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Driving in Jamaica
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Left
50 / 80 / 110 km/h · 31 / 50 / 68 mph
urban / rural / motorway
Not required
A valid foreign licence is accepted for tourist stays (up to 12 months) - no local permit needed. An IDP adds nothing except a translation if your licence is not in English.
0.08 % (35 µg/100 ml breath)
Highway 2000 toll plazas on the Kingston–May Pen and Kingston–Ocho Rios legs - pay cash in JMD or with a T-Tag
Low beams at night and in rain; no daytime requirement for cars
Child restraints required for young children under the Road Traffic Act - rental firms supply seats on request
Drive on the left. Coastal roads are decent, interior roads potholed and narrow; overtaking culture is aggressive and route taxis stop without warning. The North–South toll highway turns the Kingston–Ocho Rios crossing into 90 minutes.