Roskilde Car Rental Guide
This page gives you information about car rental in Roskilde. It also provides you with some general facts and tips that will come in handy when renting a car and driving in Denmark.
Rental Restrictions
To rent a car in Denmark, you must be at least 21 years old (age may vary by car category) and have held your license for 1 year. Drivers under the age of 25 may have to pay a young driver surcharge. Some suppliers have a maximum age limit of 80 years old. Seatbelts are mandatory. Infant seats are mandatory for children up to age 4. Child seats are required for children aged 4 to 6.
Cars rented in Denmark are not allowed into the following countries: Albania Bosnia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and Yugoslavia.
Driving Restrictions
Traffic is on the right. The minimum age of a driver is 18 years. Children under 3 years of age must be seated in a special child seat. The use of seatbelts is compulsory for front-seat passengers. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.8‰.
While driving, headlights must be on at all times. The horn should only be used in case of extreme danger. Lights should be flashed to signal warning instead. When waiting at a level train crossing, headlights should be off and only sidelights on.
Parkering/Standsning/Stop Forbudt means No parking/No stopping, but in this zone you are allowed a three-minute period for loading and unloading. Usually, parking discs allow parking for an hour and are required where no parking metres exist. Parking metres usually allow up to 3 hours of parking time.
The police are authorised to collect fines on the spot.
Speed limits:| Area | Limit |
| City | 50KM/H |
| Open Roads | 80KM/H |
| Highways | 110KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police/ambulance/fire: 112
Road Tolls
There are no toll highways in Denmark.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Denmark
Car - bil
Car rental agency - biludlejnings firma
About Roskilde
Roskilde is an ancient city in Denmark, situated on the island of Zealand. The city’s importance lies in the fact that the Roskilde cathedral was the only cathedral in Zealand until the 20 th century. The cathedral is the main tourist attraction. Another famous attraction is the museum that displays reconstructions of some viking ships.
In the 20 th century, Roskilde became a university city and for the past 30 years it has hosted the famous Roskilde Festival – this has grown into one of the biggest rock festivals in Europe.
Area:
Population: 52,572
Country: Denmark
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central Euroepan Time)
Telephone Area Code: none
Monetary Unit: Danish Krone
