Bodo Car Rental Guide
The current page informs you of the car rental possibilities in Bodo and gives an overview of the car rental and driving restrictions valid in Norway.
Rental Restrictions
In order to rent a car in Norway, you must be at least 19 years old (age may vary by car category) and have held your license for 1 year. Drivers under the age of 25 may incur a young driver surcharge.
Cars rented in Norway are not allowed into the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and republics of the former Yugoslavia.
Driving Restrictions
In Norway, traffic is on the right and passing on the left. The minimum age of a driver is 18 years. All passengers are required to use seatbelts. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰ and fines for drunk driving are extremely severe.
When driving, headlights must always be on. The excessive use of the horn is illegal. Trams should be passed on the right; on one way roads, they may be passed on the left.
You are not allowed to use a mobile phone while driving, unless you have a hands-free system.
Parking is not allowed on main roads in Norway, but there are many municipal lots. Parking metres are categorised by color: yellow permitting parking for 1 hour, grey for 2 and brown for 3. Parking regulations are strictly enforced.
The police are authorised to collect fines on the spot.
Speed limits:| Area | Speed |
| City | 50KM/H |
| Open Roads | 80KM/H |
| Highways | 90KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police: 112
Ambulance: 113
Fire: 110
Road Tolls
In Norway, there are toll highways.
Some useful ex2pressions for tourists visiting Norway
Car rental agency - bilutleie firma
Parking – parkering
About Bodo
Bodo, the northernmost town on the Coastal Route, is the largest and capital city of the Nordland county. It is very popular in the summer – one of the largest towns in Norway experiencing the midnight sun. The winters in the city, however, are completely dark. If you visit the nearby Lofoten Islands, you will see the greatest population of sea eagles in the world..
Bodo was burned to the ground in World War II, but a few buildings have survived, paying a tribute to the town’s history as a northern trading post. There are several museums in the city, including the Norwegian Aviation Museum. the Open-Air Museum and the Nordland Museum are also worth a visit. Other places of interest are the Bodin Church and the Bodo Cathedral.
Population: 42,186
Country: Norway
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Monetary unit: Norwegian Krone
