Globalcars European Driving Guide

➢ If you have ever dreamed of driving in Europe, then the European Driver’s Guide will make driving stressfree in 5 of the hottest countries in Europe

Please note: All information contained in this guide are an

not be used for a legal interpretation

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FRANCE & MONACO (Western Europe)

Side of the road used for driving: Right

Fuel: Unleaded petrol (95 & 98 octane), diesel (Gazole) and LPG available. No leaded petrol (lead replacement petrol ‘Super carburant’ available or lead substitute additive). Petrol in a can is permitted but forbidden by ferry operators.

being sold throughout France. This fuel is not suitable for use in all cars and you should check compatibility

Lights: Government that all cars used dipped headlights day and night. (already compulsory for motorcycles).

Passengers/Children in cars: approved child seat or restraint, adapted to their age and size.

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La tour Eiffel The Eiffel Tower

the driver’s responsibility to ensure all passengers under 18 are appropriately restrained.

Seat belts:

Speed limits:

Drinking and driving:

licence and / or vehicle.

Fines:

Compulsory equipment in France and Monaco: Warning triangle (excludes motorcycles) Snow chains

Other rules/requirements in France and Monaco:

shops.

touch or program the device unless parked in a safe place.

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months.

Satnav and speed camera alerts.

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Arc on Fire Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile

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remove camera data for France from the device.

Road tolls in Europe: France Sanef France has extended the Liber-t automated French tolls payment service to UK motorists through Sanef Tolling. Sanef Tollings telepeage tags enable UK motorists to use the automatic telepeage/tag lanes,

residents.

Have your Liber-t Box sent conveniently to you at an address in Europe so waiting for you on arrival.

Pre Purchase here:

http://tolltickets.com


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GERMANY(Central Europe)


Fuel: Unleaded petrol (95 and 98 octane) and diesel available. LPG is also available from more than 5000 stations. No leaded petrol (lead substitute additive available). Petrol in cans is permitted up to a

Lights:

Passengers/children: A child under 12 years of age and measuring less than 1.5m travelling in any type

front seat of a vehicle if the airbag has not been deactivated. All child restraints/seats used, must conform

Seat belts:

Speed limits:

Drinking and driving: -

Fines: -

Priority:

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Compulsory equipment in Germany:

Other rules/requirements in Germany:

registered in Germany) and set of replacement bulbs.

Spiked tyres are prohibited.

system must not be carried.

The use of radar detectors is prohibited.


Waldbröl, Germany

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Tyres

abroad, so vehicles registered in the United Kingdom are affected.

conditions may also be present even if the temperature is above 0 C.

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Emission Sticker: Restrictions on the circula-tion of vehicles are enforced in several German cities, in order to reduce the levels of

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and red.

To enter these areas, drivers

this can be obtained from technical inspection centres

The fee is a ‘one-off’ charge and remains valid as long as it remains valid in any German City as long as it remains

not carry this sticker.

Germany

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Fur further information,please follow the link below:

http://www.umwelt-plakette.de/int_eng-land.php?SID=77464e7c300d62b13c796a454179423c

Road tolls in Europe: Numerous cities have set up or decreed en-vironment zones to reduce pollution in their city

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cient exhaust cleansing (regulated catalyser) are not

drive in the environment zone.

Pollutant groups

(trucks, busses, articulated tractor vehicles). The four

best pollutant group.

Vehicles with an Otto motor (petrol) are only allocated to one of two classes:

do not meet pollutant group

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of the Road Vehicle Registration Act (StVZO) (key number 01 or 02) or the 52nd Exemption Ordinance

Pre Purchase here:

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Winter Tyres in Germany: The rules in Germany changed at the end of

cars and motorbikes including vehicles from

tyres or all season tyres on all axles

vehicle causes an obstruction and

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ITALY & SAN MARINO (Central Europe)


Priority unless otherwise indicated: right. At many crossroads, priority is indicated on road signs. Please note, priority is given to the right at roundabouts.

Safety belts:

Speed limits for cars and mobile homes exceeding 3.5 tonnes (unless indicated otherwise):

Note:

kits are permitted

Drivers are obliged to have:

origin must be stuck onto the back of the vehicle. The police may turn a blind eye to this if your number plates indicate the country of registration.

Obligation to have dipped headlights switched on during the daytime for motor vehicles:

Practical information:

Road signs/signals:

continuous stripes running alongside each other may not be crossed.

Italy Colloseum at Night

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ITALY & SAN MARINO (Central Europe)

RESTRICTED TRAFFIC ZONES IN ITALY

ZTL’s. Circulation in these areas is either fully prohibited, only permitted for residents or there are time

months later.

Tolls in Italy with Telepass & VIAcard

tourists it takes getting used to. Not only that, but

charge of individual route sections.

The toll amount mostly depends on the route length and is usually determined by means of a ticket

No stopping with Telepass

registers every transit passage and automatically transmits the corresponding data to tolltickets for charging purposes

Have your Telepass sent conveniently to you at an address in Europe so waiting for you on arrival.

Italy and the typical Fiat 500 car

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Netherlands (Western Europe)


Driving licence: motorcycle 18.

Speed limits:

Seat belts:

and above may travel in the rear.

Motorcycles:

Drinking and Driving:

Using a hand held mobile phone while driving: prohibited, although hands-free kits are permitted

Drivers are obliged to have:

Practical information:

Road signs/signals: At the access point of a crossroads, a line

surface is intended to inform the driver that he

bicycles) already on the crossroads. Start of resi-dential areas. Reduced visibility

Road tolls in Europe: There are no toll

Westerschelde Tunnel you have to pay a small fee.

Other rules/requirements in the Netherlands:-

cyclists and skaters. Spiked tyres are prohibited. The use of a radar detector is prohibited, if a person is

for none compliance. Parking discs can be obtained from local stores.

SPAIN (South West Europe)


Lights:

Passengers/Children in cars:

Seat belts:

Drinking and driving:

person can also be tested for narcotics.

Fines:

Driving licence:

Señor Hans - Metropolis Where Alcalá meets Gran Vía ...

Minimum speed on motorways and dual carriageways:

Compulsory equipment:

tyre or a tyre repair kit.

compulsory for foreign registered vehicles but

if driver and/or passenger(s) exits vehicle

car hire companies are not under legal obligation to supply them to persons hiring vehicles, so often don’t.


Tolls in Spain with VIA-T

Manual payment: At most of the entry stations, you must take receipt of a ticket by pressing the knob on the automatic ma-

Automatic toll collection:

means of payment.

Palacio de Comunicaciones, Madrid

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Automatic toll collection:

means of payment.

Using the VIA-T box:

box, such as credit cards or cash payments for example. Tail-backs may occur in these lanes on account of

San Agustín... in solitude (Valencia)

Patrick Mayon Barcelona by night.

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TESTIMONIALS

“Quote from Citroen client”

you in mind for further trips and encourage others to contact you if they are looking for leasing a car in

Europe. BarryF - Citizen of Australia

helped make our holiday that little bit extra special. Thanks. Rod H, Windemere NSW

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mend Citroen lease to friends. James McE - QLD

Greg & Maggie N - Chatswood NSW

Italy-2936 - Positano

TESTIMONIALS

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Peter - QLD

John - NSW

use your company in the future. Jeff - WA

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made our holiday a very happy one. Thank you. John - VIC

André P. Meyer-Vitali under the arc

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Lucy H - Sydney NSW

any of our friends travelling. Cheers Jacky M - Blackburn North VIC

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Peter B - Australia

Terry & Gregg - NSW

TESTIMONIALS

Michael D - Bayswater - WA

this matter. Andreas W - Bicheno - TAS

stress out of organising our annual European trips.

Ashley P - Melbourne - VIC

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