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Driving in Antigua and Barbuda
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Left
32 / 64 / 64 km/h · 20 / 40 / 40 mph
urban / rural / motorway
Not required
A local temporary driving permit is mandatory - EC$50 / ~US$20, issued on the spot by rental firms (or police stations) against your home licence, valid three months.
0.08 % is the commonly cited limit; enforcement is sporadic - do not test it on dark rural lanes
None - no toll roads on either island
Low beams at night; no daytime-running requirement
Rules are lightly enforced - request a seat when booking; rental stock is thin, so consider bringing your own
Limits are signed in mph locally (20 mph towns / 40 mph elsewhere). Roads are narrow, potholed and shared with goats - plan on a 40 km/h real average and avoid driving at night outside St John’s.