Drive on the left
Parking in urban areas
Give way on roundabouts
Speeding in Ireland
Protect Your Belongings
Don't Drink and Drive
Drive on the left
In Ireland, all traffic drives on the left hand side of the road. You will see signs on the road reminding you of this. Be careful at junctions as this can be confusing until you get used to driving on the left.
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Parking in urban areas
Parking in urban areas will usually require you to display a parking disk in your car. These pay and display disks can be purchased from news agents or from machines at the side of the road. Failure to display a ticket in these areas will result in your car being clamped or towed away.
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Give way on roundabouts
On approach to a roundabout always give way to traffic on the right and drive in a clockwise direction.
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Speeding in Ireland
In the Republic of Ireland speed limits are measured in kilometers per hour (kph). The speed limit for National Roads (green signs) is 100kph; Regional and Local Roads (white signs) is 80kph; Motorways (blue signs) is 120kph; and in built up areas is 50kph.
In Northern Ireland, speed limits are measured in miles per hour (mph). The national speed limit is 60mph, 70mph on motorways and 30mph in built up areas.
Other speed limits are clearly indicated by road signs. Please stay within the limits and
keep our roads safe.
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Protect your belongings
When you leave your vehicle unattended always lock it and don't leave any luggage or valuables visible in the body of the car.
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Don't drink and drive
It is our advice that you do not consume any alcohol prior to driving.
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