Car rental in Denmark

For your trip to Denmark to be perfect and leave a very positive impression, you must comply with all the basic traffic rules that apply in this country:

• Denmark has right-hand traffic on highways;
• overtaking is allowed only on the left;
• children must be transported in special restraints;
• the permissible level of alcohol in the driver's blood must not exceed 0.5 ppm;
• while driving it is not permitted to use phones that are not equipped with hands-free devices;
• drivers with poor eyesight must drive with glasses or contact lenses;
• dipped headlights must be on at all times, regardless of the time of day;
• drivers must give way to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport;

• at the entrance to a roundabout it is necessary to give way to vehicles that are already circulating in it.

Depending on the area, Denmark has the following speed limits:

• in built-up areas up to 50 kilometres per hour;
• outside built-up areas from 80 to 90 kilometres per hour;

• on high-speed roads from 110 to 130 kilometres per hour.

It must be borne in mind that the Danish police strictly monitor all violations of speed limits. For these purposes, various radars and surveillance cameras are commonly used. When a driver is stopped by the police, you will have to pay a fine on the spot. And if surveillance cameras record the breach, the amount of the fine will be charged to the credit card of the rental car driver.

To park a rental car on city streets, drivers in Denmark need to obtain a "parking disc". It is sold at almost every petrol station, bank, post office, travel agency, as well as some police stations. You can leave the car with a disc displayed for a period not exceeding three hours.

You can park the car at the roadside, but for no more than one hour and strictly during the specified times – on weekdays from 9.00 to 17.00, at weekends from 9.00 to 13.00. The disc is mounted on the side window of the car on the kerb side so that the arrow indicates the time when the rented car was parked.

• 455 € for exceeding the speed limit;
• 67 € for speaking on a mobile phone without hands-free;
• 135 € for improper overtaking;
• from 135 to 200 € for driving through a red traffic light;

• from 1000 € to several thousand euros for driving under the influence. In the event that the driver is stopped by the police three times in three years for driving under the influence, he faces up to 10 years in prison and confiscation of the vehicle.

In Denmark, it is strictly forbidden to drive a car while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The penalty for violating this rule can be quite severe, from a fine of several thousand euros to imprisonment. To check drivers, the police have the right to stop any vehicle at any time. The police have special devices that allow them to detect the presence of alcohol or drugs in the driver's blood with maximum accuracy.

In Denmark, there are no toll roads as such. The only things you have to pay for are crossings of the Great Belt Bridge and the Øresund Bridge. The cost of the fare is calculated based on the weight of the car, its length and height; the average fee is from 18 (for motorcycles) to 99 (for vans), in euros.

If the driver passes through a payment station without paying, a fine of 500 DKK will be imposed.