Rental Conditions in Italy

All Drivers must bring all parts of their valid driving license with them.
If the driving license was issued in a non-European country, the customer must bring both the driving license and an International Driving License.

All drivers must have held their licences for at least 12 months (2 years if aged 21-24 and renting a vehicle category bigger than C)

ID requirements: At time of rental the renter and authorized drivers must present the Driving License together with the passport issued by the country of origin.

We do not accept digital driving licenses.

The amount of the pre-authorisation taken on pick-up of the rental vehicle is calculated as follows:
(The vehicle rental price* + EUR 200**) MINUS (Any sum you have already paid when making a booking) 

* The "vehicle rental price" includes the vehicle rental cost and all optional extras you’ve requested, calculated at the start of the rental based on the intended length of the rental. For the avoidance of any doubt, any “Pay at Location” amount you owe in relation to the vehicle rental (including any optional extras) will be included as part of the pre-authorisation and will be charged to you at the end of the rental (using the card provided for the purposes of the pre-authorisation, unless agreed otherwise).

** If you buy our “Fuel Up Front” product, we will reduce the EUR 200 by the amount we charge you for the “Fuel Up Front” product.

The EUR 200 is included as part of the pre-authorisation in case we have to charge you at the end of the rental for any of the following: 

✓costs to refuel the vehicle (where relevant); 
✓additional rental charges in circumstances where you fail to return the vehicle or any optional extras at the end of the agreed rental period [or 
to the agreed return location]; 

✓any additional charges or fines you incur relating to your use of the vehicle (which we have been notified of prior to you returning the vehicle, which will include, for example, charges relating to traffic violations); and/or 
✓costs incurred as a result of exceeding any relevant mileage restrictions. 
Where the pre-authorisation we take does not cover the charges you incur, we will request you make a further payment for the additional amounts owed.

In relation to certain high value vehicles, we may require you to provide us with two payment cards for the purposes of the pre-authorisation.

While this hold is in place the funds will not be available for use. When the rental is over Budget will process the reversal but the bank may take time to post it back to the account.

You are responsible for all administrative sanctions attributable to the use of the vehicle by you or other drivers during the rental period. 

Administrative sanctions are understood to be:

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• ✓Administrative sanctions for violations of the rules governing road traffic in the Country where the vehicle is conducted (e.g., for failure to comply with speed limits and/or for failure to comply with traffic and/or parking regulations, etc.);
• ✓Any other sanction or payment request (for example, failure to pay for parking/tolls).
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If we receive an administrative sanction attributable to the Customer during the rental period, we will charge the following:

• ✓The amount of the administrative sanction, if the Customer has failed to pay it and the Company proceeds to pay the sanction;
• ✓Any expenses incurred as a result of non-compliance with vehicle parking regulations (for example tow truck costs and towing costs).

Budget cars rented in Italy are permitted outside of borders, with restrictions. Renters are only allowed to use the vehicle in the following countries:

✓Austria
✓Andorra
✓Belgium
✓Croatia (luxury vehicles H and L categories excluded)
✓Denmark
✓France
✓Germany
✓Luxembourg
✓Norway
✓Netherlands
✓Portugal
✓United Kingdom
✓Slovenia (luxury vehicles H and L categories excluded)
✓Spain
✓Sweden
✓Switzerland

✓Vatican City

✓Gibraltar

✓Greece

✓Liechtenstein

✓Monaco

✓San Marino

✓Hungary

Cars cannot be taken into the Italian Islands except for Sicily.

You are not permitted to take your Budget rental vehicle into Albania, CIS countries, Poland, Bulgaria, Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Russia, Serbia, Romania, Ex Yugoslavian countries (e.g. Bosnia and Herzegovina), Greece, Latvia, Czech and Slovak Republics, Ukraine, Moldavia (and all Eastern European countries), Africa, Malta, Cyprus or the Middle East.

You may drive into Slovenia and Croatia with the following car groups: A, B, C, D, E, F, I, M and K.

You may travel into and return your Budget rental vehicle to Croatia and Slovenia with the following car groups: A, B, C, D, E, F, I, M and K. 
Customers driving Budget cars on highways in Slovenia have to pay a tax of EUR 35.00 for all the period they stay in this country.You are not allowed to take you Budget rental vehicle into Croatia via ferry. Cars can be driven into Slovenia and Croatia; customers are completely insured if the supercover package is accepted.

The blue stamp must be put on the front window of the vehicle and can be bought at the entry in Slovenia in tobacco shops, gas stations and newspaper shops.
Should you not display the required stamp on the windscreen a fine of between EUR 300.00 and EUR 800.00 will be charged.

For the Czech Republic, Croatia and Slovenia the transit of vehicles through the ports is not allowed.

Travel to Switzerland: For all vehicles on the Swiss Highways, you must purchase a special vignette to be able to travel on the Swiss highways. The cost is SFR 40.00 and can be purchased at the border. A fine of SFR 100,00 shall be imposed if the absence of a label affixed to the windscreen is detected.

Travel to Austria: All vehicles travelling in Austria must have a label that can be bought at the border. It is available for specific periods of use, with the purchase of at least one day. Fines for failure to comply with the vignette purchase is EUR 200.00 or more.

Travel to France: If you wish to enter France, please note that it is mandatory to bring, while driving in that country, two alcohol kits that detect the presence of alcohol in the breath. Not having them before a police injunction will result in a fine. Kits can be purchased at gas stations. We recommend buying the same as soon as we cross the border with France.