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Driving in Timor-Leste
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Left
Speed limits
40 / 60 / 80 km/h · 25 / 37 / 50 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Both accepted
An IDP is required alongside your home licence; rental agreements are informal and insurance cover is often minimal - read what you are signing.
Blood alcohol limit
0.08%
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
No effective requirement and no rental stock.
A 4×4 is not a luxury outside the north-coast road. Mountain and south-coast routes wash out in the wet season, landslides are common, and there is no roadside assistance - travel with water, fuel and daylight to spare.