Mistakes you don’t want to make on the car holiday – can be expensive

In Sweden, we are so far quite unaccustomed to environmental zones. But in Europe it looks different, especially in some countries. And it can be expensive to drive into cities or regions without having control.

Katja Runestam Prinzell tips on the need to obtain decals that specify any environmental class the car has – stickers should be acquired even before the trip begins from Sweden. It is preferably done via the Official site Which takes you on and also shows where the environmental zones are.

The decals are mandatory, otherwise:

– Partly you get a fine, then you must not drive on, says Katja Runestam Prinzell.

If you were going to chance, drive on when the police went away, and you go there again:

– Then the fine is raised.

So it can Get so that you have to tow the car from there, or wait for the zone to deactivate the zone, according to Runestam Prinzell.

Keeping track of the different environmental zones, which can be time dependent or weather dependent, is not easy.

And they don’t see between your fingers if you are a Swedish tourist?

– No.

And the environmental zones can sometimes, especially in France, extend a bit outside the city centers.

– This applies not only to cities but also areas, so it can be a bit trixical, says Katja Runestam Prinzell.

But with an environmental sticker pasted and a decent modern car, with environmental class Euro 6, it usually goes well. Although clean electric cars must also have the decal.

With that said, She does not want to scare away the car holidays.

– If you have the opportunity, you should try to get off the motorways and take the trip as part of the goal and experience the countries. Because there are so many wonderful things to discover, with the new culture and all the villages and other places, says Runestam Prinzell.

Other practical tips to keep in mind. Bring the car’s registration certificate, passport is recommendable, at least national ID. If you are going outside the EU/EEA countries, you must have an international driver’s license. Review the insurance, at the car but also the travel insurance, which is usually included in the home insurance. The European Health Insurance Card via the Swedish Social Insurance Agency is also good to have if the accident has occurred.

And for those who do not have an electric car but want to push the fuel root, refuel fully before leaving Sweden. Fuel prices are generally higher throughout Western Europe, lower in the eastern part of the continent.