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Driving in Saint Kitts and Nevis
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Left
20 / 40 / 40 mph · 32 / 64 / 64 km/h
urban / rural / motorway
Not required
An IDP alone is not the document that matters: visitors must buy a temporary local driving permit (around EC$62.50 / ~€20), issued on the spot by rental companies or the Traffic Department against your home licence.
No routine breath testing - driving under the influence is an offence; treat as zero
None
At night; sound the horn on blind bends as locals do
No effectively enforced requirement - request a seat from the rental desk
Drive on the left. One main road rings each island; limits are low, rarely posted and largely self-enforcing given the bends. Goats and monkeys on the road are the real hazard, and fuel stations close early on Nevis.