When collecting a hire Golf at Munich airport about 12 years ago, was given and had to sign a map showing where I could and couldn't drive into. The expected exclusions were the former Yugoslavian States , plus interestingly Italy in anything from a Golf upwards.

Thanks. A couple of years ago I drove seamlessly between France and Switzerland sontrust it is the same here. I have not yet rented a car so cannot read any documentation to see if I can do what I want to do.

In the past it has not been permitted to drive a "High Value" hire car into Italy - Mercs Beemers etc. This is probbably still the case, it is a value/insurance/ risk of theft aspect. Mots of us would probably be in a VW or Open and it would not apply.

Thanks all.

I already have annual car rental excess insurance and will only be renting for less than 24 hours. Child #2 in camp in Holland, but nearest airport is Dusseldorf. Need to collect him as the rest of the family will be in Venice and it is easier to collect him than have him return to the UK and then fly out the next day.

Any recommendations for renting from Venice and droppnig off in Pisa? Presumably have to be one of the larger companies?

Several years ago I had to pay an additional premium to take the car out of the country I hired it in (spain). Unhelpfully I can't remember the company I used.

Typical airport budget car hire scam. The airport was Gerona-right on the border with France!

You can rent a car in any city to any place. If you have an access to the Internet, of course. I always use this free app in such cases. It shows where are the closest rent services and their prices so you should check it out.

Is this the one you are advertsing in the General Chat section? :-)

Edited by Avant on 06/05/2015 at 00:05

I started the thread but did not tell you how i got on. Booked through Avis and collected a nice upgrade Citroën DS3 Cabriolet instead of the cheapest car on the list. Told them i was going into Holland and they were completely fine about it. Lovely little car and made my son's day when i picked him up from the camp.

In Venice we collected what was meant to be a Ford C-Max. Instead it was a Fiat 500 L +. Like the 500 MPW FAMILY they have here but without the third row of seats. I was sceptical about getting all the luggage in, but it all fitted and we were very impressed by the comfort and performance of the car and its diesel engine. We used Hertz and they were fine also.