The most popular SUV models offered at rental locations in Bilbao 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 Spain 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 Spain are mandatory child seats for travellers with children.
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Common questions on rental process
Serious violations imply not only paying large fines. Drivers also get special penalty points. Once the number of these points reaches the critical level, a driver loses his driving license temporarily.
According to the recently introduced regulations, parking a car on special parking lots for the disabled is a serious violation. Dirty registration number is also likely to become the reason for a fine, so make you car’s registration numbers are always clean.
Drivers, who are used to smoking while driving, should make sure there is an ashtray in the car. It is prohibited to throw all inflammable items out of a car. Cigarettes are also in this list. A fine may be charged even if the vehicle was motionless during the breach.
