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Driving in Uzbekistan: the three basics
Drives on the
right
The driver sits on the left and overtakes on the left. Roundabouts turn anticlockwise.
Your licence
Licence plus an IDP
Your own licence works with an International Driving Permit beside it. Get the permit at home before you fly - no country issues one for another country's licence.
Motorways
Free
There is no motorway charge for a car.
Uzbek roads are free, police checkpoints are frequent, and the fast train removes most of the reason to drive.
Free roads, frequent checkpoints, and a high-speed train that beats the car on every main route.
The Afrosiyob train links Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara in a couple of hours each; the same drive is a long day on a two-lane road.
Police checkpoints between provinces are routine and passports are checked; keep documents to hand.
The alcohol limit is zero.
Roads are free and the main routes are reasonable; the desert road to Khiva is long, hot and monotonous.
Fuel is often methane or propane rather than petrol, and petrol stations can be scarce outside the cities.
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