Sheffield Car Rental Guide
The current page gives you information about car rental in Sheffield and provides an overview of the car rental and driving restrictions valid in the United Kingdom.
Rental Restrictions
In order to rent a car in the United Kingdom, you must be at least 21 years old and have held your license for 1 year. Drivers under the age of 25 may incur a young driver surcharge. Some suppliers have a maximum age limit of 69 years.
Cars rented in the United Kingdom are not allowed into the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the republics of the former Yugoslavia. Luxury cars are not allowed into Italy.
Driving Restrictions
In the United Kingdom, driving is on the left and overtaking on the right. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.8‰.
Seatbelts are mandatory for all passengers. Children under the age of 12 are not allowed to sit in the front, except for infants or very young children in child seats.
If there are two white lines on the centre of the road, you are not allowed to cross these lines or overtake, but are allowed to turn right. When multiple lines go in one direction, you should overtake using the lane toward the centre of the road. When you are intending to pass, do not flash your headlights as this may offend the driver ahead of you.
Flashing amber lights indicate that you must give priority to pedestrians on the crossing.
You are only allowed to use a mobile phone while driving if you have a hands-free system.
Pay-and-display machines are very common in the UK. Do not park where there is a yellow line painted on the curb.
Speed cameras are used throughout the United Kingdom. Penalties for drunk driving and parking offences are severe.
Speed limits:| Area | Speed |
| Built-up area | 48KM/H |
| Outside built-up area | 96KM/H |
| Motorway | 112KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police/ambulance/fire: 999
Road Tolls
There are no tolls on motorways in the UK. However, some bridges and tunnels have tolls.
About Sheffield
Sheffield is an industrial city situated in South Yorkshire on the River Don, surrounded by seven hills. This is a city that provides everything its visitors might need, wheather its art galleries and museums or shops, bars and restaurants. It is known as the greenest city in the United Kingdom with many woodlands, parks, gardens and canal walks just a few miles from the great scenery of the Peak District National Park.
Sheffield offers a wide range of cultural activities and institutions such as the Graves Art Gallery and the City Museum. The Showroom Cinema is the largest independent cinema complex in the country outside London. Various festivals and events take place in the city all year round.
Population: 513,234
Country: England
Time Zone: GMT (+1 in summer)
Telephone Area Code: 0114
Monetary unit: Pound Sterling
