Car Rental in Iceland: The Honest Guide to the Ring Road in 2026
Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. If you make a booking through these links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Why car rental in Iceland is unlike anywhere else in Europe The rental agent at Keflavik slid a laminated sheet across the desk and pointed to a row of add-ons. CDW. SAAP. GP. Windstorm. Each with a daily rate and a blank checkbox. I’d read enough before the trip to know what each one meant, but I still paused at the Sand and Ash Protection line, because “sand and ash” is not something you encounter on a car-hire form in, say, Portugal. Iceland is not Portugal. ...