It’s important to follow the rules of the road when departing from the airport in your hire car. You must wear a seat belt ﻿for the whole journey when you’re in a car in Germany, whilst those under 12 years of age or who are smaller than 150 cm need to ﻿go in a children's seat. You can use your phone in the car but it must be on an entirely hands-free system. Drink driving is prohibited, and anyone found to have more than 0.05% of alcohol in their system will be prosecuted accordingly. On motorways, you can generally drive as fast as 130 km/h; on rural roads, it’s usually 100 km/h, whilst in an urban setting, you can’t normally drive faster than 50 km/h. In Germany, you must also drive on the right-hand side of the road. Search rental cars on KAYAK