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Driving in Uganda
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Left
Speed limits
50 / 80 / 100 km/h · 31 / 50 / 62 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Geneva 1949
IDP plus national licence; rental companies will not release a vehicle without it.
Blood alcohol limit
0.08% (0.8 g/l)
Tolls
The Kampala–Entebbe Expressway is tolled; the rest of the network is free.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not enforced or widely available.
Left-hand traffic. Night driving outside towns is strongly discouraged - unlit trucks, potholes and livestock. Park roads need a 4x4 with real clearance in the rains.