Penghu Self-Drive Guide | Is Driving Convenient? Parking, Car Rental, Insurance: 9 Key Insights from a Car Rental Owner

Renting a car in Penghu is a great way to travel all year round. With the air conditioning or heating on in a comfortable car, it's convenient whether you want to go to the North or South Ring Road.

However, it is not easy to park in Makung city and the parking ticket is strict, if you only play in the city, you can rent a motorcycle, but if you want to try to drive around the island in Penghu comfortably, renting a car in Penghu is still the most recommended way.

Renting a motorcycle in Penghu should be the first choice of many people, high mobility and cheap, the price of a day's rental in Penghu is about $250-$700 (electric car or gasoline car can be chosen), and parking in the city is much more convenient than the car.

But of course, Penghu's summer sun and winter wind will definitely affect the comfort of riding a motorcycle.

The local chartered buses in Penghu are different from Taiwan's main island, mainly because the chartered bus companies will have established sightseeing routes and tourists can choose the routes that they are interested in, instead of adjusting or customizing the routes flexibly according to the needs of the tourists, which is inconvenient for the tourists who want to travel independently.

However, if it is your first time to visit Penghu and you are a group of old and young people, it would be a convenient choice to have someone to help you plan your trip and drive, and the average price of a 9-passenger chartered car in Penghu ranges from $4,500-$6,000.

While driving offers many advantages, there are still several points to note in urban areas. For instance, roads in Magong City are relatively narrow, with some being one-way streets. When encountering...Flower and Fire FestivalDuring peak tourist seasons, finding parking spots may also prove difficult. Additionally, the city's numerous alleys and lanes can occasionally cause navigation systems to provide incorrect directions, so pay close attention to traffic signs and speed cameras.

Therefore, if you are traveling mainly within the urban area of Ma Kung, or prefer the flexibility of traveling through small alleys and lanes, it may be more convenient to ride a motorcycle.

Booking directly with the rental car company, whether through the official website of the rental car company, by phone or by joining the official LINE booking, is the most recommended way to rent a car in Penghu. Because you can ask in detail about all the cars available for rent, prices, or other additional benefits, and because there is less costly communication with a third party, you can usually get the most favorable prices and benefits.

However, before confirming, remember to find out if the Penghu car rental agency you wish to book is legit, to ensure your safety.

There are many third-party platforms on the internet that provide Penghu car rental program, at first glance the price may seem better than the official website, but in fact, the benefits provided by the car company will be less, after all, it will be the platform to take a percentage of the cause of some of the services may be deleted, such as no provision of free child seats, no pick-up service, etc., and the car company provided to the platform of the car choices are also less.

On the other hand, a credible third-party platform that ensures the legitimacy of the rental agency, as well as a website experience that is usually quite good and a smooth booking process, can be a good choice.

At present, many B&Bs have a favorable program for self-drive car rental in Penghu, but because of the lack of transparency of information, the car is usually delivered directly from the B&B, and consumers do not know the legitimacy of the company that rents it, and even some B&Bs provide private cars, which can be troublesome if you encounter a driving dispute.

Therefore, if you want to rent a car through a B&B, you need to find out in advance about the car dealership, whether the car provided is a legal rental car, and so on, and don't take it lightly just because the rental price is more favorable!

Generally, the insurance provided by Penghu Rent-A-Car is mandatory insurance, because there are not enough vehicles for rent, so there is no Type A or Type B insurance provided. However, if you are worried, most of the car rental companies in Penghu have cooperated with Mingtai Properties, you can add your own online insurance beforehand.

Since the peak season of Penghu tourism is usually only summer and before and after summer, the average use of the rental car is only half a year, so the average age of the car is 6 years; and if it is a legal rental car, it will be inspected every year, so there is no worry about the safety. However, if you are concerned about the age of the car, you can ask how old the car is when you book the rental car.

Basically all Pescadores car rental companies offer a round trip connection from the airport, terminal or downtown to the rental agency as long as the rental is for more than one day, but you usually need to make a reservation in advance for the store to make the arrangements.

Generally when you rent a car in Penghu, the car is full of gas when you hand it over, and it needs to be full of gas when you return it, but you have to pay attention to the business hours of the gas stations in Penghu. Because there is no 24-hour gas station in Penghu, the latest gas station in Makung City is open until 11:00 p.m., and there is only one gas station in North Ring Road and West Lantau, therefore, we remind you to pay attention to the gas condition so as to avoid the dilemma of running out of gas and not being able to find a gas station.

If you rent a car through a B&B, it is easy to encounter the problem that the car you give is actually a white license plate, because it is not a legal rental car, if you encounter a traffic dispute, you will encounter a lot of risks, such as claims being randomly shouted, invalid contract, etc. Therefore, you should identify the license plate of the car in Penghu as beginning with "R" in order to be a legal rental car.

Legal rental car in addition to contract disputes can be resorted to the proper legal channels, the government will require rental cars to be inspected every year, including tire pressure and tire pattern brake and other safety checks, for the driver to protect the safety of the car.

Most car rental companies in Penghu only have one branch, so they do not offer pick-up at one location and drop-off at another. However, companies like Lexia Car Rental have two branches in Penghu—one near the ferry terminal and another near the airport—making it convenient for travelers arriving and departing via different modes of transportation.

According to the regulations set by the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Executive Yuan, the overtime charge is usually 1/10 of the daily rental fee of the car, but some stores may use hourly rates or other methods of calculation, so it is recommended to ask for clarification when renting a car.

Although Penghu's traffic rules are similar to Taiwan's own island, there are many one-way streets and technology enforcement intersections in the city, or some Penghu alleys are narrow, so it is not easy to meet and disturb the local residents. Professional Penghu car rental company will remind the customer at the time of delivery to ensure that everyone happy driving trip not to be affected by the mood of the ticket.

first day

Window Cave - Shiri Beach - 30 Highlands - Moses Parting of the Sea (depending on the tide) - Ashi Kiln - Hiromon Beach

the morrow

Paradise Road - Tongliang Banyan Tree - Cross-sea Bridge - West Lantau Coastal Highway (via Wangjiao - Jhuwan - Erkan - Dagang Yeh - Chima - Nei Aun) - West Lantau Lighthouse - Ik Sai Rock Waterfall - Siu Mun Whale Cave

third day

Port 3 (Please note the advance purchase time before purchase) - City Tour (Shun Shing Mun - Tuk Hang Ten Villages - Tin Hau Temple - Central Old Street)