Country guides

Motorhome travel in Europe.

One guide per country, written for UK motorhome and caravan owners. Tolls, vignettes, low emission zones, and the rules that catch first-timers out. Read it on the page, or grab the free PDF to keep on your phone for offline reference on the road.

22 country guides for UK motorhomers heading to Europe

Post-Brexit basics

Three things catch UK motorhomers out more than anything else. Worth a minute before the table.

The 90/180-day rule. UK passport holders can spend up to 90 days in the Schengen Area within any rolling 180-day period. That covers most of Western Europe. Time in any Schengen country counts towards your total, so a fortnight in France followed by a month in Spain uses up 42 of your 90 days. If you want to winter in southern Europe, plan your dates carefully.

Healthcare. Your GHIC card still works in EU countries, but it only covers state-provided treatment. It does not cover repatriation, and standard travel insurance often caps vehicle recovery at 3.5 tonnes. If your motorhome weighs more, check your policy covers the full weight.

Insurance and documents. Carry a physical copy of your V5C logbook. Check with your insurer whether they still require a Green Card. Most have dropped the requirement, some have not. Your driving licence is valid throughout Europe without an IDP for short stays.

Over 3.5 tonnes? Check your C1 licence at 70.

When UK drivers turn 70, they must renew their licence with a medical declaration. The C1 category (3.5t to 7.5t) is not automatically renewed. If your motorhome exceeds 3.5 tonnes, make sure your C1 entitlement is current before you book the ferry.

At a glance

Tolls, vignettes, low emission zones, and the LPG fitting you will need at the pump. One row per country. Every variable in this table is handled automatically when you plan a trip with Tripgen.

European Motorhome Driving Requirements at a Glance, verified 2026-05-30
Country Drive on Toll type Vignette Emission zone LPG fitting Handled by Tripgen?
Austria Right Mixed (some toll) Yes · EUR 9.60 Yes · Abgasplakette / Umwelt-Pickerl Dish
Belgium Right None No Yes · LEZ Registration ACME
Croatia Right Distance · 6-8 EUR No No Dish
Czech Republic Right Mixed (some toll) Yes Yes Dish
Denmark Right None No Yes · Miljoezoner registration Dish
France Right Distance · 15-20 EUR No Yes · Crit'Air Dish
Germany Right None No Yes · Umweltplakette ACME
Greece Right Mixed (some toll) No Yes Dish
Hungary Right Vignette Yes Yes Dish
Ireland Left Mixed (some toll) No No ACME / Bayonet
Italy Right Distance · 8-12 EUR No Yes · ZTL Pass Dish
Luxembourg Right None No No ACME
Montenegro Right Mixed (some toll) No No Dish
Morocco Right Ticket_And_Pay No No Euronozzle
Netherlands Right None No Yes · Milieuzone / zero-emission zone rules (no national sticker) Bayonet
Norway Right Distance · 10-15 EUR (varies, includes tunnel tolls) No Yes Bayonet
Poland Right Distance · 3-5 EUR No Yes · Strefa Czystego Transportu (SCT) Dish
Portugal Right Mixed (some toll) No Yes · Zona de Emissoes Reduzidas (ZER) Euronozzle
Slovenia Right Mixed (some toll) Yes No Dish
Spain Right Mixed (some toll) No Yes · Distintivo Ambiental Euronozzle
Sweden Right Mixed (some toll) No Yes · Miljozon (environmental zone) Dish
Switzerland Right Mixed (some toll) Yes · CHF 40 Yes · Stick'AIR (Geneva, temporary pollution episodes) ACME

Variables drift. Vignette costs and LEZ rules refresh annually. Data sourced from country_data.json, verified 2026-05-30.

France

French motorway tolls (peage), Crit'Air emissions stickers, and mandatory Angles Morts blind-spot stickers for vehicles over 3.5t.

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Spain

Spain runs a mixed toll system and requires a Distintivo Ambiental sticker in Madrid and Barcelona. Sunday trading restrictions catch a lot of people off-guard too.

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Italy

Autostrada tolls, ZTL restricted city zones, and the pharmacy rules you need to know. Plus a honest look at which supermarket chains are worth your time.

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Switzerland

Switzerland requires an annual motorway vignette and has strict rules on vehicle dimensions. Costs are high, but the facilities and alpine routes make it worth planning properly.

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Austria

A digital vignette covers most motorways, but the Brenner, Tauern, Pyhrn and Karawanken sections are tolled separately. Winter tyre rules bite hard from November.

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Belgium

Motorways are free, but Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent run low-emission zones that every foreign vehicle must register for online before entering, regardless of age.

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Croatia

Distance-based HAC tolls on the A1 down to the coast, the euro in your pocket since 2023, and ferries to book well before the summer crunch on the islands.

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Czech Republic

An e-vignette is compulsory on the motorways and the drink-drive limit is zero. Handy hub for central Europe with good LPG coverage and well-priced campsites.

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Denmark

The Great Belt and Oresund bridges each cost a small fortune, and five city LEZs require foreign diesels over 3.5t to register online before crossing the city limits.

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Germany

The autobahn has no general speed limit, but 50 cities enforce Umweltzone restrictions that demand a green Umweltplakette sticker on your windscreen.

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Greece

Motorways are tolled at booths by distance and a fire extinguisher is strongly recommended. Island ferries charge by vehicle length so book motorhome space early.

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Hungary

An e-matrica vignette via HU-GO is mandatory on the motorways, drink-driving is zero tolerance, and most transactions still need forints rather than euros.

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Ireland

Ireland drives on the left like the UK but is outside Schengen and outside EES. The Dublin M50 is barrier-free by ANPR, so remember to pay the eFlow toll by 20:00 next day.

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Luxembourg

Free motorways, no vignette, and the cheapest fuel in western Europe make Luxembourg a natural top-up stop between France, Belgium and Germany.

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Montenegro

Outside the EU and Schengen but uses the euro. Check your UK insurance covers Montenegro before you travel, and expect a toll through the Sozina tunnel to the coast.

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Morocco

Guide only · trip planning coming later

The classic UK long-haul winter escape. Algeciras or Tarifa ferries to Tanger Med, the D16ter vehicle import on arrival, autoroute tolls in dirhams, and a vehicle insurance Green Card that needs sorting before you leave the UK.

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Netherlands

Motorways are free but capped at 100 km/h until 19:00, city milieuzones restrict older diesels, and cyclists have absolute priority at nearly every junction.

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Norway

AutoPASS ANPR tolls with no booths anywhere, the right to roam one night under allemannsretten, and a fuel bill that pays to plan around ferry discounts.

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Poland

Most motorways are free, LPG coverage is among Europe's densest, and a Sunday trading ban closes the big supermarkets except on a handful of weekends each year.

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Portugal

The Algarve A22 and other electronic-only tolls take no cash. Set up Easy Toll or a Via Verde transponder at the border to avoid a pile of penalties on the way home.

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Slovenia

An e-vignette covers motorhomes under 3.5t, but over that threshold you are forced onto distance-based DarsGo which catches out a lot of heavier motorhomes.

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Sweden

Motorways are free but Stockholm and Gothenburg bill visitors by ANPR through Epass24. Anything stronger than 3.5 percent lager needs a trip to the state-owned Systembolaget.

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