Is Renting a Car in France Worth the Trouble? Episode 185
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2018
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Is renting a car in France worth the trouble? In other words, for my intellectual friends: To drive or not to drive, that is the question! Wise visitors will weigh the pros and cons of driving vs. finding another mode of transportation while on vacation in France. Fools will ignore this, do what they want, and get stuck in traffic.
As you will find out in this episode, sometimes driving in France is no problem at all. A lot depends on where you are going and when you are going. In general, driving in France is surprisingly easy for most of the people who have talked to me about it on trip reports (see Related Episodes).
But there are a few times and places where driving in France is a terrible idea and I want to tell you why because I am a local and I've gotten stuck in traffic myself many time! I also want to give you alternatives that probably won't pop into your mind naturally if you're a visitor from North America.
Listen up! This episode will save you a lot of time and aggravation!
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| 0:00.0 | This is Join us in France episode 185. |
| 0:05.0 | Bonjour, I'm Annie, and join us in France's the podcast where we talk about France, |
| 0:09.7 | its many quirks, its history, its language, and of course, destinations in France you want to learn about |
| 0:16.0 | because hopefully you'll be visiting soon and you need all the best tips from a local. |
| 0:22.0 | In today's episode, I help you weigh in the pros and |
| 0:25.6 | cons of the following question. Is renting a car in France worth the trouble? |
| 0:32.3 | Join us in France is the trouble. |
| 0:33.0 | Join us in France is brought to you by Patreon supporters |
| 0:35.9 | and addicted to France the small group tour company |
| 0:39.8 | for people who want to enjoy France to the fullest with zero stress. Check out our |
| 0:45.8 | upcoming tours on Addict to France.com and on TripAdvisor search for |
| 0:51.6 | addicted to France. the Here's the question we're going to think about. |
| 1:14.8 | Here's the question we're going to think about in this episode. Is renting a car in |
| 1:28.1 | France worth the trouble? The question is not can you rent a car in France? Of course you can. If you have what it takes to rent a car in America, you can rent one in France. The requirements are pretty much the same. So let's not |
| 1:44.5 | sweat the small stuff. Renting a car in France is no harder than renting a car in |
| 1:49.7 | North America. The question you need to ask yourself is, should you rent a car in |
| 1:56.1 | France? Are there circumstances where you should not rent a car in France? In other |
| 2:02.1 | words, when does it get to be a royal pain in the behind to have a rental car in France? |
| 2:10.0 | I decided to address this question because this has come up on several occasions the last few days on the |
| 2:16.5 | Join Us in France Close Group on Facebook and it is a confusing decision for people to make. I live in France, I love to drive. My nickname is The |
| 2:28.6 | Parking Queen, but still I have to admit that sometimes I get mad at myself for choosing a car over other modes of transportation. |
| 2:38.0 | So let me tell you about the times when you do not want to have a car in France. I suspect most of you won't have any trouble |
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