· Permitted Parking
Parking spaces in Athens are quite rare and hotel parking is usually not free of charge. It would be advisable for you to book a hotel that offers free spots.
In Santorini – one of the most touristic islands almost all tourist attractions there offer free parking.
You may not be familiar with the below parking signs, which inform you that parking is prohibited in the odd or even months of the year.
Alternative Parking (Prohibited on the Odd Months of Year) | Alternative Parking (Prohibited on the Even Months of Year) |
· Parking in Athens
Athens has a specific parking system in place. Spaces marked by a white line are for short-term visitors while spaces marked in yellow are for commercial use only. Short-term visitors can use the white spaces from 09:00 to 21:00 on weekdays, and from 09:00 to 16:00 on weekends.
Prepaid parking cards need to be displayed for the use of blue short-stay spaces, and can be bought at newsagents, tobacconists, kiosks and other small shops, with a maximal validity of 3 hours.
Occupying short-term parking spaces without paying the required parking fee, or exceed the time limit for which has been paid for will incur a €20 fine. If paying within 10 days, the fine can be reduced by half.

· Forbidden Parking
In Greece, you are not allowed to park in the following spots:
- Less than 15 feet from a fire hydrant
- Less than 5 metres of a pedestrian crossing
- Less than 15 metres from a bus stop
- More than 12 inches from the curb
- On the sidewalk
- If blocking a driveway
- With the left side of the vehicle next to the curb
- Less than 20 feet from a crosswalk or intersection
- Within 30 feet from a traffic control device
- In a fire lane
- In violation of a posted sign regulating parking within a shopping centre or office complex
Vehicles parked in prohibited places may be towed away or their licence plates may be removed. Fines will be also applied.
January 31, 2023
Destination: Crete
The staff at the rental agency in Heraklion - Apollo Car Rental - were excellent; friendly and flexible in problem-solving. Also they all had high level language skills not just in English. One felt one ‘was in good hands’.
View moreJanuary 8, 2023
Destination: Athens
I don’t usually comment but I truly believe that their rating doesn’t do them justice. The entire team was extremely professional and very polite. Congratulations and I will be definitely using them again.
View moreJanuary 8, 2023
Destination: Santorini
Car was bad in condition. Very bad. Dimitris was amazing
View moreDecember 5, 2022
Destination: Athens
Very efficient and friendly staff
View moreNovember 10, 2022
Destination: Athens
Konstantinos and Konstantina best of the best!!!
View moreNovember 10, 2022
Destination: Athens
I would make sure that people are aware that they charge an extra fee for dropping the vehicle off early even if it’s unavoidable due to the airline changing your flight. We were charged an extra 25 euros which was very frustrating.
View moreNovember 2, 2022
Destination: Athens
Other then a few minor scratches the car ( a Hybrid Toyota Corolla) was in prime condition. The lady at pick up ( Constadina) was very helpful and suggested this car since I needed the luggage space. Everybody was very polite and helpful at Record go. Bravo!
View moreNovember 1, 2022
Destination: Corfu
Everything was great, only I am waiting when my deposit will be released. Staff promised that usually it is released within 2 days, but toduy is already 3rd day.
View moreOctober 31, 2022
Destination: Preveza
Due to not having credit card we had to get full insurance. Car didn’t have full tank but it was written like that.
View moreOctober 29, 2022
Destination: Athens
Hi The procedure from start to finish was perfect...the team was professional and very helpful...the vehicle did not disappoint even for a moment...we will definitely be back.
View moreOctober 25, 2022
Destination: Athens
Easy process throughout
View moreOctober 24, 2022
Destination: Mykonos
Excellent service. Kalliope is a very good agent at Exer. Easy to find and just opposite the airport. Good little car. Would highly recommend.
View moreOctober 20, 2022
Destination: Santorini
The car was much bigger and older than the one we booked at the reservtion so we were not able to park properly to the hotel´s parkway. We kindly asked to change the car to the company the next day but the representative refused to give us another car arguing they did not have any. He did not give us a solution. Very bad customer service.
View moreOctober 18, 2022
Destination: Athens
It needs to be clear that there is no one waiting for you outside. You need to exit and go to your right where the transit van waits for you. Also again the full to full doesn’t apply. Usually you return the car trying to get the right amount of gas… Generally speaking I would rent again from Abbycar BUT I would like the full to full to be applied. Very friendly staff!
View moreOctober 17, 2022
Destination: Athens
Wish the directions for where to get the shuttle for the ride to the rental car place was a little bit more clear than it was. The ride to the car rental place is about 10 min from the airport. The person at the counter asked us where we were going and warned of us the area we were driving. Great Advice. Loved the fact the this was a 24 hour rental agency.
View moreOctober 12, 2022
Destination: Crete
Good, efficient, friendly. reliable.
View moreOctober 11, 2022
Destination: Preveza
Counter located in the arrivals hall. Easy to find. A bit of paperwork and then was personally escorted to the car for handover. Quick and easy and very reasonably priced. Would use again.
View moreOctober 8, 2022
Destination: Naxos
The agent met us at the airport with the car. He said we could return it to the location at the port where we would be departing from in a few days, so that was really convenient. The car was in great condition and we had no negative experiences.
View moreOctober 8, 2022
Destination: Athens
I wish they had a better signs at the Athens airport. I had to ask a few people before I find the rental car location. I got Fiat Panda, manual transmission with 61000km on it. The car is really small, only 2 "in-cabin" suitcases fit into the trunk. Had some random clutch problems, but all overall is OK, surprisingly quite stable on the highway even at 130km/h, and easy to park on tiny Athens streets. You get a car with NOT a full tank, in my case it was almost empty, which is extremely inconvenient , I had to find a gas station ASAP, and when you return the car, most likely you will put some extra gas and loose 20-30 euros.
View moreOctober 8, 2022
Destination: Lemnos
Good car, no problems
View moreSeptember 26, 2022
Destination: Athens
I was upgraded and the car was new and fast
View moreSeptember 25, 2022
Destination: Thessaloniki
Best customer service ever will use again
View moreSeptember 21, 2022
Destination: Chios
They are simply perfect! Do not even doubt for a second. You will not only rent a car but also have friends.
View moreSeptember 15, 2022
Destination: Santorini
Were up sold for a cost of 30 euros because we arrived a few minutes early and supposedly the car was not ready yet
View moreSeptember 15, 2022
Destination: Athens
The first car broke down, and it was impossible to get in touch with Centauro, until QEEQ interfered
View moreSeptember 14, 2022
Destination: Corfu
We reserved an SUV but they did not have any. So they gave us a car which was unsuitable for the roads in Corfu. It was too wide, too low, and did not have good grip on the very difficult roads there.
View moreSeptember 13, 2022
Destination: Paros
We appreciated the excellent service of the office staff.
View moreSeptember 6, 2022
Destination: Kefalonia
Staff at the pick up and drop off were all exceptionally friendly. They recommended places to visit and seemed genuinely interested in our holiday and in what they were doing. The details for the pick up could be clearer. We were advised to look for the desk inside the terminal whereas we needed to go to the building 200 metres up the road. A small point and the only way that their service could be improved
View moreSeptember 5, 2022
Destination: Santorini
The people at avance were just the best and very helpful.
View moreAugust 29, 2022
Destination: Kefalonia
Hertz very good
View moreAugust 26, 2022
Destination: Rhodes
Customer rep at desk was good, even providing WiFi hotspot from own phone so that we could log into the qeeq app to review the booking after they did not recognize the provided voucher and lack of details on it.
View moreAugust 21, 2022
Destination: Kefalonia
The car would be described as adequate for use. It was an older Nissan micra with a few body repairs evident and lacked performance due to an intermittent misfire However, it got us around the island for 10 days. For 78 pounds per day we perhaps expected a little more.
View moreAugust 19, 2022
Destination: Kefalonia
The car was a Nissan pulsar which I found to be a very good vehicle for Greece .
View moreAugust 12, 2022
Destination: Crete
Az autó jó állapotvan volt, kivéve az ablaktörlő lapátokat. Szeles időben, a tengerparton kellett volna használni, de annyira csíkozott, hogy csak benzinkutaknál tudtam takarítani a szélvédőt.
View moreAugust 11, 2022
Destination: Crete
Nos cobraron un suplemento porque según ellos el lugar de alquiler estaba cerrado cuando se podrujo un pequeño retraso en el vuelo. Por otro lado, tuvimos que pagar un seguro extra para tener el coche 100% asegurado habiendolo pagando con queeq.com
View moreAugust 10, 2022
Destination: Kefalonia
Stated Full to Full but was level to level and dodgy fuel gauge meant I spent 40€ too much!!
View moreAugust 8, 2022
Destination: Skiathos
Lovely counter staff - very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful.
View moreAugust 8, 2022
Destination: Chios
No problem other than extremely expensive price that I have paid. I paid more than 200 $ per one day (total of 400$ per 2 days) . When I was picking-up the car, I saw a client that got a car for just 60 Euro per day ! The client just showed up at the agency and asked the price without any reservation.. I'm sorry but the price charged is a robbery! I have been penalized by an early reservation and payment.. Very disappointed about the price..
View moreAugust 8, 2022
Destination: Zakynthos
It took around 15 minutes to get the car. The car met our expectations, was enough to handle difficult Zakynthos rosds. Drop off without any problems, quick transport to the airport.
View moreJuly 31, 2022
Destination: Naxos
Excellent service et accueil Bonne voiture très propre Très bon positionnement géographique de l agence
View moreJuly 29, 2022
Destination: Lefkada
The whole process was easy from start to finish
View moreJune 28, 2022
Destination: Crete
The worst service I have ever experienced
View moreJune 21, 2022
Destination: Rhodes
Pick up is furthest away from arrivals (5 minute walk) but service and car condition good. No staff at drop off so had to go back to desk to hand in keys
View moreApril 26, 2022
Destination: Santorini
Excellent service
View moreApril 2, 2022
Destination: Athens
Staff was friendly & we were thankful for smooth process when collecting. Car was new. :)
View moreFebruary 23, 2022
Destination: Athens
Nice almost new car. Smooth th handling ung and helpfull staff. I recommend this company.
View moreJanuary 28, 2022
Destination: Crete
On a du attendre la voiture qui venait de l’autre agence en ville. On a perdu 50 min.
View moreDecember 7, 2021
Destination: Athens
Lovely guy on pick up and lovely lady on drop off. Watch out for car selection in terms of the Athens congestion charge. I had to change from my planned bmw to a Skoda Octavia but it was fine and meant I could go anywhere. Also some more enhanced instructions on where to pick up would be good, but we found them eventually in the car park at the far end of the side of the terminal
View moreDecember 7, 2021
Destination: Athens
Recommend it. Very good
View moreJuly 19, 2022
Destination: Athens
Exact car model as booked. Super friendly and relaxed staff. I just needed my passport, driving license and credit card and got the keys. Drop off was very easy. Returned full, quick check of the vehicle and the deposit was released. Very positive experience. No upsell at the counter they just made me aware that I had basic insurance but didnt try to sell any extras.
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