Upon arrival at Bristol Airport you will be glad to know that you can get access to a car rental right there at the arrivals terminus. Although you can get around the city via its developed public transport, having a car of your own via car hire will enable you see much more within Bristol and the environs. Parking within the city has been made easy by the several multi-storey car parks that will normally have an empty spot of two. These are the preferred parking zones since almost all street parking requires you to have a ticket. In the case of parking meters, these may be a little tricky to operate at first because they require you begin by entering the plate number of your automobile before proceeding to feed it the coins.

Bristol holds the record for being the country with most cars for a surface area of its size; of course, this is no prestigious record. Besides contributing heavily to the pollution of the environment, the figures also show that the area has a lot of traffic congestion and more so during the peak hours and on bank holidays. Well, the numbers never lie. The city centre is very busy and traffic is mainly one-way. For the new driver not very used to this, getting around the city can be frustrating but with the frequency or constantly using a certain route, many get a hang of it pretty fast.

A few things to keep in mind nonetheless, are that firstly, driving is on the left hand side. Many foreigners with car rentals and who are used to driving on the right hand side back home, will find this uncomfortably strange but you will get to grips with it eventually. Note also that the driver is held liable if passengers in his car do not wear seat belts and the city has strict parking restrictions. Make sure you are on the right parking zone to avoid getting fined or towed; or both.

But do not waste your entire visit worried about the rather stern traffic laws, hop into your Car Hire rental and drive around aimlessly. You will come across Georgian and Victorian Architecture in some of the oldest buildings; for which Bristol if famous for, along with its street art and underground music – especially Trance. Visit the Bristol Zoo Gardens which is 5th zoo oldest worldwide or drive your Car Rental to Brunel SS Great Britain; one of the world’s oldest passenger liners. Make sure that you drive through the Clifton Suspension bridge to complete your Bristol experience.