The most popular SUV models offered at rental locations in Catania are: Toyota Landcruiser, Hyundai Santa Fe, Hyundai Tuscon, Suzuki Jimny, Kia Sportage, Toyota Rav4 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 Italy 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 Italy are mandatory child seats for travellers with children.
OrangeSmile.com wishes you a safe trip and green lights on the roads of Catania!
Common questions on rental process
Not all local parking lots are available for drivers daily and at any time of a day. If the entrance to a parking lot has a “Parcheggio” sign, then drivers should be especially careful. It is prohibited leave a car on certain hours in a given day of a month or week at such a parking.
A refusal of a driver to take a test of the level of alcohol in blood will result in a large fine. The violation can bring the fine from 1.5 to 6000 euro, and cancellation of a driving license for a period from 6 to 24 months. The punishment may also be accompanied by an imprisonment for a period from 6 months to 2 years.
Drivers, who received a driving license less than three years ago, have another limit of alcohol in blood. The allowable rate for them is 0.00 ppm. If the test result shows the level that is more than 0.00 ‰, but less than 0.5 ‰, then the amount of the fine will be from 150 to 620 euro. If the level of alcohol in blood will be more than 0.5 ‰, the driver will lose his driving license for a period from 3 to 6 years.
