Pontivy Car Rental Guide
The current page gives you information about car rental in Pontivy and describes the car rental and driving restrictions valid in France.
Rental Traditions
In order to rent a car in France, you must be at least 21 years old (age may vary by car category) and have held your license for 1 year. Drivers under the age of 25 may incur a young driver surcharge.
Cars rented in France are not allowed into the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine and the former Yugoslavia.
Driving restrictions
In France, traffic is on the right and overtaking on the left. The minimum driving age is 18 years. Children must be at least 10 years old to sit in the front; if under 10, they must be seated in the rear or in a fitted child seat.
All passengers are required to use seatbelts at all times and the legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
Vehicles parked in poorly lit public places must have their parking lights on. You may only use the horn in cases of extreme and immediate danger. If a driver flashes their lights behind you, it means they want to pass you.
Broken centre lines show the section of road where passing is allowed.
Do not park where the curb is painted yellow. Parking on the left side of a street is only allowed on one-way streets. If not indicated otherwise, parking is free of charge from 7 pm to 9 am and on weekends, holidays and in August.
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
In France, there are tolls on most of the motorways. Permission tickets are provided upon entry to the motorway and must be paid upon exiting. The price of the ticket depends on the distance you are travelling and also on the on the type of your vehicle. You can pay in cash or with any major credit card. There are no tolls for trunk roads.
Some useful expressions for tourists travelling in France
Car – voiture
Car rental – loyer de voiture
About Pontivy
Pontivy is an attractive mediaeval town situated on the banks of the River Blavet. The mediaeval town has kept the charm of its winding streets and the Place du Martray. The Rue du Fil and the Rue du Pont are lined with beautiful old half-timbered houses. The moated 15 th century Castle with towers and ramparts is a great example of military architecture of the Middle Ages and also houses exhibitions.
Pontivy offers you many restaurants, shops and leisure activities and the Blavet is thought of as one of the best fishing rivers in France.
Population: 13,700
Country: France
Time zone: GMT/UTC +1
Monetary unit: Euro
