Useful information
Luggage: what fits in each car
Approximate boot capacity by car class, and how many large suitcases fit in a hatchback, sedan, SUV, estate and MPV. A handy table for planning your trip.
Fines and tickets with a rental car in Austria: how it works
How speed-camera and parking fines find the renter, who pays them, Austria's speed limits, and how to avoid a ticket in Vienna. Transparent, with no surprises.
Austrian toll routes — Streckenmaut
The vignette on your rental car doesn't cover the alpine tunnels and mountain roads. Here is the full list of Austria's section-toll routes with 2026 rates, plus tips on how to pay correctly and avoid a penalty.
Driving abroad in a rental car: vignettes and rules
Your Careta rental already includes the Austrian vignette and the German environmental sticker. We explain which vignettes you need in neighbouring countries, where you pay per distance driven, and how to arrange a cross-border trip when booking.
Child seats in Austria: which one your child needs
Austria's rule is simple: a child under 135 cm and under 14 years must travel in a child seat or booster. We explain how to choose the right seat group by age, height and weight, what to note when renting, and the fine for getting it wrong.