Do you want to know our neighboring country? From Zaman Travels we give you some important advice if you are going to travel by car to Abbottabad.
In addition, we propose a route from Abbottabad city to Murree, even from Abbottabad city to Naran & Kaghan so that you can get to know the different towns and their charms.
Tips for traveling by car in Abbottabad
If you want to travel around Abbottabad and get to know several cities, we recommend that you make the trip by rental car. It is the most comfortable way to get to know all the cities you want.
Do you live far from the border of Abbottabad and do not want to travel in your car? We recommend that you travel by plane and rent a car there.
Carefully review the requirements requested by the rental company and the conditions of the contract.
As a general rule, the requirements they request is to be over 21 years old (although they usually have a rate for a new driver up to 25 years old), an identity document, a driving license and a credit card, all in force.
Once you have verified the documentation requested in order to rent the car, you must review the conditions associated with the rental contract. The points you should pay close attention to are:
- Fuel: Check what level of fuel you should pick up and return the vehicle with. There are 3 modalities, and if it is not returned with the agreed level you will have a penalty.
- Mileage: check if you have unlimited kilometers or when you reach an agreed maximum they charge you between 0.15-0.30 cents per km.
- Insurance: most rental cars are associated with comprehensive insurance with excess. This means that, in the event of an incident with the vehicle, you will have to bear part of the cost of the repair.
Our recommendation is that you eliminate the insurance excess associated with car rental. You can eliminate it with the rental company itself, which means an increase in price between 1500 to 2000 Rupees per day, or with additional insurance.
This additional insurance covers the rental car franchise for a lower price than rent a car, and also offers other coverage such as tires, glass or loss of keys.
Regulations for traveling by car in Abbottabad
The traffic regulations in Abbottabad are very similar to the Islamabad traffic regulations, so it will be easy to adapt to the Abbottabad and Murree roads.
As general rules, it is mandatory to wear a seat belt, the use of mobile phones while driving is prohibited and the maximum permitted general blood alcohol level is 0.25mg/l in exhaled air and 0.1mg/l in exhaled air for novice and professional drivers.
In addition, you must take into account the speed limits:
- On urban roads the maximum speed is 50 km/h.
- On non-urban roads it is 90km/h
- Motorways/highways the limit is 100-120km/h depending on the section.
In Abbottabad there are two types of tolls on highways or expressways, the conventional toll and the electronic toll.
We recommend that you inform yourself well about how to pay the tolls, if you do not do so, you expose yourself to receiving fines, which can be increased up to 10 times the amount of the toll.
