Planning your self-drive journey to Uganda, it is more exciting for you jump on the road and have your journey as you well panned rather than you having disappointments due to car failures or misunderstandings on the signed agreements.

We have listed down some of the things you must check before you board on your Uganda Car rental for your journey. These can be seen as minors but very essentials as far as car rental is concerned.

Car insurance cover

Always when hired a car for your journey in Uganda, your car should be comprehensively insured. This brings less worries in case of uncertainty like accident, fire, theft and can covers and third party.

Look over the car condition

Take your time when receiving your rented vehicle, turn around the car check its ups and downs, the make sure your dashboard is functioning well. If possible take photos in case of any damage noticed and let it recorded in the agreement made. This helps you to avoid unnecessary compensations of uncertain damages you have not caused.

Check your car tyres if they are in good condition their threads and are they ready for self-drive journey, should make sure you have spare tyre in case you’re to reach the remote places due to the roughness of the murram roads that easily wear way them, ensure they have enough press before remote areas with limited or no gas station.

Check the fuel

In Uganda many car hire companies give car with quarter tank, before you continue to refuel the vehicle please visit the car dashboard to see the fuel quantity the car has, when take a car with quarter fuel tank make sure you return with quarter tank because an extra cannot be refund. Know which fuel your vehicle uses and which fueling stations are better, in Uganda it’s advisable to use Total and Shell fuel stations to avoid fake fuel some other stations may offer.

Check the car dashboard

Ensuring if the dashboard is fully functioning remember sometime it the option for or any gadget charging, you choose your play list USB pot, radio, or DVD and Aux to keep you entertained throughout the journey.

Reread your car hire agreements

Just make sure everything in the agreement is well read and understood then be ready to go. An advise if the hired car has something gone wrong before departing please include it on the agreement before signing.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         “