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Driving in Saint Lucia
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Left
15 / 30 / 30 mph · 24 / 48 / 48 km/h
urban / rural / motorway
Not required
An IDP alone does not cover you: visitors must obtain a temporary local driving permit (around EC$54 / ~€17), issued against your home licence on the spot by rental companies or at police stations.
No routine breath testing - driving under the influence is an offence; treat as zero
None
At night; sound the horn on blind hairpins as locals do
No effectively enforced requirement - request a seat from the rental desk
Drive on the left. Roads are steep, narrow and winding - the Castries–Soufrière run takes well over an hour for barely 50 km, and rain makes the hills slick. Limits are low and rarely posted; the road itself sets the pace.