Car Hire
We have negotiated very special car hire prices with A.A. Castanheira BUDGET Car Rental. Unlike some other car hire suppliers this allows our clients to collect and return their cars at the airport, thus avoiding the necessity of catching a coach to an off airport depot. All cars have CDW, theft protection, unlimited mileage and tax included.
The minimum age for hiring a car is 21 plus a full driving licence must have been held for two years. A petrol deposit will be taken by credit card or in cash on taking delivery of the car. This will be refunded if you return the car with the same amount of petrol as when you collected it.
Two drivers per car are free of charge. Additional drivers will be charged for locally at 2.5 euros daily.
| CAR HIRE 2008 - PRICES IN £'s PER CAR PER WEEK | |||||||
| Winter: 1 Nov 07 - 31 March 08. Low: 1 Apr 08 - 30 Jun 08 High: 1 July 08 - 30 Sept 08 | |||||||
| Group | Car Model or Similar | Doors | Seats | A/C | WINTER | LOW | HIGH |
| A | Opel Corsa 1.0 | 4 | 4 |  |
£71 | £100 | £129 |
| B | Renault Clio 1.0 | 5 | 5 | |
£84 | £108 | £135 |
| C | VW Polo 1.2 | 5 | 5 |  |
£93 | £120 | £150 |
| D | Renault Clio 1.5 dci | 5 | 5 | |
£103 | £130 | £159 |
| E | Ford Focus 1.4 | 5 | 5 | |
£125 | £163 | £185 |
| F | Opel Astra 1.4 Estate | 5 | 5 | |
£163 | £203 | £231 |
| G | Renault Laguna 2.0 HDI | 5 | 5 | |
£238 | £295 | £388 |
| GI | VW Passat 2.0 HDI Estate | 5 | 5 | |
£261 | £325 | £300 |
| W | Opel Corsa Automatic | 5 | 5 | |
£150 | £183 | £233 |
| I | Opel Astra Automatic | 5 | 5 | |
£198 | £263 | £345 |
| H | Mercedes C 220 CDI | 4 | 5 | |
£445 | £563 | £628 |
| J | Mercedes Vito Minibus | 5 | 9 | |
£225 | £306 | £396 |
| Q | Opel Zafira / Renault Grand Scenic | 5 | 7 | |
£263 | £331 | £419 |
| X | Ford Galaxy | 5 | 7 | |
£347 | £446 | £522 |
| L | Renault Megane Cabrio | 2 | 5 | |
£197 | £263 | £345 |
In line with European laws, it is now compulsory for children under the age of twelve or under 1.5m tall to be seated in an appropriate child or baby seat. These can be requested at the time of booking (a charge of approximately €25 will be payable locally) or you may prefer take your own with you.
Driving while under the influence of drink or drugs invalidates the car insurance, and speeding tickets, parking fines etc are the responsibility of the renter. It should be noted that the drink driving limits are lower than the UK and if the police stop you for any reason, you should always have proof of identity plus the car hire contract with you.