To rent a car on vacation, contact one of the rental companies: Avis, Hertz, Sixt, Budget, Dergi Et Cie, Snac and others. To get a car, you need to provide a driver's license (a national plastic card with data in English or French), a passport and a credit card in the driver's name.
Driving experience must be at least one year, driver's age - at least 21 years old (if the car is a high-class car, at least 23 years old). The minimum rental time is 24 hours, if you return the car 12 hours later, you will be fined 60% of the daily fee. When you return the car, it is necessary to fix all, even minor damages and scratches on the body, and indicate it in the contract.
Car rental in Paris without a deposit is not practiced. The amount of the deposit depends on the class of the car and on average is from 600 to 1000 EUR. The cost of fuel is not included in the price (the car must be returned with a full tank, because of a few missing liters you will be charged the cost of a full tank).
Be sure to pay attention to the mileage limit - whether it is unlimited, or whether the company has a limit with an additional charge.
The price for a day of renting a small car in Paris - from 17 EUR, middle class car - from 25 EUR, business class - about 60 EUR (provided that you take the car for several days). If for a day, an economy-class car will cost from 35 EUR, a medium-class car from 120 EUR, a business-class car from 200 EUR.
The most inexpensive car rental in Paris is in small local rental companies. However, in such companies there is a danger to get a not quite serviceable car. How to make car rental in Paris cheaper? First, take a car with diesel (diesel fuel is cheaper). Secondly, book a car in advance - it will save both money (you will get 20-30% discount) and time.
Parisian parking lots can cause certain problems. From 9 am to 7 pm they are paid everywhere (in the center - from 3 EUR, in remote districts - 1 EUR), and parking time is limited to 2 hours. The parking lots are paid for with special cards (Paris Carte), which must be bought in advance at tobacco kiosks. The penalty for wrong parking is 17 EUR. Parking in underground garages costs from 20 to 30 EUR per day.
