in a child seat. All passengers are required to use seatbelts. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
If a red traffic light is flashig, it means “Do not enter”, if amber is flashing, it means “Caution” and flashing yellow arrows mean “Yield”.
Horns should only be used in case of immediate and extreme danger. If a driver wants to pass, they indicate it by flashing their headlights behind you.
Broken centre lines indicate a section of road in which passing is allowed. On the autoroute, a double-thick white line shows the madnatory slow lane.
Do not park where the curb is painted yellow. When parking in dark streets, parking lights must be on. In France, pay-and-display machines are very common. You have to display you parking disc.
Speed Limits:| Area | Limit |
| Expressways | 130-unlimited KM/H |
| Outside the City | 90 or 110 KM/H |
| In the City | 50 KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police/Ambulance Service: 17
Fire Service: 18
Road Tolls
The majority of motorways in France have tolls. Tickets are issued when you are entering the motorway and and you can pay with any major credit card. The cost is calculated using the distance you are travelling and also varies by vehicle type.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting France
Car – voiture
Car rental – loyer de voiture
About Perpignan
During the mediaeval times, the city was at its peak and enjoyed remarkable commercial and industrial prosperity. Since the beginning of the 20 th century, the city has grown considerably and has many beautiful squares and avenues, surrounded by palm trees. Perpignan shows a strictly southern flavour and represents itself as a pleasant leisure city. To its visitors it offers several interesting museums, historic sites and castles.
Area:
Population: 105,000
Country: France
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Telephone Area Code:
Monetary unit: Euro
