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Driving in Latvia
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
0.05% (0.02% for drivers with under two years of licence)
Tolls
None for cars.
Headlights
Mandatory at all times, day and night, year-round.
Child seats
Mandatory under 150 cm.
Winter tyres are required from December to March. Rural roads are often gravel and forest wildlife is a real hazard at dawn and dusk. Jūrmala charges a daily entry fee for cars, paid online or at machines, which surprises people driving out from Riga.