Guide to Driving In Panama - Drive Safe in Panama

If you encounter mechanical problems with a hire car, they’re usually easily resolved by calling the number given to you by the car hire company on the documentation and often inside the windscreen. If in a private car, you’ll have to rely on a local mechanic to help as there are no national breakdown services.

 

In the event of an accident where no one is hurt you must first photograph the scene then move the cars. You must fill in your accident report form and send it with a copy of the photographs to the insurance company or give it to your car hire company. When an injury has occurred, the police and medical services need to be called. If the vehicles aren’t causing a danger to others they should be left in place. The police will fill in the accident report for insurers or your car hire firm.