11 ESSENTIAL Scotland Driving Tips for Tourists in Summer

Today we're going to run through 11 tips for tourists who plan on driving their way around Scotland. There are so many great road trip routes to take in the country and I think that driving is the best possible way to see the countryside, so hopefully this video is all the prep you need to hit the road.

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Here are our 11 best tips for driving in Scotland as a tourist:

00:00 Intro
00:25 1. Drive on the left hand side of the road
01:11 2. There is paid parking (almost) everywhere!
01:50 3. The roads are narrow
02:20 4. There are very few stopping areas
03:08 5. Frequent passing lanes
03:37 6. Insufficient speed limit signage
04.04 7. Long summer days can cause fatigue
04:44 8. Last minute accomodation is hard to find
05:46 9. Drive to the conditions
06:14 10. Be careful of wildlife
06:52 11. Driving is incredibly easy in Scotland!

[joeovip]

Hola! Gracias for your video and your recommendations! My wife and me will be doing a 10 day roadtrip in September. And I am from Mexico so we drive on the other side, so it will be fun to adjust 😅.

[grantw]

You forgot to mention the procedure when pulling off to let an oncoming car pass on the many one-lane roads (there are YouTube videos that do explain this). We discovered (the hard way) that public toilets often require coins to open the door - so make sure you use the restaurant's restrooms before moving on. The only time I found the driving easy (as a Canadian) was on Orkney, Lewis, and long stretches, not on the main routes.

[sfaznpinoy]

do parking meters accept credit cards (visa, mc, etc)? or only coins/bills?