The most popular SUV models offered at rental locations in Haifa are: Toyota Rav4, Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia Sportage, Daihatsu Terios, Jeep Wrangler, Nissan Pathfinder 4WD 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 Israel 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 Israel are mandatory child seats for travellers with children.
OrangeSmile.com wishes you a safe trip and green lights on the roads of Haifa!
Common questions on rental process
While driving, motorists should stay as close to the right side of the road as possible. The left lane is usually used for overtaking purposes, and at crossroads the left lane is occupied by a row of cars that want to make a left turn. Sometimes drivers, who need to move straight, get into such a “trap”. If this has happened, prepare to lose much time at that crossroad.
On suburban roads it is even considered a traffic violation to move on the extreme left lane if there are free lanes to the right. The punishment for this road violation is an impressive fine.
In large cities of the country many crossroads are made in the form of roundabouts. The way of driving at such crossroads in Israel coincides with the rule adopted in many other countries – the cars that move in the circle have the advantage.
