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Car Hire - 2004
INFORMATION - TERMS & CONDITIONS

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  • On cars to which roof racks can be fitted a fee € 5,00 per day will be charged to clients - minimum charge € 15,00 and maximum € 70.00 per rental.
  • All bookings arriving with less than 5 days to delivery time will be confirmed on request.
  • Normal office hours in all branches through the country are from 09:00 am to 07:00 pm.
    Normal hours at the airports are from 06:00 am to 24:00 pm.
  • For each delivery or collection outside our normal hours at airports a fee of € 14,00 will be charged directly to the client. Even during normal hours, excluding the Algarve, airports or places where we have offices, a fee of € 0,50 per kilometre will be charged from our nearest office.
  • AN AIRPORT TAX OF € 20,00 WILL BE CHARGED DIRECTLY TO THE CLIENTS AT THE AIRPORTS OF LISBON AND OPORTO.
  • BABY SEATS: The cost for these will be € 4,00 per day charged directly to the client - maximum € 56,00 per rental.
  • PASSENGER INSURANCE: The cost for this will be € 3,50 per day charged directly to the client.
  • ADDITIONAL DRIVER: For each additional driver mentioned on the rental agreement we will charge € 16,00 directly to the client.
  • YOUNG DRIVERS: All drivers between 21 and 25 years old must pay an additional tax of € 3,00 per day.
  • To be covered by insurance, drivers must be duly mentioned on the rental agreement.
  • COLLECTION IN ADVANCE: Through this confidential rate we shall not refund either the client or the agency involved in the booking for the rental days, which were not used.
  • VERY IMPORTANT
    The client (whether driver or not) is always responsible for a bail on the amount of € 450,00 for groups A, B and C, € 800,00 for groups D, E, I and J, € 1.200,00 for groups F, G, H and N, and € 1.600,00 for the remaining groups, in case of a self-provoked accident, in case of damages caused by acts of vandalism, in case of theft of the vehicle or theft of any of its accessories, as long as the driver is unable to identify the guilty party.
  • This payment must be made upon the delivery of the car, in cash or by credit card.
    The referred payment will be refunded to the client at the end of the rental, in case no accident has taken place, as well as no damages have been caused to the vehicle by acts of vandalism, theft of the vehicle or any of its accessories.
  • This situation can only be eliminated with the payment of an insurance of € 6,00 per day for groups A, B, and C, € 7,00 per day for groups D, E, I and J, € 9,00 for groups F, G, H and N, and € 12,00 for the remaining groups. This amount has to be paid by the client when receiving the vehicle.
  • In case of accident by our car driver's fault taking into consideration Portuguese law, insurance companies decline any or all responsibility for that driver of all damages caused to the hired vehicle or to third parties whenever it is detected that the driver was driving under the influence of alcohol, narcotics, drugs or toxic products or by insanity of the driver. Also if the client uses the car in sporting competitions, races, rallys or challenges, contests, bets, etc.
  • We also take this opportunity to inform that even if the car's driver is not under the influence of any of the above items but by any means also destroys our car by his own fault we shall not refund any amount for the time left to complete the rental and we only give another car through a large deposit that may cover eventual damages that can be caused to the new car.