The most popular SUV models offered at rental locations in Kalamata are: BMW X5, Hyundai Santa Fe, Daihatsu Terios, Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Fortuner, BMW X3 and others.
While selecting your preferred model of an off-road vehicle, please examine the rental conditions. In particular, those requirements that concern credit cards – when it comes to renting an expensive car, sometimes offices in Greece ask information about two credit cards.
Before signing the contract in the rental office upon arrival, check that the invoice figures match with figures in your voucher.
Once the vehicle is assigned, inspect it carefully before leaving the parking. Crossovers and SUVs are often used in tough road conditions, therefore scratches and other exteriour defects are inevitable. Due to this, it is important to check and specify all existing defects in your rental documents.
If you plan to use an off-road vehicle in the mountains, it is recommended to order snow chains. This will save you from unexpected incidents. Other important equipment in Greece are mandatory child seats for travellers with children.
OrangeSmile.com wishes you a safe trip and green lights on the roads of Kalamata!
Common questions on rental process
Traffic police is quite rare on local roads, especially in coastal areas and in the countryside. Police officers are usually on duty on busy roads close to big cities, but the local drivers who often break traffic regulations seem not to care about this fact.
In general, the local police are friendly and they treat drivers from other countries with understanding and respect. The driving license may be withdrawn only for a very serious violation, but it is not a reason to follow the behavior of local drivers and ignore rules that may seem minor and unimportant at first glance.
There are almost no traffic jams on toll roads. The reason for this fact is that local drivers move at a very high speed on highways, so traffic jams are possible only in case there is a serious road accident.
