Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Avis
(
CAR HIRE
0770-82 00 82;
www.avisworld.com
)
Europcar
(
CAR HIRE
020-78 11 80;
www.europcar.com
)
Hertz
(
CAR HIRE
0771 211 212;
www.hertz-europe.com
)
Mabi Hyrbilar
(
CAR HIRE
08-612 60 90;
www.mabirent.se
)
National company with competitive rates.
OK-Q8
(
CAR HIRE
020-85 08 50;
www.okq8.se
)
Click on
hyrbilar
in the website menu to see car-hire pages.
Statoil
(
CAR HIRE
08-429 63 00;
www.statoil.se/biluthyrning
)
Click on
uthyrningsstationer
to see branches with car hire, and on
priser
for prices.
Road Hazards
In the north, elk (moose, to Americans) and reindeer are serious road hazards; around 40
people die in collisions every year. Look out for the signs saying
viltstängsel upphör
, which
mean that elk may cross the road, and for black plastic bags tied to roadside trees or poles,
which mean Sami have reindeer herds grazing in the area. Report all incidents to police -
failure to do so is an offence.
In Göteborg and Norrköping, be aware of trams, which have priority; overtake on the
right.
Road Rules
Drive on and give way to the right. Headlights (at least dipped) must be on at all times
when driving. Seatbelts are compulsory, and children under seven years old should be in
the appropriate harness or child seat.
The blood-alcohol limit in Sweden is 0.02% - having just one drink will put you over. Ran-
dom checks are not unheard of. The maximum speed on motorways (signposted in green
and called E1, E4 etc) is 110km/h, highways 90km/h, narrow rural roads 70km/h and built-
