I can’t speak to driving in Ireland but driving in Scotland is easy. Advice given earlier about using automatic transmission is sound. It’s just less for you to worry about.
Quick advice- do not drink anything and drive. Very strict drinking laws.
Do not speed. There are cameras everywhere and you will be ticketed and the rental company will bill you the fine and large admin fees.
Always overtake on the right, never the left. It’s illegal and is considered very bad driving.
In Scotland there are many one lane roads but plenty of lay-bys. The car closest to a lay-by hops into his first so there’s no need to back up. You will find the locals very courteous and then you wind up with you go, no you go signals.
It is acceptable to park in the opposite direction in a parking space on a street. Parallel parking is common and the spaces can be tight, unlike TV.
The quality of driving in the UK is far superior to here. I drive 1000 to 2000 miles a year there. I have seen one accident in five years. Their driving test is difficult to pass.
One thing that I love about driving there is they control the speed on the motorways according to weather and traffic conditions which means you don’t get multi-car accidents or long traffic tailbacks (useful British word).
I sometimes rent from Enterprise and they will cover CDW in their price and they are reasonable.
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