Etiquette & taboos

Etiquette & taboos

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Essential restrictionsEveryday mannersPlace-specific guidance · 奥地利

Austria: be ready to show your passport

Do

Carry your passport

Don’t

Assuming your driving licence counts as ID

The law requires you to be able to show your passport at all times; Austria does not accept a UK driving licence as official ID.

Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Austria travel advice

Essential restrictionsDrivingPlace-specific guidance · 奥地利

Austria: buy a vignette before using the motorway

Do

Stick the motorway vignette on the inside of the windscreen

Don’t

Driving on motorways and expressways without a vignette

You will be fined.

Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Austria travel advice