Verona Car Rental Guide
On this page, you will find information concerning car rental in Verona airport and downtown. The page also provides some general facts about car rental and driving in Italy.
Rental Traditions
Driving Restrictions
The minimum age of a driver is 18 years. Children under 12 years of age must use a special restraint. It is compulsory to use seatbelts.
The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.8‰.
Headlights for vehicles are required from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise and also under bridges and in tunnels. Foglights should only be used in case of poor visibility. The use of the horn is only allowed in cases of extreme danger; at night, flash your lights instead. Outside built-up areas, the horn must be used to indicate the intention of passing.
The middle lane of three or five-lane roads is used for passing.
The police are authorised to remove your driving license and to collect fines on the spot. In order to avoid car thefts, the police are increasingly organising vehicle checks, for which you have to present your vehicle documents as well as your own.
Generally, vehicles are parked on the right side of the road.
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
There are tolls charged on the motorways. Tickets must be obtained upon entry to the expressway system and paid upon exiting. Tolls can be paid 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 Verona
The romantic Verona is the city of the most famous lovers in history – Romeo and Juliet. It is one of Italy’s loveliest towns and an attractice tourist destination. Verona has many archaeological sites and a beautiful mediaeval castle. It is also renowned for its gastronomic delights, beautiful nature parks and the Adige river encircling the city. The most splendid sight of the city is the Roman Arena, where concerts and operas are performed in the summer.
Verona has many forms of entertainment to offer its visitors, from opera performances to nighclubs and cafes.
Area:
Population: 260,000
Country: Italy
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Telephone Area Code: 045
Monetary unit: Euro
