Driving

Driving in Germany: What are the offences that can cost you points on your licence?

In this article we take a look at the road-based misdemeanours which can cost you a lot of money and/or points on your licence.

Driving

Germany's biggest automobile club 'no longer against' speed limit on Autobahn

Germany's biggest motoring association, the ADAC, has softened its stance against introducing a speed limit on the Autobahn.

Environment

Is Germany set for another showdown on autobahn speed limits?

Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) have changed their tune on autobahn speed limits - with new chief Saskia Esken in favour of their imposition.

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Bundestag votes against call for speed limit on Germany's Autobahn

German politicians in the Bundestag have overwhelmingly voted against a proposal for a general speed limit on the country’s famous Autobahn.

Greens

Bundestag set to vote on German Autobahn speed limit

Germany's Autobahn is famous for having zones with no speed restrictions. But the Greens are calling for a vote in the Bundestag in a bid to change this.

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Greens call for speed limit on Germany's Autobahn

Germany’s Green party is calling for a 130km per hour limit on the Autobahn.

Environment

Are Germany’s autobahns really the safest highways in the world?

German roads are ‘the safest in the world’, according to Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer. But new figures looking at accidents and fatalities on Germany’s world-famous autobahns have cast significant doubt on that claim.

Learning German

German government rejects speed limit on Autobahn

Germany is not planning a general speed limit on German motorways, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said in Berlin on Monday.

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Fact check: Will a speed limit on Germany's Autobahn be beneficial?

In order to cut carbon emissions and prevent accidents, should Germany's famous Autobahn enact a speed limit? We look at the facts behind the heated debate.

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Germany considers Autobahn speed limit to fight climate change

Proposed speed limit enforcements on the Autobahn are “against all common sense,” Minister of Transportation Andrews Scheuer said in Munich Saturday.

Driving

Majority of public back Autobahn speed limit

A new survey published on Thursday shows that a majority of Germans are in favour of speed limits on the Autobahn – the country's highways which until now have been famously limit-free.