Lahr Car Rental Guide
The current page gives you information about car rental in Lahr and provides a short overview of the 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. 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 former Republic of Yugoslavia.
Driving Restrictions
In Germany, traffic is on the right and passing on the left. The minimum driving age is 17 years and the legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
All passengers are required to use seatbelts at all times. Children must be at least 12 years old to sit in the front seat; otherwise, they have to be seated in a child seat in the rear.
Driving with your parking lights only is forbidden. In case of poor weather conditions, low beams must be used.
When 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 Lahr
Lahr is situated in a valley of the Black Forest, opened towards the Rhine. The city provides everything you need for enjoying a great vacation: cultural and leisure activities, museums, shopping and beautiful old buildings. It is also an excellent starting point for taking a tour to Switzerland or the Alsace region.
The old city centre, charming buildings, attractive parks, famous vineyards all together make the city an attractive place for its visitors. There are many restaurants in the town, offering you the local cuisine and the excellent wines of the Baden region.
Various festivals, performances and exhibitions take place in Lahr every year.
Population: 43,500
Country: Germany
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Monetary unit: Euro
