Countries · Czechia
Driving in Czechia: What to Sort Before You Go
Verdict
Vignette from CZK 230; digital, on edalnice.gov.cz.
Czechia has no full guide on this site yet. This page gathers what the site already publishes for Czechia, each line linking to the page that carries the rule and its source.
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Czechia: your checklist before you go
Tick what you already have. Set your departure date, and anything that takes time, such as a sticker by post or an online order, shows the date to act by.
- CzechiaMotorway vignetteCZK 230 a day, CZK 2,570 a year. Digital, tied to the plate; the official shop is edalnice.gov.cz. Caught without: up to CZK 20,000.Buy before the motorway
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Carry the Required Kit
- Warning triangle: Required*. Listed by Czech motoring sources, not by Your Europe.
- Hi-vis vest: Required*. Listed by Czech motoring sources, not by Your Europe.
- First-aid kit: Required
Required: an official source lists it. Wear it: anyone who gets out on the road must wear one. Required*: only non-official sources list it. Every country side by side: required kit by country.
If You Break Down
Czechia
- Emergency112
- BreakdownThe number on your breakdown cover
After an accident. Call the police if anyone is hurt, if damage to any one vehicle may exceed CZK 200,000, if you damaged other property or the road, or if the road cannot be cleared.
What to do on the motorway and after an accident, country by country: breakdowns and accidents.
Next on the road
Sources
- Your Europe — Road rules and safety: Czechia (updated 18 September 2024)
- auto.cz — compulsory car equipment (1 January 2023)
- Czech Ministry of Transport — accidents (§47 Act 361/2000)
- European Commission — 112, the European emergency number (updated 23 June 2026)
- Your Europe — eCall in vehicles (updated 27 January 2026)
- European Consumer Centres — accidents abroad and the European Accident Statement (updated 5 May 2026)
The rules for each line of the checklist are on the page it links to, with that page's sources.