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Driving in Tonga
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Left
Speed limits
40 / 65 / 65 km/h · 25 / 40 / 40 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Geneva 1949
A temporary Tongan licence must be bought on arrival; bring your national licence and an IDP.
Blood alcohol limit
0.05% (0.5 g/l)
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not enforced or widely available.
Left-hand traffic with low limits, and pigs on the road everywhere - they are the most common collision risk on Tongatapu. Driving is prohibited for commercial purposes on Sunday and the roads are largely empty then.