You may not think about it when you travel across Germany, but the Germans can confiscate your car if you have a radar detector in the car. Possession or use of radar detectors is prohibited and must be removed from all devices. Different rules apply in other countries. What is considered normal for us can cost you dearly abroad. In France, for example, it is prohibited to smoke in a car or motorhome in the presence of a child under the age of 18 and devices that indicate the locations of speed cameras and speed checks are strictly prohibited.

It is also prohibited in Spain to bring and use radar detection equipment. Passengers who rest their feet on the dashboard or who are topless or bare-chested behind the wheel are punishable by law. The warning triangle must be within reach, and not in the trunk of the car. Radar detection equipment is also prohibited in Switzerland. The same goes for smartphone apps. You have to remove it from your device. Overtaking is prohibited on highways when the yellow flashing lights on the emergency telephones are on.

Austria has banned radar detection equipment, but apps that signal fixed speed cameras or section controls are allowed. On mountain roads, descending traffic has priority over ascending traffic. On narrow mountain roads, those who can swerve most easily or drive back must give way. In Belgium better the emission zones know about the cities. Also in the Netherlands in the environmental zones of Amsterdam, Utrecht and Arnhem there is a ban on diesel cars under Euro standard 4. From 1 July 2021, this will also apply in The Hague. The environmental zone of Rotterdam has been abolished.

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