Taking a hired car from North to the South - is it possible?

Moover321


Joined: 11/04/2009
Posts: 649

Message Posted:
09/05/2009 18:02

Does anyone know if you can take a hired car from the North to the South?

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
09/05/2009 18:11

I heard in theory you should be able to however in practice the rental companies do not want you to and you need permission from them to do so. They are worried that people would use their cars to get to airports in the south then leave them there.



You must ask your rental company.

Mindy



Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 1210

Message Posted:
09/05/2009 18:11

This is a common question and the answer is a resounding 'NO'



Hire companies here do not have the Insurance to cover the south, if you have an accident in hire car it will prove very expensive.

AndyR



Joined: 23/04/2009
Posts: 317

Message Posted:
09/05/2009 18:19

I enquired about this a few days ago and was told by a TRNC hire company that .....



"Unfortunately, due to government restrictions NO car hired in the north of Cyprus is allowed to be driven in the south."



You can take a car from South to North, but must buy insurance (at the border I believe) but wouldn't have fully comp cover, making it very risky.

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
09/05/2009 18:20

But if you get permission from the rental company and have all their correct paper work it is possible, they just don't like you doing it.



You would still have to go through the procedure of getting insurance from the south as you would for non rental cars plus the road tax.



The only reason i put all this on the forum is I was told of someone who had done it however it is not common practice for the rental companies to allow you to do this for the reason I mention in msg 2

Moover321


Joined: 11/04/2009
Posts: 649

Message Posted:
09/05/2009 18:26

Thanks for all your very useful asnwers. I will need to pick up my mother in law from Larnaca later in the summer - so I will need to make alternative arrangements! May be take the TRNC hired car to the border, walk across and hire a car for a day in the South! We shall see. Thanks anyway! You guys are great!

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
09/05/2009 18:31

Moover321 - I think it would be easier to hire a taxi from the North to Larnaca/return. It may work out a bit more expensive, but would save you a lot of messing about.



J

AndyR



Joined: 23/04/2009
Posts: 317

Message Posted:
09/05/2009 18:32

Scoobydoo,



Could you give me a bit more info about the hire company that were willing to do it? It would make my life significantly easier if it were possible. I'll be there for 2 months and will need to cross over at least half a dozen times.

andy-f


Joined: 03/05/2009
Posts: 1256

Message Posted:
09/05/2009 19:33

we used a chariots car hire last month and there were three large stickers in the front of the car saying " this car must not be driven in south cyprus" make your own minds up!

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
09/05/2009 19:43

Hi Andy

We hired a car from Eva hire cars just across from the Colony Hotel in Girne. They were only too happy to give us permission and the supporting paperwork to take the car into the South. We still had to buy insurance at the border though.

Regards

Paul

AndyR



Joined: 23/04/2009
Posts: 317

Message Posted:
09/05/2009 20:28

Paul, Thanks, I'll follow that up.

sylvie


Joined: 12/03/2008
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Message Posted:
09/05/2009 20:28

gunray rent a car in girne gives as well the permission to go south

newlad



Joined: 02/03/2008
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Message Posted:
09/05/2009 20:40

http://www.evarentacar.com/



Moover try these,

Paul.

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
10/05/2009 07:47

AndyR



Sorry I didn't get back to you, we went out for the evening and whilst I was finding out the name of the company for this thread that allows you to take the car to the south, it looks like some other members have been very helpful and beaten me to it by giving you the names of the 2 rental compies for me, which is great as I only knew of one!

rigsby


Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 912

Message Posted:
10/05/2009 11:11

You can also use Acmenya car rental,We did no problem as long as you have written permission from them.

Moover321


Joined: 11/04/2009
Posts: 649

Message Posted:
10/05/2009 12:46

A BIG thank you to everyone and especially Paul (newlad) and rigsby! I will enquire with both of the companies suggested!

AndyR



Joined: 23/04/2009
Posts: 317

Message Posted:
10/05/2009 13:08

I emailed Eva rentacar yesterday and specifically asked about taking the car into the south, I'll post their reply when I get it.

newlad



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Message Posted:
10/05/2009 18:05

Moover,

No problem at all mate mines an Efes,lol

sylvie


Joined: 12/03/2008
Posts: 1081

Message Posted:
31/07/2009 12:11

ship inn hotel deal with car renting - very reliable and affordable - taxi from airport as well - the most important thing is to have a reliable person in front of you because so many say things they cannot do ! we had a very bad experience with one taxi doing car renting - 40 MN late and not appologize - at 2 in the morning - so these kind of people cannot be reliable for car renting!!!

Quarmby


Joined: 15/09/2008
Posts: 975

Message Posted:
31/07/2009 15:43

Toook a hire car to south no problems as long as hire company are willing to let you. Used Oscars rentals.

minertor



Joined: 14/02/2009
Posts: 1238

Message Posted:
31/07/2009 19:18

When we first moved here in 2003, we lived near Gazimaguza. We took a wrong turn in our hire car and ended up at a crossing. We pulled up prepatory to doing a U turn when we were approached by a TC customs officer. He didn't ask us anything, he just told us that we couldn't take our hire car South. Might have changed now but don't use hire cars anymore.

vincehugo


Joined: 28/01/2009
Posts: 208

Message Posted:
31/07/2009 19:25

Bird Car Rental will let you take the car to the South and provide you with the necessary paperwork although, as someone else has pointed out earlier, you will have to take out insurance at the "border".



VH

juliachcc


Joined: 15/04/2009
Posts: 79

Message Posted:
06/08/2009 17:30

Birdrentacar will only let you take the car over ONCE. This involved having to talk to them over the phone, and then visiting their station twice, in order to collect the car papers and a letter from Memmet.



Unfortunantly, all to no avail since the tax office is not open on Saturday. You have to get greek tax as well as insurance. Not really worth the hassle for one day. Next time I will hire from Larnaca for the duration of the holiday. Does anybody know of a rental company in Larnaca (airport) that allows unrestricted access to the north?



Many thanks

mikea11


Joined: 15/06/2008
Posts: 254

Message Posted:
07/08/2009 10:36

We went over yesterday and saw a trnc rental car going over to the south, did not manage to catch who it was hired from though

Fred8


Joined: 15/01/2009
Posts: 253

Message Posted:
07/08/2009 17:21

Done it recently - as you along as you have permission of the rental car company

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
08/08/2009 07:42

message 23 julia



look at the top of the page and follow link ,used them a couple of times from larnaca airport .



good service and met me no problems paid at terminal with credit card .



one thing i learnt was whenh you say going north ther car you hire is "upgraded free of charge" they just give you older model of something else ,ie i ordered a focus automatic -they delivered a rava 4 lol.



second time i ordered a small class a car and got class d .



all relaible and had no problems



kav