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Driving in Ghana
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 80 / 100 km/h · 31 / 50 / 62 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Geneva 1949
An International Driving Permit is required alongside your national licence for visitors.
Blood alcohol limit
0.08% (0.8 g/l)
Tolls
A handful of road tolls on trunk routes; small cash amounts.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not systematically enforced; bring your own if travelling with small children.
Self-driving is legal but rarely worth it - most visitors hire a car with a driver for a modest premium. Night driving outside towns is genuinely hazardous: unlit vehicles, potholes and livestock.