The most popular SUV models offered at rental locations in Genoa are: BMW X3, Toyota Rav4, Kia Sportage, Toyota Landcruiser, BMW X5, Hyundai Santa Fe 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 Genoa!
Common questions on rental process
Local residents traditionally enjoy riding two-wheeled types of vehicles. Bikers are also considered participants of traffic, and they have the same rights as motorists. There are special parking lots for bicycles, mopeds and bikes. Cars cannot be parked there.
Wrong parking will also result in a fine from 30 to 150 euro. Do not leave your car in the wrong place, even for a short time. This will be enough for a police officer to issue a fine for you. If your car prevents street cleaning or road repairs, it can be brought to a fine-parking.
Despite the fact that local drivers are considered to be quite aggressive and they often exceed the speed limit, they know the traffic regulations very well and have an extremely negative opinion on blatant violators. If a driver ignores the rules and drives in the extreme left lane, local drivers will surely "sit on his tail" and will dazzle the violator with distant lights until he gives up and returns to the right lane.
