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Driving and car hire in Malta
The things worth knowing before you drive here: how the ferry works, where not to park, and which rules actually catch visitors out.
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Driving in Malta: a first-timer's guide
What actually catches people out driving in Malta — the left-hand side, the roundabouts, the width of the lanes — and how long it really takes to settle in.
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Driving laws in Malta: the rules that matter
Seatbelts, phones, roundabouts, alcohol and speed — the rules worth knowing before you drive in Malta, and why you should check the current figures rather than trust a blog.
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Malta Airport car hire: the pickup guide
How collecting a hire car at Malta International Airport actually works — where to go, what to bring, what's held on your card, and how long it takes.
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Is it worth renting a car in Malta?
An honest answer: it depends where you're staying and what you want to see. When a hire car earns its keep in Malta, and when the bus is genuinely fine.
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Parking in Valletta: where to leave the car
Valletta charges most vehicles entering on weekdays and has almost no visitor parking. Where to leave the car instead, and how to reach the city without driving in.
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Taking a hire car to Gozo: the ferry explained
How the Ċirkewwa–Mġarr crossing works with a hire car — when you pay, how long it takes, what to expect in summer, and whether to take the car at all.
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Getting around Malta: bus, taxi or hire car?
The three realistic ways to move around Malta, what each is genuinely good at, and the point at which one stops making sense for the trip you're taking.
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Hiring a car in Malta: age and licence requirements
Who can hire a car in Malta, what licence you need, what to bring to the desk, and what changes if you're under 25 — our own rules, stated plainly.
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Fuelling a hire car in Malta
How the full-to-full policy works, what to put in the tank, where the stations are, and the one mistake that costs real money.
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The best day trips in Malta by car
Six half-days and full days that are genuinely better with a car — where to go, roughly how long the drive takes, and when to set off.
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A Gozo road trip: one day, done properly
A route round Gozo that fits into a day from Malta — Victoria, Ramla, Xlendi and Dwejra — with the ferry timings that make or break it.
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Hiring a car in Malta in winter
Winter is the underrated season here — mild, quiet and cheap — and it's the time of year when having a car makes the biggest difference to the trip.
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