Settling In 97licence, passport, birth certificate, police registration
form (Meldezettel), two passport-sized photos and proof
of at least one year’s driving experience (a letter in
German from your company or a friend verifying that
you have been driving for one year will suffice). There
is a fee of € 55.
Once your application has been accepted, you will be
notified by mail as to where and when you will need
to undergo a medical examination.
Once all the above is completed, you can pick up
your licence! Remember that you will have to give up
your current licence. (You will most likely get it back.
However, you should get another one from your home
country beforehand just in case.)
For more detailed information, go to http://www.help.gv.at.Road Information
The roads in Austria are well
maintained and very well
marked. The freeways (Autobahn)
are all over Austria and lead to all
surrounding countries. Be careful
when driving along the mountain
roads, as there are many turns
and the grade is steep at times.
Major border crossing points are
open 24 hours a day. Those served by minor roads are open
between 7:00 am and 9:00 pm, give or take an hour.
Austria’s freeways and high-speed roads are subject to a
road tax or Vignette. The tax is paid through the purchase
of a sticker, which has to be affixed to the middle of the
windscreen. The annual road tax is € 76.50 for automobiles
and vehicles (up to 3.5 tons), and € 29.00 for motorcycles.
For vacationers, two-month (€ 21.80 for cars / € 10.90
motorcycles) and ten-day stickers (€ 7.60 cars / €4.30
motorcycles) are available. Compliance is overseen by both
the police and the Mautsheriffs (Toll Enforcement Officers).
In the event that the toll sticker is missing or improperly
attached, € 120.00 (for passenger cars/campervans) or
Traffi c News
Information on road conditions
and the traffic situation is available
in English daily from 6:00 am to
8:00 pm (including weekends)
from the Austrian Automobile
Club; call 711-997 in Vienna, or
(1) 711-997 from anywhere else
in Austria.