Duesseldorf Car Rental Guide
On this page, you can find information about the car rental possibilities in Duesseldorf. The page also seeks to provide some useful data concerning the traffic regulations and general driving and car renting tips in the city.
Rental Restrictions
Driving Restrictions
The minimum age of a driver is 17 years. Children must be at least 12 years old to sit in the front. Thos under 12 must be seated in the rear in a child seat, if fitted. All passnegers are required to use seatbelts. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
The police use automatic cameras to catch violators. The ticket will be posted to the address on the registration. If the car is rented, the rental company will forward the ticket to the offending client.
Exceeding the speed limits will result in large fines as does going through a red light or passing on the right. It is illegal to drive with the parking lights only. Low beams must be used during bad weather.
If you leave your car or stop for more than 3 minutes without loading or unloading passengers or cargo, you are regarded as parked. Parking is forbidden within 5 metres of a pedestrian crossing or an intersection. No-parking zones are indicated with a zig-zag white line on the street. When parking, you must leave at least 3 metres between your vehicle and the middle of the street or the nearest lane divider.
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
Germany has no road tolls for cars.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Germany
Car – das Auto
Car rental – Autovermietung
Road – die Autostrasse
To drive – fahren
About Duesseldorf
Duesseldorf gained its status as a town at the end of the 13 th century. It is a city that offers something for everyone: it is a meeting-point of architects from all over the world; one of the world’s finest shopping metropolises; the top centre for modern art, a place of a famous brewery – all this showing that the Duesseldorfers know how to enjoy life.
If you really want to know Duesseldorf, the old town (Altstadt) is a must. Narrow lanes and old churches, excuisite food and ancient pubs – you will see energy pulsating everywhere.
Area: 217 sq km
Population: 576,700
Country: Germany
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Telephone Area Code: 211
Monetary unit: Euro
