Hiring a car abroad - it's not just the car insurance you ne

Whilst soaking up to sun on the Costa del Sol you're a world away from the stress and troubles of normal working life. No deadlines, no road rage and no commuter traffic making you late for work.

However, if you decide to hire a car there's more than just your driving license and car insurance to think about, you could be putting yourself in more danger than you would at home. In Spain there are twelve times as many fatal accidents as the UK for the number of vehicles on the road. And the figures aren't much different in other holiday destinations such as Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and Italy.

With these shocking statistics - you need to make sure you hire a safe and reliable car. Following a survey by 'Holiday Which?', two out of every five hire cars inspected in the Costa del Sol were unsafe. Problems include: