Bremen Car Rental Guide
The current page informs you of the car rental possibilities in Bremen and describes the main car rental and driving restrictions valid in Germany.
Rental Traditions
In order to rent a car in Germany, you must be at least 21 years old and have held your license for 1-3 years depending on the rental car category reserved. Drivers under the age of 25 may incur a young driver surcharge.
Cars rented in Germany are allowed into the following countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the countries of the former Yugoslavia.
Driving Restrictions
In Germany, the minimum driving age is 17 years. Children must be at least 12 years old to be allowed to sit in the front seat, unless the seat is equipped with a child restraint. Children under 12 must be seated in the rear of the vehicle or in a child seat. All passengers have to use seatbelts at all times.The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
It is illegal to drive with your parking lights only. In case of poor weather conditions, low beams must be used.
If you leave your vehicle or stop for more than 3 minutes without loading or unloading cargo or passengers, you are considered parked. When parking, you must leave at least 3 metres between your car and the middle of the street or the nearest lane divider.
In order to catch traffic violators, automatic cameras are used. The tickets will be posted to the offender. Car rental companies will forward such tickets to the offending client.
Speed limits:| Area | Limit |
| Expressways | 100-unlimited KM/H |
| Outside the City | 90 KM/H |
| In the City | 50 KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police: 110
Fire Brigade and Ambulance: 112
Road Tolls
There are no road tolls in Germany.
Some useful expressions for tourists travelling in Germany
Car – das Auto
Car rental – Autovermietung
Road – die Autostrasse
To drive – fahren
About Bremen
Bremen is the largest port in Germany after Hamburg. It is an old city with more than a thousand years of historical heritage in its buildings and monuments. Throughout the city centre you will find old remains of urban history. It is also a modern city with many new attractions such as the Schlachte promenade on the Weser River and the building of the Universum Science Centre. There is something to do or see in the city for everyone: you can go shopping, admire the arts and architecture or simply relax.
The cultural landscape of Bremen offers you several theatres, museums, exhibitions and concerts. You can also visit great gourmet restaurants and cafes along the attractive city-centre promenade.
Population: 541,000
Country: Germany
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (+2 in summer)
Telephone Area Code: 421
Monetary unit: Euro
