Thanks for the replies. I've tried multiple time to get the Bolt app to work. It requires I enter my number to get a verification sms but I never get the verification sms. An email to Bolt was not helpful in that the response was I may need to set the account up when in Portugal and with a Portugal number. I've also heard Bolt can be cheaper than Uber and will take you places Uber won't. In any event, it would be nice to have a back up to Uber. I found very little information online about the trouble I'm having. I saw one website where you can essentially rent a Portugal number to get the verification sms, might look into that.Play around with the app, I was definitely able to set up a Bolt account with just a US number last year. Bolt is SUPER cheap in Portugal.
A couple of other things - we are renting a car for about half the trip. We'll take the train from Lisbon to Porto and possibly rent a car for the Duro Valley and points north. Train back to Lisbon to rent a car for 10 days to go south and loop back up to Lisbon. If transponders are automatically included in all rental cars that would be great. I recall seeing some rental agencies charging a daily fee to use the transponder. I was thinking if the toll was just a matter of pulling up, giving them money, all while remaining in the car, it wouldn't be too much of a hassle.
Statistics: Posted by JackE — Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:52 pm — Replies 6 — Views 369