Fort Myers Rental Car Service Centre is located on the ground level of the parking garage. When you arrive go down the stairs, exit baggage claim and walk across the street to the rental car facility. Customers walk into the service centre and drive out through the back. When returning hire car vehicles you should follow signs for Rental Car Return as you approach the terminal building. Parking is located on the lower level of the parking garage.

The off-airport rental car and parking shuttle pickup point is on the east end of the garage on the lower level. Customers should walk to the end of the garage and around the side for shuttles.  Currently, there are no off-airport rental car or parking shuttles operating at Southwest Florida International Airport

The following car hire/rental companies are based at the airport: Alamo at Fort Myers Airport - Avis at Fort Myers Airport - Budget at Fort Myers Airport - Dollar at Fort Myers Airport - Enterprise at Fort Myers Airport - Hertz at Fort Myers Airport - National at Fort Myers Airport and Thrifty at Fort Myers Airport

Knowing the rules of the road and following them is a very important detail when driving a rent a car in Florida. Know the roads you will be travelling and the laws governing the State. Keep to the the speed limit and do not make unsafe lane changes and tailgate other motor vehicles. .

Driving in Florida during the summer months can offer some unique challenges with the intense heat and regular summer rain storms being road hazards that cause many breakdowns and accidents.

Some other general tips for you to bear in mind when driving your hire car in Florida are:

• In Florida it is perfectly legal to turn right at a red traffic light provided there is no traffic coming or a sign telling you otherwise.
  
• The driver and front seat passenger must wear seat belts at all times and every passenger in the vehicle under the age of 18 MUST be restrained by a safety belt or by a child restraint device regardless of their seating position.
  
• Florida law requires that all children of five years of age or younger be restrained in a proper child restraint system.
  
• Do NOT drink and drive! Florida has one of the toughest alcohol laws in the US
  
• Florida’s “Move Over Act" requires drivers to move over to the next lane or slow down (at least 20 miles below the posted speed limit) while approaching emergency vehicles that are stopped on interstate or other highways.

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