Norway summary
Key facts
Official language(s)
Currency
Population
Time zone
Calling code
Drive on the
Member of the EU
Norwegian
Norwegian krone
4,812,200
GMT + 1
47
Right
No
Local weather
Oslo
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Sat-11° | -3° -
Sun-4° | -3° - Mon-8° | -2°
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Tue-8° | 1°
Speed limits
- Motorways:
- 80 - 100 kmh
- Open roads:
- 50 - 70kmh
- Towns:
- 30 - 50kmh
Road Safety
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Alcohol limit:
- 0.2 promile of alcohol per 100ml of blood
- Penalties for exceeding the legal limit are severe
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Use of mobile phone whilst driving:
- It is illegal to use a hand held mobile phone when driving but the use of hands free device is permitted
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Seat belts:
- Compulsory for front and rear seated occupants if fitted
- Children under the age of four may not travel as front seat passengers unless seated in rear facing child seat
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Traffic lights regulations:
- Red – Stop
- Amber – Slow down
- Green – Go
Costs
- Road tolls:
- Road bridges and tunnel tolls are in place in selected areas and can cost between 13 - 160 NOK
- Tolls are also chargeable when entering city centres
- On the spot fines can cost from 300 NOK upwards
- On the spot fines:
- On the spot fines are issued by police officials for relatively minor parking and motoring offences
- These should be paid at a bank or post office which will provide a receipt
General motoring advice
- Rush hour in built up areas:
- Rush hour 0700 - 0900hrs
- Rush hour 1500 - 1800 hrs
- Fuel:
- Fuel stations usually open Mon – Fri 0700 – 2200hrs but opening hours vary greatly from station to station
- Payment by cash or credit card (credit cards widely accepted)
- Unleaded regular (octane95) super (octane 98) and diesel are available
- Motorists should not use diesel from a red pump as this is for farm vehicles only and can damage the fuel tank
- A severe fine is imposed for those who use it
- Parking advice:
- Parking regulations are strictly enforced and parking is not permitted on main roads or bends
- Main towns operate a colour parking scheme whereby different colours permit different parking times
- For example, yellow permits 1 hour, grey permits 2 hours, etc