[South Korea] Seoul Car Rental Driving Experience
Wang
2 years ago
This time in Seoul, I rented a car from Lotte for two days. The traffic was still congested, but it was really comfortable not having to endure the cold wind.
The car is easy to drive, you can turn right on red lights, the car's navigation system is very complete, it can even tell you which level you are in the underground parking lot, but this time driving with Naver navigation, sometimes the voice doesn't come out, the GPS keeps drifting, and the phone keeps crashing when using it, it's quite difficult to use, I suggest using kakaomap or the car's built-in navigation, the car's navigation is very convenient, you can look up the destination's phone number on Naver and directly input it into the navigation to search, the route and lanes are all clearly marked.
Naver positioning always runs off
-The car rental process is also very simple. After checking in, you will be taken to pick up the car after filling out the paperwork. You don't need to do any inspections due to CDW. They will teach you how to open the fuel tank and return the car with a full tank of gas. Then you can leave. There is no need to inspect the return of the car, just hand over the keys and the return process is complete.
This time the car rental cost is a bit high, it seems to be because I'm under 26 years old. The daily amount for my CDW is 60,000 Korean won, if I book through the official website it should be 30,000 Korean won. It's almost the same as the car price.
The most common questions should be parking fees, toll booths, and refueling
-Parking fee:
Roadside manual parking fee: NAMANE card acceptable, WOWPASS and overseas cards not tested
Parking lot: Basically, Namane card can be used for payment, except for two places where it is not accepted.
One is the parking lot near Aoguting, which has successfully switched to wowpass,
One is the Lotte Department Store on Yei Island, successfully switched to an international credit card, didn't try wowpass
Parking fee is a bit expensive, this kind of medium-sized sedan can also be parked in the mechanical parking lot, and cars that cannot be parked will be indicated nearby.
Hongdae parking is very convenient, there is a parking lot nearby~
-Toll Booth:
Vehicles without Hi-Pass can either purchase or use manual toll collection. Do not use the blue lane for manual toll collection.
Look for a blue sign on the toll booth that says 'Cash Only' to go through this lane. You can use either cash or T-Money. I always use my Namane T-Money card and have never had any issues.
-Fight on:
This time, I filled up the tank twice. On the first day, near the Er Village Station, I used the SK self-service pump and paid 1700 NT dollars for 1 liter of fuel. On the second day, at the GS self-service pump on Ru Yi Island, I paid 2195 NT dollars for 1 liter of fuel. The difference was significant. On the first day, I used at least half a tank of fuel, and it only cost me 900 NT dollars to fill up. On the second day, I used about 1/4 of a tank and it cost me an additional 1300 NT dollars.
When paying for self-service refueling, Namane did not go through, it seems that the balance is insufficient, the pre-authorization amount seems to be 150,000 Korean won, successfully switched to overseas card, the next day paid 53,000 Korean won in cash, there are many online tutorials for self-service refueling.
Ruyi Island Artificial Refueling gs
SK self-service gas station near Er Cun Station
