DRIVING IN EUROPE: SPEED LIMITS
 

The speed limit on motorways is generally 110, 120 or 130 km/h and the limit in built-up areas is 50 or 60 km/h. Keep an eye on the signs to make sure of the exact limits and any special conditions that apply. Below is a table giving general maximum speed limits for cars by the beginning of 2004. In some countries limits are reduced in bad weather conditions or for newly qualified drivers.

Country    In built-up areas    Outside built-up areas    Motorways Austria 50 100 130 Belgium 50 90 or 120 120 Cyprus 50 80 100 Czech Republic 50 90 130 Germany 50 100 130 (*) Denmark 50 80 110 Spain 50 90 or 100 120 Estonia 50 90 or 100 - France 50 90 or 110 130 Finland 50 80 or 100 120 United Kingdom 48 (30 miles) 96 or 112 (60 or 70 miles) 112 (70 miles) Greece 50 90 or 110 120 Hungary 50 90 or 110 130 Italy 50 90 or 110 130 Ireland (**) 50 80/100 120 Luxembourg 50 90 130 Lithuania 50 90 or 100 - Latvia 50 90 or 100 110 or 130 Malta 50 80 - The Netherlands 50 80 or 100 120 Poland 60 90 130 Portugal 50 90 or 100 120 Sweden 50 70 110 Slovakia 60 90 130 Slovenia 50 90 or 100 130 (*) In Germany 130 km/h is a recommended maximum. (**) The measurement of speed limits on Irish roads changed to kilometres per hour from miles per hour in January 2005.