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Road The Netherlands is connected to the rest of Europe by a superb network of motorways. Green 'E's indicate international highways, red 'A's indicate national highways and yellow 'N's indicate smaller routes. Although frontier formalities between The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium have now all but vanished, motorists - particularly on smaller roads - should be prepared to stop when asked to do so by a customs official. Driving is on the right. Speed limits are 120kph (75mph) on motorways, 80kph (50mph) on major roads and 50kph (30mph) in towns. Children under 12 years should not travel in the front seat. Seat belts are compulsory. The maximum legal alcohol to blood ratio is 0.05%. An International Driving Permit is not required, as long as a national driving licence from the country of origin is held. EU pink format licences are accepted. Trailers and caravans are allowed in without documentation. A Green Card is advisable, but not compulsory. Without it, drivers with motor insurance policies in their home country are granted only the minimum legal cover in The Netherlands; the Green Card tops this up to the level of cover provided by the driver's own policy. The yellow cars of the ANWB/Wegenwacht (Royal Dutch Touring Club) (tel: (070) 314 1420), patrol major roads 24 hours a day with qualified mechanics equipped to handle routine repairs. Emergency breakdown service: ANWB (0800) 0888 Routes to the city: Schiphol lies on the E19, from where it is an easy 18km (11 miles) ride into Amsterdam. The A10 is the Amsterdam ring road. Driving times to Amsterdam: from Brussels - 2 hours 30 minutes; from Hanover - 4 hours; from Frankfurt - 6 hours 30 minutes. Coach services: Eurolines (tel: (020) 560 8788; website: www.eurolines.nl) operates coach services, sometimes in conjunction with other national companies, to major cities throughout Europe. Offices are located at Rokin 10 in addition to Amstelstation (Julianaplein 5). |
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