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Find out about the rules of the road: what to carry in your car, vehicle tax, speed limits, road types, drink driving, penalties....
The minimum age in Denmark to drive a car is 18 years. Drivers must have a valid driving licence and be 18 years or older. They may start to learn to drive three months before their 18th birthday.
Rules and Regulations
- Drive on the right in Denmark
- Drivers must have a valid driver's licence for the vehicle they are driving
- The use of a handheld phone whilst driving is illegal in Denmark
- Wearing of seatbelts is compulsory in both the front and back seats. It is the driver's responsibility to ensure all passengers under 15 wear belts
- Head lights are compulsory at all hours, dipped during the day
- Speed limits are strictly enforced
- Sounding of the horn is only done in extreme circumstance
- Third party liability insurance is compulsory in Denmark
- Children under 135cm must have a suitable child seat adapted to their age, weight and height
- Carrying a warning triangle is obligatory
- Motorcyclists must wear helmets
Documents to carry in the car
The following documents should be carried with the driver in the car:
- Valid driver's licence
- Vehicle Registration information
- Certificate of motor insurance
Items to carry in the car
It is compulsory to carry a warning triangle in the car. The following items are recommended:
- A first aid/emergency kit
- Spare bulb kit
- Fire extinguisher
Safe road usage
- When approaching a roundabout give way to traffic on the left unless a traffic sign states otherwise
- Indicators should be used when changing lane on the motorways
- Use hazard lights if approaching a traffic jam
- There is a general duty to give way to the right
- Strict drink driving laws exist in Denmark with only 0.5g/l permitted
- Drivers must yield to emergency vehicles
- The speed limit for towing vehicles is 80 Km/h whether or not signposted
- A red and white triangular give way sign or a line of white triangles across the road indicates that the driver must give way to traffic
- Give way to buses that signal to pull out from bus stops.
- Cyclists generally have right of way
The Danish Roads Directorate has information on the rules of the road and driving in Denmark: Click here