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Driving in Niue
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Left
Speed limits
40 / 60 / 60 km/h · 25 / 37 / 37 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Not required
A Niuean licence must be bought at the police station in Alofi - a local ritual and a souvenir.
Blood alcohol limit
0.08% (0.8 g/l)
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Limited availability - request in advance.
Left-hand traffic on a 64-kilometre ring road with almost no traffic. Buying the local licence at the Alofi police station costs a few dollars and everyone does it. Watch for coconut crabs and uga on the road at night.