Sligo Car Rental Guide
On this page, you will find information about car rental in Sligo as well as some general information about the car rental and driving restrictions valid in Ireland.
Rental Restrictions
To rent a car in Ireland, you must be at least 21 years old (age may vary by car category) and have held your license for 2 years. Drivers age 23 and under and over the age of 70 may incur an additional fee locally. There is a maximum age of 79 for rental.
Cars rented in the Republic of Ireland can be taken to Northern Ireland free of charge as long as the renter does not hold a Northern Ireland driving license.
Driving Restrictions
In Ireland, driving is on the left and overtaking on the right. The minimum age of a driver is 17 years old. Unless the seat is equipped with a child restraint, children must be at least 12 to sit in the front. Seatbelts must be worn at all times. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.8‰.
The use of horns in towns is prohibited between 11.30 pm and 7 am. You may only use foglights in fog or falling snow.
When parking, all restrictions for parking are lifted after 6 pm, except where there are yellow lines on the road and within a bus stop area. A double yellow line means No parking at any time. Pay-and-display machines are common throughout Ireland. There are large fines for dangerous parking and your car may also be clamped. Fines for parking violations may be collected on the spot. A parking disc allows for one to three hours of parking. Do not park where there are yellow lines on the roadside.
In order to catch traffic violators, speed cameras are used all over Ireland.
Speed limits:| Area | Limit |
| Motorway | 112KM/H |
| In towns | 48KM/H |
| On major roads | 96KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police/ambulance/fire: 999 or 911
Road Tolls
There are no toll roads in Ireland, except for two toll bridges in the Dublin area.
About Sligo
Sligo is a great commercial, industrial and marketing centre and the largest town in the North-West of Ireland. It is situated on the mouth of the Garavogue River and surrounded by mountains. Its rich Stone Age history is the centrepiece of the most interesting exhibits. There is also an abbey in the town.
Sligo has everything a visitor needs – theatres, museums, excellent shops, restaurants and pubs. You can visit the Model Arts and Niland Gallery which also houses many festivals, musical performances and readings throughout the year.
Population: 19,500
Country: the Republic of Ireland
Time Zone: GMT/UTC 0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Telephone Area Code: 71
Monetary unit: Euro
