The most popular SUV models offered at rental locations in Rethymnon are: Toyota Landcruiser, Toyota Fortuner, Daihatsu Terios, Hyundai Santa Fe, Hyundai Tuscon, Toyota 4Runner 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.
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Common questions on rental process
In winter, the use of winter tires is not mandatory. However, many mountain roads in winter are completely covered with snow and ice, so it is possible to ride on them only if a vehicle is equipped with snow chains.
Radar detectors are prohibited from using on local roads. The penalty for this violation is 2000 euro. Moreover, the offender of this rule can face such problems as withdrawal of the technical passport and the car’s number for two months, and also the suspension of the driving license for 30 days.
Drivers, who are accustomed to following the speed limit, will find it quite difficult to drive on local roads without breaking traffic regulations. If a vehicle that follows your car wants to overtake, you should move as close to the right as possible and give way to that car. It is possible to overtake cars only on the left.
