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Driving in Vanuatu
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 80 / 80 km/h · 31 / 50 / 50 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Recommended · Geneva 1949
National licences are accepted for short visits; an IDP is useful for rentals.
Blood alcohol limit
0.05% (0.5 g/l)
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not enforced or widely available.
Right-hand traffic. Efate's ring road is sealed and easy; Tanna and much of Santo need a 4x4, and the road to Yasur is rough volcanic ash. Pedestrians, pigs and dogs on the road are constant.