Planning Your Trip

Germany

Getting there

Accommodation

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Insurance and Breakdown

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Badger's opinion

Another highly civilised country. Everything works with meticulous efficiency and slap bang on time. Wonderful roads and motorways. Vast expanses of rolling countryside punctuated by more interesting areas such as the Rhine/Mosel and Black Forest regions. Try “the Romantische Strasse” (the Romantic Road) if you like to combine riding with interesting scenery and cities. Food is generally regarded as “wholesome” rather than subtle. Portions and consistency usually ensure you never go hungry. Cost fairly similar to UK. English widely spoken but Badger loves to speak his fluent German and get his tongue around those long guttural German words.

Touring and Rides

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Boring bits

Drinking and Driving

Level of alcohol in blood over 0.05% = penalties including fines and disqualification.

Driving Licence

Motorcycle up to 80cc = 16 years: Motorcycle over 80cc = 18 years.

Fines

On-the-spot or deposit. Can be fined for not only excess speed limit but using abusive language, making derogatory signs and running out of petrol on a motorway.

Fuel

Unleaded petrol (91, 95 and 98 octane available). No leaded petrol (but lead substitute additive available). Credit cards accepted at most filling stations – check with card issuer for usage in Germany.

Lights

Dipped headlights during day.

Insurance

third party compulsory.

Kids as Pillions

No age limit – but under 7 must use special seat.

Motoring organisation

The Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club (ADAC)
www.adac.de

Tourist board information

German National Tourist Office
P.O. Box 2695
London W1A 3TN
If you would like to know more about visiting Germany, please do not hesitate to contact our friendly information officers for advice.
Our opening hours are: Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm
Tel: 020 7317 0908
Fax: 020 7317 0917
Email: gntolon@d-z-t.com

British Embassy details

British Embassy
Wilhelmstrasse 70
10117 Berlin

Tel: (49) (30) 20457-0
Fax: (49) (30) 20457 579 Consular
Office hours:
GMT:
Mon-Fri: 0800-1200 / 1300-1630

Local Time:
Mon-Fri: 0900-1300 / 1400-1730

www.britischebotschaft.de