What to do with our car in Bologna?
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What to do with our car in Bologna?
We're going to be in Bologna for 5 days, our hotel being in the historic area. We need a car before and after our stay there. What can we do with our car? Is there a public parking area where we can leave it?
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Your hotel should be able to advise you on this. My hotel asked if we had a car so they could give us info but we didn't have a car so didn't take the info.
Why not drop off the car, ending the rental term, upon arrival in Bologna and then rent again when you leave?
Why not drop off the car, ending the rental term, upon arrival in Bologna and then rent again when you leave?
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Thanks Hamlet - I did think of ending the rental and renting again when we leave Bologna. I will contact the hotel first to see what they say. I've heard that you have to have a special permit to enter the city - anyone have any information on this?
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Yes, the central part of Bologna is a ZTL, zone of traffic limitation and the fines are very high for violations. They catch people with on-street cameras, so you don't know you have been tagged until months later when you get a whopping bill ($200 - $300) on your credit card from your car rental company, which is obliged to pay and then charge you for it. The Italian police have a year to charge you. That's one good argument for turning in your car while you are there. If your hotel can arrange for a permit, good. But otherwise, be very careful!
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If you're not going to use the car while in Bologna, why pay for 5 extra rental days and the cost of parking?
If I'm going to be somewhere that long, I drop off the car upon arrival and pick up a new one when I'm leaving.
If I'm going to be somewhere that long, I drop off the car upon arrival and pick up a new one when I'm leaving.