More and more people decide to take advantage of their vacations to make car routes through the different regions of Pakistan.
You can do these routes with your own vehicle or with a rental car. But in either case, there are a number of things you must take into account in order to travel around Abbottabad by car.
Documentation needed to travel Abbottabad by car
Do you know the documentation you must carry to travel to Abbottabad? When you are going to travel with your car it is necessary that you bring the following:
- The original documentation of the car.
- The valid DNI of the driver.
- The card of the Technical Inspection of Vehicles (ITV).
- The last receipt of circulation tax.
- Valid insurance receipt.
Do I need to have the Capital City License Plate?
It is not mandatory for the car to have a capital city license plate, but you will have to paste a white oval sticker with the letter ‘P’ in black on the back, in this way said letter ‘P’ will identify that the car comes from Pakistan.
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The regulations also allow the oval white sticker to be replaced by another blue sticker. In this case the letter ‘P’ will be blank and will be accompanied by the identifying stars of the Pakistan.
Traffic regulations in Abbottabad
Before traveling to Abbottabad by car, it is essential to find out about the traffic regulations of the place where you are going to drive.
Do not forget that ignorance does not exempt you from compliance and you will still be fined.
The rules are not homogeneous in Abbottabad, but there are behaviors that are punished in all Pakistan cities, such as using a mobile phone while driving, driving after drinking alcohol and/or drugs, not using a seat belt or a child seat, or exceeding speed limits, among others.
What Coverage should Car Insurance have?
Civil liability insurance or compulsory traffic insurance covers damages caused to third parties in any city of Pakistan, and the same goes for other insurances that have greater coverage, such as all-risk insurance with excess or insurance to all risk without excess.
But, if you have a breakdown with the vehicle, you run out of gas or puncture any of the tires. You will need roadside assistance insurance.
This type is a complementary insurance to those mentioned above, so you have to assess the needs of your trip to guarantee a calm and safe vacation.
You must remember that, in Pakistan, 32.03% of the mishaps of insured travelers are due to accidents.
Use your own car or Rental car?
The decision to use your own car or a rental car may depend a lot on the route of travel through Abbottabad that you have planned.
If you want to make the trip from Abbottabad, making several stops along the way, the most comfortable thing is to make the trip with your own car.
But if, on the other hand, you want to make a car route directly in another city, the most comfortable thing is to make the trip to that country by plane and then take a rental car.
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But it not only depends on the route you want to do, you also have to take into account the conditions with which you would hire the rented vehicle.
In these conditions, you must take into account the fuel policy, the border crossing policy or the mileage policy, among others.
If I use a Rental Car: How should the Insurance be?
From Rental Car Insurance, we recommend that you have the most complete coverage to travel around Abbottabad with the rented vehicle, as well as with your private car.
In most cases, car rental companies offer comprehensive insurance with excess, and in order to eliminate it, you must extend the coverage to comprehensive insurance without excess.
In this way, when there is an incident with the rental car, you will not have to face any charge for the repair. If you cannot afford the insurance payment with the rental company, or the car excess in case of an accident, don’t worry, there are other alternatives.
