All car hire rates in Spain are inclusive of unlimited mileage, full breakdown
cover, third party insurance, loss damage waiver, airport surcharges and
local taxes. Regular monitoring ensures that you can expect
the same high standard of service at all destinations in Spain. All cars are
less than 12 months old and regularly maintained.
Argus Car Hire offer a complete range of vehicles from economy-class
to luxury vehicles, including automatics, estates and multi-seaters.
The company is totally flexible. If the chosen vehicle is not listed,
reservation staff will give advice and aim to provide whatever vehicle
is required in Spain. Optional extras are available by booking
through the call centre, including baby seats, roof racks and snow chains.
Most prices are fully inclusive, however in some cases there may be
an additional charge upon arrival, please contact the call centre to
confirm.
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Spain
Drive on the right hand side.
Emergency telephone number: Police 091, Fire 080 and Ambulance services 061.
Speed limits: Expressway: 74mph
Urban Stretches: 44mph
Dual carriageways: 65mph
Outside built-up areas: 56/62mph
Built-up Areas: 30mph
Residential Areas: 12mph
Cars towing a trailer are limited to 50mph
All vehicles must have headlights on in tunnels. In built-up areas horns may be used only in cases of immediate and extreme danger. Elsewhere don’t use the horn unnecessarily, but don’t hesitate to use it in warning.
Tolls: Tolls are payable on the following motorways:
A1 Burgos (Castanares) to Miranda de Ebro (A68)
A2 junction A7 to Zaragoza (Alfajarin)
A4 Sevilla (Dos Hermanas) to Cadiz (Puerto Real)
A6 Madrid (Villalba) to Adanero
A7 La Jonquera to Barcelona North
A7 Barcelona South to Salou
A7 Salou to Valencia (Puzol)
A7 Valencia (Silla) to Alicante (San Juan)
A8 Bilbao (Basauri) to San Sebastian
A8 San Sebastian to French border
A9 Pontevedra to Vigo
A15 Pamplona (Noain) to Tudela
A18 Barcelona to Manresa
A19 Barcelona to Malgrat de Mar
A66 Bilbao to Zaragoza
Road Information: There can be very dusty roads and dirt tracks outside major cities.
General Information: Immediately outside many towns are sensors which detect the speed of your hire car as you approach the town. If you’re going over the speed limit, a traffic light at the edge of the town automatically turns to red so that you must come to a stop before entering the town. Two red lights mean No Entry.
Jaywalking is illegal and its prohibition is strictly enforced.
Generally, traffic on the right has priority; normally where a minor road still has priority.
When in daylight and outside a built-up area, you must use the horn on your hire car to indicate your intention to pass; at night, flash the headlights on your hire car instead. It is illegal not to use your vehicle's directional to indicate your intention to pass. And if a vehicle comes up behind your hire car signaling that it wants to pass and if you see that the road ahead is clear, you must signal with your hire car’s right blinker to acknowledge the situation. Trams which are stopped and accepting or letting off passengers may not be passed.
Foreigners must pay fines on the spot unless they can present a Spanish bail bond or an address of a Spanish friend or company who will guarantee payment of the fine. If the fine cannot be paid or guaranteed, the hire car will be impounded and the driver detained until the fine is paid. There's usually a discount of 20 percent for immediate settlement. The police will issue a Boletin de Denuncia which specifies the offence and the amount of the fine. Check carefully that the fine amount noted on the document matches the amount you paid. Follow the English instructions on the back of the document if you want to dispute the charge; you have 15 days to file a written dispute, and you can write your argument in English.
Parking: In some cities a blue line on the street indicates resident-only parking; in other cities, check for signs. Don't leave anything of value in a parked hire car. Parking garages are a safer alternative to the street for your hire car, but you might want to check prices before you enter with your hire car. On one-way streets, parking is allowed on even dates along the side with even addresses and on odd dates along the side with odd addresses; in both cases, park your hire car in the direction of traffic flow. Do not park your hire car within 5 meters of intersections or entrances to public buildings. Blue Zones or Zona Azul are indicated by signs. Parking in these zones is allowed for 1.5 hours from 8am to 9pm. Parking discs for your hire car can be obtained from hotels, travel agents, or the town hall. Some large towns have Zona ORAs in the center of the town; parking in such a zone is allowed in conjunction with display of a ticket which must be bought at a tobacconist; tickets are valid for 30, 60, or 90 minutes. If you illegally park your hire car it may be towed.
Licence: EC format pink/green licence is accepted; old-style green or non-European licence must be accompanied with an International Driving Permit.
