· Forbidden Parking
You must not park on the following spots:
- Opposite to another vehicle on a narrow road
- At the entrance or exit of a fire station, police station, ambulance station or hospital
- Where you would block other road users' views of a traffic signal or the road ahead
- 15 metres before or 5 metres after pedestrian crossings or traffic lights
- Where parking is forbidden by traffic signs or road markings, as detailed below
- When there is a single yellow line as a road mark with an upright information plate nearby, you must not park during the times shown
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- When there are double yellow lines, you are not allowed to park at any time
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- Parking spots with a disabled person symbol are only available for people suffering from a disability
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· Parking Sign
Permitted and prohibited parking signs in Ireland may specify multiple times, places, durations, restrictions and vehicle categories in a condensed form on a single sign.
Parking Permitted | Parking Prohibited |
You may also find this sign with two-way diagonals indicating a specific area must be kept clear during the specified times of the day.
Clearway |
· Paid Parking
Disc parking and Pay-and-Display parking system are both valid in Ireland. You are most likely to find a solar powered meter for Pay-and-Display, which prices usually range from 80 cent to €2.9 per hour.
January 8, 2023
Destination: Dublin
No problems
View moreDecember 21, 2022
Destination: Dublin
Counter staff helpful but took a while for form filling
View moreNovember 8, 2022
Destination: Dublin
First car was in poor condition externally. Within 5 mins a warning light came on and I had to return it. Replacement car also had a tyre warning light come on within 30 mins of driving. Pick up from airport took over 30 mins Drop off - I had to wait in the dark for someone to move 3 cars after they checked mine before being taken to the airport. 2 days after drop off of the car where no issues were raised I couldn’t use my credit card - 2100 euro still held against it. Emailed easirent - no reply
View moreNovember 7, 2022
Destination: Dublin
Car smelt overpowering from sanitiser. Was not informed of need to get code from DVLA using my National Insurance Number> Time consuming
View moreNovember 4, 2022
Destination: Dublin
I didn’t like the fact that there was no one to check the car when I dropped it off .
View moreOctober 21, 2022
Destination: Dublin
The car only had a quarter tank of fuel despite there being a full tank policy and Budget retained a fuel deposit. However, upon notifying Budget, they assured me that there would be no charges to my account.
View moreOctober 21, 2022
Destination: Dublin
The woman who helped us at the counter was extremely helpful and nice. Upon returning, the man who helped me was great. He mentioned he had only been on the job a month, but I couldn’t notice. Car was great for what we needed.
View moreOctober 20, 2022
Destination: Dublin
Cheap and clean but the car was damaged with one mirror held on by tape. The pickup took ages at the airport and the chosen car was not available. They upgraded us for free but it took ages to check in and get a car to us even though it was only us and one other booking
View moreOctober 10, 2022
Destination: Shannon
I have been using this service from 2017, I never had a single issue. Very happy with the service
View moreSeptember 27, 2022
Destination: Dublin
Staff were great. Cost will prohibit me in the future , I rent cars at a fraction of the cost normally.
View moreSeptember 23, 2022
Destination: Knock
The car was a dacia sandero, noisy, tinny, no aircon, poor ergonomics, doors too springy, top of the doors too sharp, so much so one sprung back and made a bad cut in my cheekbone, which wasn't good; considering i'm a haemophiliac.
View moreSeptember 23, 2022
Destination: Dublin
Car was great. Staff tried to upsell. Return location was not as described, delaying arrival at airport.
View moreSeptember 21, 2022
Destination: Shannon
car was very nice. For a premium brand you'd expect a little more in terms of car. The alloys were very scratched. The CV joint on frontleft was clicking and the tyres were right on the limiter to change. Which you could really feel when it was raining. Aquaplaning. I recommend checking the car fully prior to taking it out of the area too far. Pick up staff was excellent. No issues. Smooth and tranparant
View moreSeptember 14, 2022
Destination: Dublin
The car was what we needed for boot space and roomy inside for the four of us. The GPS worked in the car even-though we did not pay extra for it.
View moreAugust 31, 2022
Destination: Dublin
The vehicle was great and fit 6 comfortably. The trips with our luggage was cramped. Most importantly, Europcar staff were helpful, courteous, and gave us no troubles. We brought our insurance documents, which was accepted without question. They were efficient and friendly; I would definitely use this car hire again!
View moreAugust 25, 2022
Destination: Cork
Fantastic service at cork airport. Very fancy upgrade for free. No hard selling insurance... Just a friendly soft encouragement! Couldn't be better.
View moreAugust 16, 2022
Destination: Dublin
A big thanks to the delightful Vanessa who was extremely helpful on picking up and drop off.
View moreJuly 19, 2022
Destination: Dublin
No one inspected vehicle at pick up or drop off. We were told to send in a video of the car. We did that. We were charged $500 with no email explaining why. We didn’t do any damage to car at all. This rental was supposed to cost $812 instead it cost us $1700.00 very upset with this company
View moreJuly 16, 2022
Destination: Dublin
We were required to pay a collision "surcharge" even though we had outside insurance. Additions e.g. GPS, additional driver etc really added up.
View moreJune 10, 2022
Destination: Dublin
Drop off was misleading and totally confusing. Was supposed to open at 05:00 and I was there at 05:30. Gates were marked in red tape to say closed and open at 7 written over the 5. Return to car centre. Also why an extra charge to travel in Northern Ireland.
View moreJune 8, 2022
Destination: Dublin
We sat at the pick up Hertz for over two hours when the vehicle promised was substituted for two other inferior models.
View moreMay 30, 2022
Destination: Dublin
Europcar was superb! High quality car, excellent customer service!
View moreMay 28, 2022
Destination: Dublin
The car was in good shape and vfairly new the custoemr service at Europcar soecificall Caroline was exceptional.
View moreMay 19, 2022
Destination: Dublin
The staff didn't give us the GPS we ordered. I thought it was built into the car. We were away from airport by the time we figured out we didn't have the hand held device. Good thing our phone had navigation. I called and asked for a credit. When I returned the car, I made sure I got my credit.
View moreMay 16, 2022
Destination: Cork
Car first offered was not compatible to my Sat nav connection. Had to arrange an older car which had the required connection plug. Staff did all they could to sort this out for me. As a vital piece of equipment, this should be made clearer to people at the time of booking.
View moreDecember 7, 2021
Destination: Dublin
When I arrived in Dublin they hit me with the insurance charge. Asked if I had a letter from my credit card company about insurance. Of course I do not. Another customer was being asked the same question. That is a scam!
View moreDecember 7, 2021
Destination: Knock
They made us hire a new insurance, so we needed to pay 100€ more… not going to coming back.
View moreNovember 26, 2021
Destination: Dublin
There was an overemphasis on selling insurance and the scoda car was not the equilivant to an Audi A4
View moreNovember 18, 2021
Destination: Shannon
V v professional.
View moreNovember 12, 2021
Destination: Knock
Overall it was good, but it was twice the price it should have been
View moreOctober 28, 2021
Destination: Dublin
The car was great. The only down side was that the audio system did not connect well to the phone via USB.
View moreOctober 6, 2021
Destination: Shannon
Always book with Hertz. Other might be cheaper but the cars will be damaged and scratched and you will be worried that you will have to pay extra at the end. No issues when you're with a reputable company like Hertz
View moreOctober 5, 2021
Destination: Dublin
Too much time spent at pick up point no answer on the phone and 40 mins to wait the car
View moreSeptember 30, 2021
Destination: Dublin
Pick up location not clear - long wait for pick up. The rental person I spoke to was excellent - very nice, there was an older gentleman who was speaking to another client - mainly confusing them
View moreSeptember 30, 2021
Destination: Shannon
I have always been very happy with European rental and they accept my letter from my bank stating that my insurance is covered with them where other car rental companies will not accept that
View moreSeptember 30, 2021
Destination: Dublin
The lady at the desk wouldn't accept my credit card, as the limit wasn't quite big enough. Also wouldn't accept any of the remaining 3 debit cards we brought with us. This meant we had to spend a considerable amount more on the full insurance, which we didn't want. Not being warned of needing a huge credit limit on your credit card meant we had to pay twice as much. There were also no details of the drop-off location and we had to frantically search for the correct phone number so we didn't miss our flight, which added to the stress.
View moreSeptember 15, 2021
Destination: Dublin
Easy fast and efficient pick up. Nice car in good condition . Would rent again .
View moreJune 22, 2021
Destination: Dublin
Our check-in person wasn't very nice and forced me to upgrade to their full cover as I didn't have a credit card, they would not accept my excess cover I had purchased elsewhere. The upgrade to full cover was also over 4 times what it would have been if I had selected this option at time of purchase (€20 vs. €90). Pretty predatory. Also the car was only half full of petrol when we picked it up. Our check out person was very nice though.
View moreJuly 26, 2020
Destination: Dublin
Excellent service from the staff at Europcar. I was late in on a flight and they remained open for me. and upgraded me rather than send me to the far-away depot. They also facilitated me changing the details of my booking as my credit card had recently become out of date. Fantastic service all-around.
View moreMay 13, 2020
Destination: Cork
I was very unimpressed that the sales assistant tried to sell us additional insurance when it was clear we already had paid for additional insurance through QEEQ.COM. Indeed if I hadn’t read it carefully, I would have failed to notice the additional €1000. It was also helpful that QEEQ.COM had highlighted this as a potential issue- still a poor show from hertz in cork when late night covid 19 flight that had lost our luggage made us tired and weary! That said when I rang to change he drop off and had another representative they couldn’t have been more helpful and the office in Wexford were equally helpful
View moreMarch 15, 2020
Destination: Cork
The website said there was a shuttle bus which almost made me rebook with a different company but the counter was actually in the terminal at the Hertz desk. I was very happy with the pick up. Car was brand new.
View moreMarch 3, 2020
Destination: Dublin
Waited quite a while in the terminal before being told to proceed to the shuttled bus to head to the pick up area. That time was wasted. Was initially given keys to a manual instead of an automatic. That was fixed quite quickly but was a pretty avoidance error.
View moreMarch 1, 2020
Destination: Dublin
nice car, pretty straight forward pick up and drop off
View moreFebruary 6, 2020
Destination: Dublin
Excellent value. Great service
View moreFebruary 5, 2020
Destination: Dublin
Service was proivded through Europcar. I booked a Ford Focus becasue we have 2 big luggages and required big trunk space. However, only same class (e.g. a Hyundai model) was offered when I picked up the car. As a result, the trunk space did not fit for the purpose. So it is suggested Europcar/CARHIRE to countercheck with customers the big luggages size in hand and see if the car is fit for the usage. This will significantly reduce the car pick up time or any car change process (if required).
View moreJanuary 29, 2020
Destination: Dublin
I reserved a “Toyota Corolla” or similar car, however when picking up I was told my car was a Renault Clio, which to me is a smaller car class, since I am tall I had to pay for an upgrade. I had booked this same car class with other providers at Dublin airport previously and did not have any issues, will likely avoid europcar in future.
View moreJanuary 25, 2020
Destination: Dublin
Car was a bit beaten up so I recorded the condition of it but there was no problem on drop off or after.
View moreJanuary 7, 2020
Destination: Dublin
Was told the class/size of vehicle I booked wasn’t available, hence I had to leave a bag in Dublin with relatives. Witnessed the same routine with another customer when I returned the vehicle, which makes me wonder.
View moreJanuary 3, 2020
Destination: Cork
The booking was all pretty smooth, and very easy to locate and drop off, adding an extra for a driver for an extra day they charged for the whole rental period was a little annoying other than that would recommend!
View moreJanuary 2, 2020
Destination: Cork
Fast friendly service, great value, can't fault them.
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