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Driving in Netherlands
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
30 / 80 / 100 km/h · 19 / 50 / 62 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 five years of licence)
Tolls
Almost none - the Westerschelde and Kiltunnel are the exceptions.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Mandatory under 135 cm.
The motorway limit is 100 km/h between 06:00 and 19:00 and 130 at night on some stretches - an unusual arrangement, camera-enforced, and the most common way visitors get fined. Many city centres are 30 km/h zones. Cyclists have priority in more situations than drivers from elsewhere expect.