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Driving in Gibraltar
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 50 / 50 km/h · 31 / 31 / 31 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Not required
UK and EU licences are valid.
Blood alcohol limit
0.05% (0.5 g/l)
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Required for under-135 cm.
Right-hand traffic, unlike the UK - Gibraltar switched in 1929 to match Spain. Streets are narrow and parking is genuinely difficult; most visitors leave the car in La Línea and walk across.