Hints for an American, driving in England. - Rick Steves
2021年5月6日 · There are many posts on the where's and hows to rent cars in England. I've tried to read as many as I could. I would like to ask a more specific set of questions. What are the lessons you learned from your experiences driving in England, from a North American perspective and any hints you could give, hard lessons learned or strategies you used.
Driving in England if you're an American - is it that difficult?
2015年5月17日 · No roundabouts, teeny country roads, etc. Surely the concept of driving in LA is as daunting as driving in the UK and yet our UK friends just get on with it! The brain can be re taught anything and driving on the other side of the road takes little time to rewire that learned experience. A bit of concentration, a bit of caution and off you go.
Driving a rental car in England - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2017年9月9日 · I'm traveling to England with a two friends and we are renting a car for most of our time there. One friend has driven in England before and will do the driving. He is planning on getting some kind of tourist license and I thought, if its required, I should get one too just in case. But I can't find anywhere that its actually required.
Driving in England - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2023年7月9日 · My last trip driving in England was in 2022 with my daughter (now 30), we rented a car for part of our trip so we could explore some of the countryside. I noticed immediately that the trucks and other cars on the road are much larger than the last time I was there, even the small car I rented was larger than what I had rented previously.
Driving in England - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2016年12月9日 · In 2013 after a cruise, we rented a car from Harwich in East Anglia (East Coast) and had three days of driving in England. What made driving fairly easy was having an automatic transmission and a navigation system. Also, my wife kept reminding me "stay on the left."
Best map for driving in England--and where to get it!
2017年8月27日 · as a back up to the GPS for just driving around use The Works link given and get a stupidly cheap £2 AA atlas (they never sell them at full price). There is a store locator at the bottom. You might find them at higher price in the book/magazine section of a big supermarket and at full price in an upmarket bookstore (most of the stock at The ...
Driving in England - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2022年5月23日 · Hi Jane - It’s not the driving on the ‘wrong’ side - after all, Brits have to adapt to driving on the ‘wrong’ side in Europe and the USA etc., and personally, I’ve found it takes just a little while and a bit of extra concentration, but you soon adapt - but the likelihood you’ll get a manual (stick shift) gearbox as opposed to an automatic, unless you specifically request one …
Driving in England - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2019年9月3日 · When I moved to England, I had to begin driving to work my 2nd day in the country. Driving on the "correct" side wasn't difficult. Roundabouts didn't even trip me up. I did have to take extra caution pulling out of parking lots onto city streets and making sure I was turning into the "correct" lane.
Driving in England - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2013年7月24日 · Driving in England is not a major problem, assuming you get an automatic. I also question the decision to drive from Bath to York. The only villages I can think of convenient to the freeways would be in the cotswolds and you did not mention that area.
Driving in England - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2024年5月16日 · I just returned from a 3 week driving trip around England. I strongly agree that driving on the left is not difficult. My driving sense adjusted immediately. Here are the issues with English roads: 1) Two way traffic on one lane roads. In places meeting another car requires creeping by extremely slowly or one car backing up to a wider spot for ...