Europcar Ireland- Driving in Ireland

General

In Ireland all traffic drives on the LEFT side of the Road. The same applies to Northern Ireland as well. Most visitors to Ireland arrive in either Shannon or Dublin Airport. Neither airport is located in a City Centre and when you collect your rental vehicle you will have ample time to "acclimatize" to Driving conditions here before reaching some of the more built up area's.

In Ireland most cars are equipped with a Manual Transmission (Stick Shift). Automatic cars are available but are generally more expensive to rent. (You can specify which transmission you would prefer when making a quotation). If you are visiting us from the UK then many of our road signs, speed limits, road markings and roundabouts will be familiar to you. If you are visiting us from continental Europe or the USA then it may take you a little while to get used to our road layouts and driving on the "other" side of the road. Europcar Ireland supply an excellent Road Map with each of their rental cars which will help you navigate your way around our many wonderful towns, villages and visitor attractions.

On these pages we have detailed a quick guide for you to help you get acquainted before you arrive, please use the quick links on the left or scroll down the page for more information.

• About Irish Road signs

• About using Roundabouts

• General Road Safety Tips

• Driving a Van 

• Ireland Road Maps and Resources

• Ireland Accommodation Links

Safety is our priority - please make it your priority also.

Europcar Ireland will make every effort to assist you in having a pleasant and safe driving experience. It is our priority to provide safe road worthy vehicles for your stay in Ireland. We ask all our clients to drive carefully on our roads which are very often narrow. The number of cars has increased on Irish roads in the last few years and it is now more important than ever that all drivers abide by the rules of the road and take great care when driving.

PLEASE NOTE: The information given on our website is provided "as is". Europcar Ireland do not accept responsibility of ensuring the information provided is up to date or forms the basis of any agreement or is of a nature that can be used to verify any legal issue. Europcar Ireland are not liable for any issue arising from the information contained in our website pages. The only agreement in force will be the rental agreement signed by the renter on collection of a vehicle. You accept these terms if you select to view or use the information provided on our website pages.