Transport

The Highway Code in the Czech Republic is basically the same as in other European countries. However, the following should be kept in mind:

• drive on the right side
• safety belts must be  fastened both in and outside towns and villages
• car safety seats are obligatory for children up to 36 kg or 150 cm
• maximum speed for passenger vehicles is 90 kmph, in towns and villages 50  kmph, and 130 kmph on motorways
• to drive under the influence of alcohol is prohibited
• motor vehicles must be alight also in the day-time (since 1st July 2006 all the year round)
• for driving on highway the toll sticker must be applied.  The appropriate special stick-on label can be bought at border crossings, post offices or fuel stations

Price of highway toll stickers in Kc:

• since  January 1^st, 2007, the toll has been established for the vehicles above 12 tons. The obligation of these vehicles to have a time sticker (highway toll sticker) stuck on the windscreen has been abolished and replaced by the electronic withdrawal. For the details see www.premid.cz
  
  Important Telephone Numbers
  
  Emergency Call - phone 112
  Czech Police - phone 158
  Municipal Police - phone 156 (Information on towed vehicles)
  Medical emergency - phone 155
  
  
  Emergency Service - Road and  Wrecking Nonstop Services
  
  ABA - Autoklub Bohemia Assistance - phone 1240
  Ustredni automotoklub - phone 1230
  Servis 24 - phone 261 104 477 (for buses, coaches, lorries and trucks)
  Skoda Assistance - phone 261 104 666
  
  Selected Car Repair Shops - ADDRESS BOOK
  

Selected Car Rental Companies - ADDRESS BOOK