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Driving in Greece
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 90 / 130 km/h · 31 / 56 / 81 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Not required
EU and UK licences are valid; non-EU licences legally require an IDP alongside, and rental desks enforce it.
Blood alcohol limit
0.05% (0.02% for drivers with under two years of licence)
Tolls
Tolled motorways on the mainland with booths - Athens to Thessaloniki costs around €30.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Mandatory under 135 cm.
Island roads are often narrow, unfenced and steep, and the small scooters rented everywhere are underpowered for them. Renting a quad or scooter without the correct licence category is the single most common insurance failure in Greece. Ferry car bookings sell out in August.