Do I need to buy full insurance when renting a car in France? I'm going to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in August to play in several nearby cities. Now I'm hesitating about whether to buy full insurance when renting a car. Full insurance feels a bit expensive. Do you have any suggestions ? France Q&A
My car was scratched and when I returned it, I saw on the receipt that it said "no damage". I bought AXA's Super Supplementary Comprehensive Insurance, isn't it supposed to be that I have to pay first and then find the insurance company for reimbursement? How come today the Europcar person just let me go? When I left, they didn't give me any receipts either. My deposit is still there, I don't know when it will be refunded ? France Q&A
How's this car ? France Q&A
Those parking lots on the side of the road. After you pay, if you don't press that printed receipt in time, will they not give it to you? What if there's no receipt in the car? Will I be fined? If not, how do they know if I paid or not ? France Q&A
Excuse me, is parking in northern France, Normandy, and Brittany more expensive in underground parking lots than on the ground? But is there someone on duty in the underground parking lot? Because I'm carrying luggage and I'm afraid my car will be broken into. ? France Q&A
Hi, I have no experience of Road trip abroad, and my English level is also average. Will Road trip in southern France be very difficult? I'm worried about problems and being taken advantage of by car dealerships ? France Q&A
We are 8 people, 3 couples and 2 children aged 7. We plan to self-drive in southern France and Italy from July 10. Can we rent a 9-seater car? We are worried that the luggage compartment is too small ? France Q&A
Will we not be able to find a place to stay if we don't book a hotel in advance when driving in southern France in mid-July with two children? Because if we think about booking later, we can stay longer in places that are fun ? France Q&A
Can you please tell me, we plan to rent a car in Italy and drive to southern Germany, and then return to Italy. We will stay in Germany longer than in Italy. Should we apply for an Italian visa or a German visa? Are there any differences between driving in Germany and France or Italy ? France Q&A
Friends renting from Hertz at Charles de Gaulle Airport should be aware of their consumption trap. The staff will always quote prices in euros and the credit card pre-authorization will also be in euros. As you are in Europe, you naturally assume that the expenses are in euros. However, you will find that you have been charged in dollars on the actual bill, and the exchange rate is relatively unreasonable. If you carefully look at the Hertz invoice, it does mention that you can pay in US dollars, but no one will ask you if you want to choose US dollars because the pre-authorization has already been opened, and there is no need to swipe your credit card again when changing the car. They will directly charge you in US dollars, and their exchange rate may result in overcharging you. I was overcharged more than 300 RMB for one transaction ? France Q&A
Can I temporarily park on the side of the road in Paris if I want to go to the supermarket or hotel to pick something up ? France Q&A
I originally drove on the highway in southern France. Each section had a different toll. Some had toll booths where you had to take a card, while others required you to pay first without a card. Look at the signs above the toll booths to see if you need to take the ETC lane or the regular lane with the toll sign. There was a toll to get to Paris, and there was a toll on one section of the highway to Monaco. There were no tolls on the highways in southern France, but I remember there was an automatic machine at Nice airport that could exchange paper money for coins. I think the toll machines automatically counted the coins you put in, so you didn't have to count them yourself. There were a lot of one-way streets in France, especially in small towns, and the roads were very narrow. Also, always lock your car doors when you leave it, because we were waiting at a red light on a road in Gannat and someone opened our trunk. Fortunately, we had read in the guidebook to lock the car doors before getting out, so we didn't get stolen. This time, we picked up the car in Paris and drove to the Loire Valley ? France Q&A
I drove from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Troyes. There is a highway starting with A and a road starting with D. The highway is further away, while the regular road is closer. The car I rented has a mileage limit, so I am hesitating which road to take ? France Q&A
Have anyone rent a car from Hertz? We rented a diesel car, a small hole next to the fuel tank, needs to add Ad Blue, we added water, now the engine shows to stop running after 300 kilometers, do we have to repair it by ourselves or call for rescue? This should be considered as an accidental man-made, not sure if the insurance will cover it ? France Q&A
Do I need to bring the notarized certificate when I drive to Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the Netherlands from France with the original driving license and the translated version? Is it necessary to affix a photo to the translation? Thank you ? France Q&A