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Driving in Estonia
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 90 / 110 km/h · 31 / 56 / 68 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Not required
EU, UK and US licences are valid for visits.
Blood alcohol limit
0.02% - effectively zero tolerance
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Mandatory at all times, day and night, year-round.
Child seats
Mandatory under 135 cm.
Winter tyres are legally required from December to March and studded tyres are normal. Elk and deer on rural roads at dawn and dusk are the main hazard. In hard winters, official ice roads open across the sea to the islands - they have their own rules including no seatbelts, so you can get out quickly.