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Road Rules and Traffic Regulations in Ireland - Driving Nuances
1. The main thing that drivers should keep in mind when there are in Ireland is left driving. Drivers, who are accustomed to right driving, usually get used to local driving style quickly. As a rule, full adaptation requires no more than five days.
2. Foreign drivers are required to carry the international driver's permit, the vehicle certificate, as well as the “green card”. The absence of one of these documents is considered a serious violation, and so it can lead to unpleasant consequences.
3. The total length of roads in Ireland is 92.5 thousand km, more than 87 thousand km of which are paved. The length of highways is more than 1,000 km.
Nuances of Car Rental in Ireland
To save on your rental, we advise to book your car in advance. You will save the most if you do this several weeks or even several months prior to your trip. Rental offices in Ireland usually raise rental prices over time, based on the number of cars left available for the accounting period.
When looking for an exotic car (cabriolet, minivan or limousine), we advise to check in the rental offices located at airports, as they usually provide much wider choice comparing to offices in urban areas.
Upon receipt of invoices, bills and documents for your car at the rental location, please compare the obtained data with your voucher. Quite often, employees of rental offices in Ireland try to add optional charges or services without informing customers.
It is very important to pick up your car at the rental office in Ireland in a correct way. Prior to leaving the office, carefully inspect the car for various defects, and ensure that all the discovered defects are mentioned in your rental documents. In case of a non-compliance found, place a demand for correction to the rental officer.
You can always check our car actual rental offers in Ireland. Simply use the search form at the top of the page. We guarantee that you will not find better prices anywhere else!
5. The M1 Gormanston – Monasterboice highway also has a paid section, which length is approximately 30 km. The amount of the toll for an ordinary car is approximately 1.8 euro. A section of M50 Barrier-Free highway is also paid. Here the price estimates around 3 euro.
6. It should be noted that not all toll roads accept payments in cash. Local motorists, who regularly use toll roads, register in a special system of automatic payments, so when they pass checkpoints, a certain amount of money is automatically deducted from the account.
7. Foreign guests, who are not registered in the electronic payment system, usually have several ways to pay the toll. You can call 1890 50 10 50, tell the number of the car and your credit card, and the toll will be deducted from the card’s account. The payment can be made in Payzone retail stores and through www.eflow.ie.
9. You will have to pay an extra fee to drive on East-Link Toll Bridge, which is located in Dublin in the docks district. Motorcycle riders can use the bridge for free, while car drivers have to pay around 1.8 euro. It is possible to pay the toll either in cash or by credit card. It is also important to note that checkpoints usually do not give change, so you will need to provide the exact amount of the toll.
10. In Dublin, the territory of docks is connected with the M1 motorway by the Dublin Port tunnel, which is also a paid one. The toll depends on the time of the day, day of the week and direction of travel. On weekdays, when driving south in the period from 6:00 to 10:00, you will have to pay the toll of 10 euro. The similar amount is charged when driving north on weekdays in the period 16:00 to 19:00. On weekends and other time periods on weekdays, the toll will be 3 euro.
11. The eastern part of Ireland is the location of another paid section of road - M4 Kilcock - Enfield – Kinnegad. The length of the toll road is 35 km. The amount of the fare for cars is approximately 2.8 euro. If you want to drive on the road N6 Galway – Ballinasloe, prepare to pay 1.8 euro for that.
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