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This advice has been reviewed and reissued hamilton car rental with editorial amendments. The overall level of the advice has not changed. There are no travel restrictions in place in this travel advice for Trinidad and Tobago.
There is a high level of gang related violent crime in Trinidad, particularly in the inner city neighbourhoods east of Port of Spain s city centre, hamilton car rental Laventille, Morvant and Barataria. This crime tends to occur within local communities but can sometimes affect hamilton car rental visitors.
You should maintain at least the same level of security awareness as you would in the UK and make sure your living accommodation is secure. Don't carry large amounts of cash or wear eye-catching jewellery. Use a hotel safe to store valuables, hamilton car rental money and passports. Don't walk alone in deserted areas even in daylight. hamilton car rental Take care when withdrawing money from ATMs.
Theft from vehicles and property occurs in parts of downtown hamilton car rental Port of Spain and other towns/cities. Take particular care around the port area or downtown, especially at night, and avoid straying into areas affected hamilton car rental by gang violence. There have been robberies, some involving firearms, at tourist sites, hamilton car rental including Fort George, the Pitch Lake, Las Cuevas beach and at supermarket car parks, shopping malls, nightclubs, restaurants and business premises.
You should maintain at least the same level of security awareness as you would in the UK and make sure your living accommodation is secure. Don't carry large amounts of cash or wear eye-catching jewellery. Use a hotel safe to store valuables, money and passports. Petty theft from cars is common.
hamilton car rental The standard of driving in Trinidad and Tobago is mixed. High speed road accidents on the main highways in Trinidad often result in fatalities. Some roads are narrow and winding, and the surface of a low standard. hamilton car rental Take care when driving.
British nationals do not need a visa to visit Trinidad and Tobago. Visitors are generally given 90 days to remain in the country but extensions can be obtained from the Passport and Immigration Department, 67 Frederick Street, Port of Spain. For all other types of travel, contact the High Commission of Trinidad and Tobago in London.
Contact your GP around eight weeks before your trip to check whether you need any vaccinations or other preventive measures. Country specific information and advice is published by the National Travel Health Network and Centre , and useful information about healthcare abroad, including a country-by-country guide of reciprocal health care agreements with the UK, is available from NHS Choices .
In some areas of Trinidad and Tobago hamilton car rental medical facilities can be limited. Private clinics are able to treat most ordinary problems, but medical evacuation to Miami or elsewhere may be necessary in more serious cases. Make sure you have adequate travel hamilton car rental health insurance and accessible funds to cover the cost of any medical treatment abroad and repatriation.
In the 2010 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic the UNAIDS/WHO Working Group estimated that around 14,000 adults aged 15 or over in Trinidad & Tobago were living with HIV; the prevalence percentage was estimated at around 1.5% of the adult population compared to the prevalence percentage in adults in the UK of around 0.2%. Exercise normal hamilton car rental precautions to avoid exposure to HIV/AIDS hamilton car rental .
If you need emergency medical assistance during your trip, dial 990 and ask for an ambulance. You should contact your insurance/medical assistance company promptly if you are referred to a medical facility hamilton car rental for treatment.
Earthquakes are a potential threat and tremors are felt occasionally. To learn more about what to do before, during and after an earthquake, hamilton car rental visit the website of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The hurricane season in Trinidad and Tobago normally runs from June to November. Monitor local and international weather updates from the National Hurricane Centre . See our Tropical cyclones  page for advice about what to do if you are caught up in a hurricane.
Over 30,000 British nationals visit Trinidad hamilton car rental and Tobago every year (source: Central Statistical Office of Trinidad and Tobago). Forty-two British nationals hamilton car rental required consular assistance in Trinidad and Tobago during the period 01 April 2011 - 31 March 2012, including for nine deaths, eight hospitalisations and fourteen arrests.