Cambridge Car Rental Guide
This page gives you information about the car rental possibilities in Cambridge. It also provides some useful facts about driving and car rental in Cambridge, in general.
Rental Restrictions
Driving Restrictions
Driving is on the left and overtaking on the right. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.8‰. Seatbelts must be worn at all times. Children under the age of 12 are not allowed to sit in the front, except for infants or very young children in child seats.
Flashing amber lights indicate that you must give priority to pedestrians on the crossing. Generally, priority is given to vehicles on the right. If there are two white lines on the centre of the road, you are not allowed to cross the line or overtake, but are allowed to turn right. When multiple lines go in one direction, you should overtake using the lane toward the centre of the road. When you are intending to pass, do not flash your headlights as this may offend the driver ahead of you.
Always give right of way to domestic animals.
You are only allowed to use a mobile phone while driving if you have a hands-free system.
Pay-and-display machines are very common. Do not park where there is a yellow line painted on the curb.
Speed cameras are used throughout the United Kingdom. Penalties for drunk driving and parking offences can be severe.
Speed limits:| Area | Speed |
| Built-up area | 48KM/H |
| Outside built-up area | 96KM/H |
| Motorway | 112KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police/ambulance/fire: 999
Road Tolls
There are no tolls on motorways in the UK. Some bridges and tunnels, however, have tolls.
About Cambridge
Cambridge is an amazing fusion of the ordinary and the extraordinary; it is a city that has shaped history and today reflects the best of historic and contemporary life and is continuing to make its mark on the future. Even if you have never visited Cambridge, it has still touched your life as the city that inspired Darwin, Newton, Wordsworth and many others.
Cambridge is most famous for its university, which is one of the best in the world, so you can find lots of attractions associated with the university. Feel the energetic university atmosphere when walking around in the old city of crocuses and daffodils and green open spaces. After enjoying the beauty of the landscape, spend a lazy afternoon having cream-tea at a local tea-house.
Area: 41 sq km
Population: 113,000
Country: England
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +0 (+1 in summer)
Telephone Area Code: 1223
Monetary unit: Great Britain Pound
