Terms & Conditions

Car Hire Terms and Conditions

Before booking a car with Nice Rent, please check the hire terms and conditions so that you can plan your trip with clarity. Here you will find information on hire duration, minimum age, driving licence, additional drivers, payments, deposits, insurance, fuel, tolls, extras and return policies.

Car hire duration

The rental is considered a period of 24 hours. Nice Rent allows a 3-hour tolerance between the pickup and the drop off. After this period, an extra day will be charged. Rentals for periods inferior to 3 days are subject to confirmation.

Age Requirements:

To hire a car, the driver must meet the minimum requirements regarding age, driving experience and documentation. The driving licence must be valid and, in some cases, an international driving permit may be required.

Minimum age of 21 with 1 year’s driving experience.
For drivers aged between 21 and 23, an additional charge of 25.00 euros will be applied per hire.
There is no upper age limit for hire, provided the customer holds a valid driving licence.

International driving licence

If your driving license is written in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Cyrillic or any other language, an International license will be required.

Additional driver

Additional driver = 15.00 euros per hire (the third driver is free of charge).

Payment

A credit card in the driver’s name will be required as a deposit. We do not accept prepaid, virtual or charge cards. We accept debit cards (Visa and Mastercard).

Insurance

All vehicles are insured with an excess depending on the group:

If you want to be exempt from the excess, you can take out additional insurance (SCDW). The amount below is per day of rental:

Driving that is considered negligent, under the influence of alcohol or drugs, will cancel all insurance, and the customer will be held responsible for all damage caused to our vehicle as well as to the vehicle.

Mileage

The rental includes unlimited mileage.

Child seats

Booster and baby seats are available from 20.00 euros per rental.

GPS – Navigation system

Available for 5.00 euros per day to a maximum of 50.00 euros per rental.

Fuel

Our vehicles are delivered certified and must be returned in the same condition. If not, Nice Rent may charge a fee of 15.00 euros for this.

Airport tax

Serviços no Aeroporto tem um custo de 10.00 euros por serviço.

Out-of-hours service

Services between 20.00 pm and 8.00 am will be charged extra 25.00 euros per service.

Border Spain

Our vehicles can only be driven in Portugal and Spain. Crossing the border to Spain will cost an extra 30.00 euros per rental.

Traffic fines

Processing trafic fines will have an administrative cost of 20.00 euros. This amount does not include the value of the infringement.

Tolls (VIA-VERDE)

If you are going to be driving on motorways or roads with electronic toll collection, please check how the tolls work and what charges may apply during or after your hire period.
The toll service is compulsory when you collect the car. This service costs 5.00 euros per hire. After the end of the hire period, the customer’s card will be charged for all amounts relating to the use of the Via Verde system. You can find more information on the tolls page.

Accidents

In the event of an accident, Nice Rent requires you to contact us. It also requires an accident report to be drawn up, which is attached to the vehicle’s documents. If there is any doubt as to who is responsible for the accident, we suggest that the authorities be called in.