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Car/Auto: Operation Red Nose (Operation nez rouge)
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  • Updated By irishgalmtl on October 4, 2006
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    In between the holidays of Christmas and New Years. If you had to much to drink and have your car with you, you can call Operation nez rouge..It is the for drivers not to driver there cars under the influence of alcohol durnig the holidays. They will drive your car to where you are going for I believe to be free, I think they accept tips not sure...

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    Car/Auto: Parking and driving in Montreal
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  • By Dabs on July 13, 2006
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  • We only parked two places in Montreal, once at Parc Mont Royal ($6CAD for all day) and at the library near our hotel on St. Denis, $10CAD per 24 hours EXCEPT when you park after library hours and it's $7 for that evening and then $10 per 24 hours. Took the attendant a while to explain that to us and another couple who were equally perplexed. For 48 hours we paid $27CAD instead of the $20 that we thought we should be charged. At both places we had to use one of the pay parking boxes which accepted credit cards or cash and then display the receipt on the dashboard. I didn't find driving in Montreal/Quebec at all challenging, maybe because I live in a big city and am used to lots of traffic. One way streets were clearly marked with arrow signs, when you got close enough to the highways, lots of signs to direct you. The French directional words are very similar to English-est (east), ouest (west), sud (south) and nord (north). I read somewhere that there is no "right on red" in Montreal. Let me add that there's absolutely no need to rent a car if you are just going to be visiting Montreal, you can get anywhere you need to go via public transport, on foot or by taxi. We decided to rent a car because we were also visiting Quebec City and Montmorency Falls and didn't want to be tied to a bus schedule.

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    Car/Auto: Driving to Montreal
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  • By nicolettart on January 16, 2004
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  • Getting there was easy, straightforward driving (well, I wasn't driving, lol!). From northern NJ, NY area, it took between 6 and 7 hours up the New York Thruway, Rt 87. We got to the border crossing at about 5pm and waited at customs for about an hour, which was a pain! We plan on returning often~it's so close, but you feel like you are far away on vacation!

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    Car/Auto: Cabs in Montreal
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  • Updated By nicolettart on January 16, 2004
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  • I don't think we paid more than $7 to 9 dollars for a cab ride in Montreal. Considering the snow, we hailed a cab several times, and found it very convenient~at times, a life saver!

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    Car/Auto: Car rental at the airport
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  • By Karlie85 on August 24, 2007
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  • Once you arrive at the Pierre Trudeau Airport in Montreal, there are lots of options to get to your destination. One of them is renting a car. There should be no problem with this, even if you have not reserved one. Once you pick up your baggage, walk out into the parking lot and then into another building. There are counters for at least 5 major car rental companies: Budget, Avis, Enterprise, Dollar, and National. Show them your driver's license, fill out a form and you should have a vehicle in no time!

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    Car/Auto: TO SOME PLACES IN THE LAURENTIDES - ONLY BY CAR
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  • By RafaelTheSecond on July 18, 2005
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  • Getting to the soul of Quebec by PV - Montreal
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    The Larentides is full of places that you can only reach by car, and these ones are the special places to see. Pierre and I are very brave men, and we decided to face the winter and spend some days in his chalet in front of Lac Mitchel...you really have to drive with attention because the roads are puer snow and ice! But for sure you will never forget such a fabulous moment! January 25th, 2005

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    Car/Auto: I'm still figuring this one...
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  • By dzni on August 26, 2002
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  • I'm still figuring this one out. Maybe my advice is to know what's going on before you go downtown. A car happened to be a very horrible thing though at the time, with plenty of traffic and construction, even late at night.

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    Car/Auto: the best way is to get there...
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  • By sugar_ray21 on August 26, 2002
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  • the best way is to get there by plane..dorval airport has taxis, limousines or coches to get into the city.taxi have usually a comon rate to the city of about cad28.- taxis are not too cheap..just be awake as they take too much if you are drunk..

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    Car/Auto: Getting around the main cities...
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  • By Kindra on August 25, 2002
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    Getting around the main cities in the southern part of the province is easily faciliated with Allo-Stop program. You pay a small fee to get a lifetime membership card($6), sign up to where you want to go and when, pay a small fee to go ($15 to Quebec, $30 to Saguenay and less to closer destinations from Montreal) and are then assigned the name of a driver and a time and public place to meet him/her. People making the trips anyway offer to drive people for company (get very little of the money you pay to drive with them)with the program. They are fairly convenient and cheaper and faster than other modes of transportation as well as an opportunity to interact with locals. The car may be full and if you are travelling alone or with one other person, 1 or 2 other people you dont know may be in the car too. It is fun, nevertheless and is unique to Quebec. They used to have service to Ontario as well, including Ottawa and Toronto but the government of Ontario has ordered that it stop! Quebec city, Montreal, Trois Rivieres, Sherbrooke are all cities included in Allo-Stop.

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    Car/Auto: in montreal there is no...
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  • By orke on August 27, 2002
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  • in montreal there is no parking space ....u always need to pay for parking...what u should do is make a day plan of the same area and park ur car in that area for the day (its usually a per day and not per hour rate) also as hours goes by the price is lower

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