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What travelers need to know about driving in Greece. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.

Short answer

Driving in Greece: restricted — there are real limits travelers must follow.

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RESTRICTED

Greece's drink-drive limit is 0.5 mg/ml of blood for standard drivers, dropping to 0.2 mg/ml for novice, professional, motorbike and moped drivers.

Over 0.5 mg/ml: 200 euro fine, 5 licence points and a 6-month licence withdrawal; over 0.8 mg/ml rises to 700 euro and more points.

§ European Commission — Road Safety (Greece)
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