Heidelberg Car Rental Guide
This page informs you of the possibilities of car rental in Heidelberg and also gives some useful tips about the procedure of car rental as well as general driving regulations in the city.
Rental Traditions
Driving Restrictions
The minimum age of a driver is 17 years. Children must be at least 12 to sit in the front. Children under 12 must be seated in the rear of the car and in a child seat, if fitted. the use of seatbelts is compulsory for both front- and rear-seat passengers. the legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
The police use automatic cameras to catch traffic violators. Rental companies will forward the tickets to the offending clients.
Driving with your parking lights only is prohibited, but you must use your low beams during bad weather.
You are regarded as parked if you leave your car or stop for more than 3 minutes, unless you are loading or unloading cargo or passengers. No-parking zones are marked with a white zig-zag line.
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 Heidelberg
The name Heidelberg stands for the world-famous castle and the old town in amazingly beautiful surroundings. It stands both for Germany’s oldest university and modern research facilities.
Heidelberg is known for its historic streets and lively university atmosphere. Its romantic settings and splendid palaces offer total relaxation and pleasure for the eye. Its stimulating international conferences and festivals reflect Heidelberg as a forward-looking city with world-class scientific and economic insitutions.
Area: sq km
Population: 139,941
Country: Germany
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Telephone Area Code: 6221
Monetary unit: Euro
