Undoubtedly renting a car is the best way to enjoy the fun of holidays and explore the beauty of the region you are visiting according to your convenience. As a result of this nowadays most of the people are renting a car in advance for their holidays to cope with the problem of local transport facility. Having the rented car offers them the privilege of moving across the region according to their convenience. Interestingly, visiting Greece is not an exception to it. Here also lots of tourists prefer to rent a car to visit its famous cities, especially its islands which are highly crowded throughout the year.
But the problem with the tourists visiting the Greek islands is that most of the islands are located close to each other and therefore when they take their rented on a ferry for visiting another island, they are restricted from doing this. This not only deprives them from visiting another island of their choice during holidays but also puts an extra burden on pocket as they could not utilize the car according to their wish despite paying its full rent for the days they have hired. If you are also planning to visit some of the Greek islands during your holidays and planning to rent a car then below are some tips for you to consider.
Search Properly: Unfortunately, most of the car rental companies do not allow to carry the rented car on a ferry due to chances of damage during transportation. Therefore, if you want to rent a car and plan to carry on the ferry for visiting another island, search exclusively about the car rental companies offering this facility. If you are visiting the Paxos island in Greece, which is also the smallest island in the country, it is recommended to ask the company that whether you will be allowed to take the car on a ferry or not? For this, not only you should he terms and conditions determined to rent a car in Paxos thoroughly, but also get the approval from the car rental company to carry the car in a ferry. Moving ahead, if the company allows visitors to transport the car in a ferry, but does not determine any condition regarding this, then you should come in front and make your all doubts clear before finalizing the deal. You should mainly ask about the clauses related to the damage if any happens to the car during transportation. Moving ahead, you should get answers to all your queries mentioned in your contract to avoid the last time confusions.
Do Share Your Travel Plan With the Agency: Once you have finalised the deal with the car rental agency, let its staff know about your arrival program so that they keep the car ready for use on your arrival. Because sometimes it is seen that the agency does not receive the car from the previous renter or has some flaws in the car which it could not detect at the time of booking. Informing in advance will protect you from such problems.
Book Separate Ticked for Ferry: If your car rental agency allows to carry the car on a ferry, in that case, you should buy its separate ticket. For this, you will be required to provide the registration number of the car for this purpose. But as most of the car rental agencies do not tell about the car offered to you, before your arrival, it is suggested to book the ticket for the rented car on a ferry as “RENT 123”. Booking the car with this number is an indication that you will be taking a car through ferry.
What is the Cost for Taking the Rented Car on a Ferry: This normally varies according to the terms and conditions determined by the car rental agencies. Still, there are some charges like insurance, which are charged commonly by all the agencies. For other charges, you should read the terms and conditions properly before booking your car online.
So, now if you are planning to rent a car in Greece for visiting three to four of its islands during your holiday by taking the car on a ferry, do follow these tips to avoid any last time problem.
