Questions tagged [driving]
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Another scenic pass, near the Stelvio pass
Drivers, the Stelvio pass is a well-known terrific pass to drive, for the scenery and the driving.
What's another notable pass within a couple of hours?
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Is a driving licence needed to drive a scooter in Ibiza?
I will be visiting Ibiza soon. I found that scooters there are available for tourists on a daily basis. I do not have a driving licence of any kind. I could not find any information whether driving ...
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When does it start to snow on the Alcan?
Me and a friend are going to be driving from Anchorage, Alaska to Seattle, Washington in mid-September. Will we be encountering snow at that time of year, or should we be safe?
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Is the "Young Driver Surcharge" fee the same for all car rental companies in the UK?
I am a 21 year old with almost 2 year old driving license. I'm going to the UK, and want to rent a car for several days, however when I searched for a rental car, I saw that 35-40 GBP were added as "...
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Can I drive my own car with mexican plates in Canada? For how long?
I am a dual Canadian and EU citizen living in central america. I bought a new car in Mexico, have mexican tags and insurance that has coverage for Mexico, Usa and Canada up to 100k USD (is this enough?...
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Legal or financial barriers to driving a rental car from El Salvador to Honduras?
Since I (apparently) can't fly from SAL to Choluteca, I was planning to drive. But then I had to think some more: Will I be required at the Honduran border or at the rental counter to show an ...
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Is there a limit on how full of items a car is to be allowed to drive from Mexico to the United States via Sentri lanes, and if so, what's the limit?
I drove the same car with the same content two days in a row from Mexico to the US via the same border crossing and the same lane (Sentri, as I have a Global Entry card). I was sent to secondary each ...
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How can I convert my French driving license to a Massachusetts driving license?
I live in Boston, I plan to stay there for around 5 months and I have a French international B driving license.
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Caught speeding 111 Mph (179 km/h) in California. How can I settle the case with the court?
I was driving to Los Angeles from the Bay area, and was on a wonderful, straight road with no cars in sight. For whatever reason (doesn't matter) I was briefly speeding around 111mph (179 km/h), and ...
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Is it dangerous to go to Île de Noirmoutier using the pass?
I heard that there are two possibilities to get to the island of Noirmoutier. You can either use a bridge, or you can use a pass through the water, which is only drivable if the tide is low. Is this ...
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Where is the Asia-Europe divide and where can we cross it?
Where is the division between Europe and Asia? What are places where we can cross it? Are there roads that go from one continent to the other?
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If I visit Los Angeles, am I better off renting a car or not?
California has a pretty notorious reputation for having bad traffic, so I am wondering if it would be worth my time to rent a car when I visit there. If I stay within the LA area, is public ...
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Any trouble at Florida customs for not paying a California speeding ticket from 5 years ago?
I'm from Montreal (Quebec). I went on vacation in California 5 years ago and got pulled over for speeding on the highway in a rental car (111 mph in a 60 mph zone).
The officer told me I was lucky he ...
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Am I supposed to pay for parking when the parking meter is buried under the snow (USA)?
I am travelling by car in the USA (Boston, Massachusetts). The weather is currently pretty snowy. Am I supposed to pay for parking when the parking meter is buried under the snow?
E.g.:
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Long road trips in Iceland - where to relieve ourselves?
We are planning for a road trip in Iceland. The trip consists of Golden Circle in a day, and another day to Jokulsarlon from Reykjavik and a third day of returning from Jokulsarlon.
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