Salerno Car Rental Guide
On this page, you can find information about car rental in Salerno. You will also find some general facts concerning the car rental and driving restrictions in Italy.
Rental Traditions
Driving Restrictions
The minimum driving age in Italy is 18 years. Children under 12 must use a special restraint. The use of seatbelts is compulsory for all passengers. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.8‰.
You are obligated to use headlights from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise and also in tunnels and under bridges. Foglights should only be used in conditions of poor visibility. You are not allowed to use the horn in built-up areas except in cases of immediate danger; at night, headlights should be flashed instead. Outside built-up areas, you must use the horn to signal your intention to pass.
In case of three-lane roads, the middle lane is used for passing.
If you violate the traffic laws, the police are empowered to remove your license and to collect fines on the spot. In order to avoid car thefts, the police often subject foreign-registered vehicles to spot-checks. Vehicles that do not pass the check may be confiscated.
Parking is generally on the right side of the road. Parking in Blue Zones (Zona Disco) is allowed one hour at a time from 9 am to 2.30 pm and 4 pm to 8 pm Mon-Sat (except holidays) provided that a parking disc is displayed. Parking in Green Zones (Zona Verde) is forbidden is prohibited from 8 am to 9.30 am and from 2.30 pm to 4 pm on weekdays.
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
Road tolls are charged on expressways. Tickets are issued upon entry to the expressway and paid upon exiting. Payments can be made 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 Salerno
Salerno is an important cultural and tourism centre surrounded by green hillsides and calm sea. The city has been marked by several historical events experienced when facing different cultures and civilisations.
Salerno is a venue for the international festivals of the cinema and cabaret. It is home to a number of architectural treasures from all the eras and in all styles: the beautiful Arechi castle overlooking the city, the amazing Romanesque cathedral. Salerno is a place where the East and the West merge into each other, producing impressive panoramas, cultures and traditions.
Area:
Population: 138,188
Country: Italy
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Telephone Area Code: 089
Monetary Unit: Euro
