If you are having trouble finding your way around the coastal lowlands and reclaimed land, then book a multilingual sat navigation system to help plan your day trips and outings.
Car Types
If you are in the Netherlands on business and need to make a good impression, why not rent one of our luxury vehicles, such as the Volvo S60 Auto convertible automatic or the BMW 3 series.
The fleet in the Netherlands also includes, small economy cars from the Renault stable including the Twingo and Scenic. Opel offer the Corsa and Astra automatic.
Small economy, city cars for getting around town.
Estates and station wagons for family of five.
5 seat saloon cars to luxury standards.
Quality SUVs, like the Nissan Qashqai & Kia Sportage.
Discounted MPVs with Europcar, Green Motion and others.
Lower cost 9 seat minivans. like this from Enterprise.
If you need an utility car, the VW Passat Estate should meet your requirement. Larger multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) would include the Renault Espace, that will cater for larger groups or families.
Local CDW Excess Deposit
As of January 2018, unless your pay the extra local insurance to reduce, the damage liability amount, that will be held on your card, are:- Dollar EUR800, Green Motion EUR1100, and Flzzr EUR1300 for all vehicles, then other suppliers, it depends on size of vehicle:- Enterprise EUR750 to EUR1150, Sixt EUR900-1250, Budget EUR1250-1750 and Avis EUR1300-1750.
CDW Excess Insurance Cover
In the event of a car park dent, or a traffic accident, to reduce your liability risk, you can either take out local insurance to reduce the amount, or buy Car Hire Insurance Excess Cover (CHIE), which covers any claim, plus offers some other benefits. Please note the CHIE repays a claim, and is the cheaper option, if you can afford the excess amounts on your card.
Winter Equipment
When going when the snow and ice likely to be on the ground, or heading for the mountains, winter tyres are usually provided free of charge. You can also get extras like snow chains, ski racks.
Speed limits
Don't forget that, when driving in the Netherlands, the speed limits around the country are:-
120kph on motorways, 100kph on open roads and 50kph when driving around towns and cities.
Around the Netherlands
Holland is part of the Netherlands and is well known to be a fairly flat country so no problem with hill starts in Holland!
Amsterdam
When spring is in the air again, tulips from Amsterdam! But the capital has more to offer, with all the canals, museums, bars, cake and smoking cafes, window shopping, trams, restaurants and varied nightlife.
Windmills & clogs
Dutch courage will not be needed to appreciate the allure of this country, as plenty to see, especially if drive to the North Sea, and view what keeping all the land being under water.
21st Sep 2020