Sardinia Car Rental Guide
This page gives you information about car rental in Sardinia. It also helps you out with some general driving and car rental tips you should know when visiting Sardinia.
Rental Restrictions
Driving Restrictions
The minimum age of a driver is 18 years. Children under 12 must use a special restraint. The use of seatbelts is required from all passengers. the legal blood alcohol limit is 0.08‰.
You must use your headlights from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise and also under bridges and in tunnels. Use your foglights in case of poor visibility only. In built-up areas, you are not allowed to use your horn. Outside built-up areas, though, you must use the horn to show your intention to pass.
On three-lane roads, the middle one is used for passing.
The police are authorised to remove your license and collect fines on the spot. They try to avoid car thefts by subjecting foreign-registered cars to spot checks.
Parking is generally on the right side of the road. Parking in a Blue Xone (Zona Disco) is allowed for a limited periond of time: from 9 am to 2.30 pm and 4 pm-8 pm Mon-Sat (except holidays). You have to display a parking disc. There may also be Green Zones (Zona Verde) where parking is forbidden 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
Tolls are charged on the autostradas. The driver will receive the ticket upon entry to the motorway and has to pay upon exiting. Tolls can be paid in cash or with a credit card. Viacards are 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 Sardinia
Sardinia is small enough to be classified as an island but big enough to be universe of its own. It is a region in which time seems to pass slowly and where old traditions and customs still survive.
Sardinia is an exciting place for those who are interested in mediaeval churches, extraordinary scenery, geology, hunting, fishing, hiking and even more. Its coastline offers one of the most scenic and extraordinary views.
Area: 24,090 sq km
Population: 1.68 million
Country: Italy
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Telephone Area Code: 3907
Monetary unit: Euro
