Luxembourg summary
Key facts
Official language(s)
Currency
Population
Time zone
Calling code
Drive on the
Member of the EU
German, French and Luxembourgish
Euro
493,500
GMT + 1
352
Right
Yes
Local weather
Luxembourg
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Sat-14° | -4° -
Sun-12° | -4° - Mon-15° | -5°
- Tue-13° | -5°
Speed limits
- Motorways:
- 130kmh (80mph)
- Open roads:
- 90kmh (55mph)
- Towns:
- 50kmh (31mph)
Road Safety
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Alcohol limit:
- 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood
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Use of mobile phone whilst driving:
- It is illegal to use a hand held mobile phone when driving and can result in an on the spot fine
- It is legal to use a hands free unit
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Seat belts:
- It is compulsory for front and rear seated passengers to wear seat belts
- Children under the age of 12 are prohibited to sit in the front seat unless a suitable child restraint seat is in place
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Traffic lights regulations:
- Red – Stop
- Amber – Slow Down
- Green – Go
Costs
- Road tolls:
- No toll roads
- On the spot fines:
- On the spot fines are issued
General motoring advice
- Rush hour in built up areas:
- 0700 - 1000hrs
- 1630 - 1900hrs
- Fuel:
- Luxembourg is well known in Europe for its comparatively low fuel prices. This may result in long queues in the holiday season (especially at fuel stations near motorways). Fuel is even cheaper at fuel stations located further away from the major motorways
- Major credit cards are generally accepted
- Unleaded petrol (95 & 98octane) available
- No leaded petrol but Super (98 octane)
- It is forbidden to carry petrol in a can
- Diesel and LPG available
- Parking advice:
- Blue Zone parking zones exist in Dudelange, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg City, and Wiltz. Parking discs for these zones can be obtained from the ACL motoring club, police stations, shops, and tourist offices
- Luxembourg city has parking meters and machines that dispense parking tickets
- Wheel clamps are placed on illegally parked vehicles
- Parking is prohibited in front of entrances and exits of schools, churches, public buildings (e.g. theatres), alongside a yellow line