Compare Rome car hire

Other potential day-trip destinations that make Rome car hire worthwhile include the unpretentious beach resort of Sperlonga, and Ponza, a small, charming island with yellow-painted houses and cutesy cafes. There’s also the hill town of Tivoli, full of leafy streets and upmarket shops.

With so many Rome car rental deals available, it pays to compare and book online in advance. This nets you the cheapest rates, ensures the widest availability of vehicles and enables you to go over the small print in the quiet of your own home, without a queue forming behind you in a hot car-rental office somewhere in Rome.

1. When you rent a car in Rome, scrupulously obey no parking signs. The Italian police continue to crack down on illegally parked cars. Unpaid tickets will be passed on via your Rome car rental agency, including an extra fee for their own extensive troubles. In other words: ouch.
   
   
2. With parking spaces so hard to come by, it pays to know that the biggest public garage in Rome is the Parcheggio Borghese, found below the Villa Borghese park and accessed on Via del Muro Torto. It is open 24 hours.
   
   
3. Driving along the autostrada (motorway)? These are toll roads: you must take a ticket when you access the autostrada, and then pay when you exit. Avoid the Telepass lane and pay in cash (notes and coins) at a regular lane. Have some cash ready to avoid sweaty searches while the driver behind beeps impatiently. We’ve all been there.

Fair fuel policy

A fair fuel policy (also known as full-to-full or same-to-same) means you’ll only pay for the fuel you use. All car rental deals compared on TravelSupermarket come with a fair fuel policy, so you can book your hire car safe in the knowledge there will be no nasty surprises at drop-off. More information on TravelSupermarket’s commitment to fair fuel policies can be found here.

No hidden fees

All rental deals compared on TravelSupermarket include mandatory fees (for example, one-way and young driver surcharges) in your rental quote at the time of booking, meaning you’ll know the full price of your car hire upfront.