Europe car hire rules

[MJS]

Quick question - if I hire a car in Europe, what are the rules about driving across a border into another country? Am I allowed to do that, do I have to declare to the car rental company at the time so that my insurance is valid etc.?
Off to work in Poland shortly, planning to hire a car to drive to Brno for the GP and was wondering about the legalities of it

Thanks
Martin

[rcgbob44]

Most of them don`t like you to take cars across some of the eastern block borders.

[Chaz]

I often hire cars in germany & drive into Austria don't think it' a problem.

[jeff st4s]

I often hire cars in germany & drive into Austria don't think it' a problem.

But they are just Germans living in another country aren't they?

Tell the Hire Co. first, they may not let you take it abroad.
I've tried to hire a van here to go to Mugello and got a few refusals.

[ath748]

Had a Europcar for the last year in Switzerland (well, had 4 actually), take it over to France and Italy all the time.

[MJS]

Cheers guys

Spoke to Sixt rentals and they said no problem, seems it's just UK rentals that they don't like taking overseas.. :confused:

Cheers
Martin

[MarkyMark76]

Depends where you are, where you are going and what you're driving.

I worked in Dresden for 8 months a few years ago and wanted to drive to Prague for a long weekend. Had a mercedes A Class at the time and the rental company would not let me take it to Prague. However they were more than happy for me to take an Astra... Lovely.

Like i said, was about 5 years ago so the rules could have changed seen as we are now one biig happy european family!

[Ray]

Markymark is spot on depends who, what and where you wanna drive, some company's in France still wont let you take BMWs on their fleet to Itlay.

Ray.

[MJS]

Checked with Sixt rentals - exactly as you say - no problem to take standard cars but they won't let me take the more prestige models across borders.

Race tickets booked today, Brno here I come :D :D

Cheers
Martin