A Guide to Driving in Scotland 

Never knew Kurzgsagt had a Scottish cousin

During my second visit to Scotland (first driving) I was enjoying a meandering road that follows the River Dee. A driver comes around the corner in the opposite direction, wasn't speeding, but suddenly veered over into my lane and bumped up into the grass verge. I put my hazards on and ran to see if anyone was hurt. I opened the passenger door, stuck my head in and asked if the Gentleman was okay. He threw himself back in his seat - neck craning and face to the heavens - gave a long sigh and, with a somewhat heavy Scot' accent declared: "Fuck sake, man. I thought I'd shit m'self back there!" I burst out laughing, he burst out laughing, his front axle had twisted, I sat with him up on the grass and shared cigarettes and good banter while he waited for the recovery truck. Really fond memory. So, Dennis, if you somehow happen to read this, then cheers, mate. I enjoyed your positive outlook on life, and I hope by now you've gotten around to having a new pet cat. Give my love to the carrot woman too! :)

Nice video, but it is worth pointing out that stopping to allow people to cross at a pedestrian (Zebra) crossing, is a legal requirement, rather than a courtesy.

At the start of the video you said that in Scotland you drive on the left of the road. In England, we drive on what's left of the road!

I love living in Scotland. There is so much beautiful scenery

If you are enjoying the scenery on a winding road, be sure to pull in to allow the queue of traffic that has built up behind you to pass. Not only is it good manners, it's in the Highway Code. But it's impossible to drive in the Highlands without getting stuck behind one of these numpties.

I drove in Scotland and Ireland for 21 days. By the time I was finally feeling confident driving on the left the trip was over, lol!

During Corona, I'm eager to watch anything connected to travel. Thank you!

I’ve lived in England all my life and I thoroughly enjoyed this video. The narrator’s calm voice and great sense of humour made it doubly enjoyable. I visited Scotland many years ago, and I tell you, it’s one of the most beautiful countries I’ve been to. Thank you for posting this video.

This is the funniest and most informative guide I’ve come across. Well done!

*Excellent* and amusing guide to driving in Scotland. Can't wait to head up there in the summer!

Fantastic guide with great humour :)

Learned more in this video than several others I watched that were 3x-4x longer. Thank you.

Never knew a guide to driving video can be so nice!!

We spent a week driving through much of Scotland. The trip was wonderful. My only disappointment was the lack of place to turn out and stop along the roads to take photo of this beautiful country.

Can't wait to set foot onto this gorgeous country!

I wanna move to Scotland so bad in the next five years 😭💔

I really enjoyed thls video. It sure put a smile on my face. It did a great job at showing some great Scottish humour. I have been to Scotland 14 times averaging between 7 and 10 days at a time. I am not sure how many miles by car but I have been to many parts. I have been doing two things wrong all this time. First, on single roads I never knew what the flash of the lights meant. Second, when I pulled over on a single road I never turned off my headlights. The good news is that I hardly drove at night and I didn't cause any accidents. At night I walked or took a taxi to the local pub. A couple pints of beer or a few drams of Whisky don't mix with driving. I live on the coast of Oregon in the US. Many parts of our coastline reminds me of Scotland's coastline. One thing we share in common that grows wild along the coast is what we call Scotch Bloom. Its a small yellow flower on a very rugged and hard to get rid of bush. It was brought hear I believe as a plant for someone's garden. Those bastards! I understand its a nuisance in Scotland too. Please don't tell me the plant came from Oregon. Thanks for the video.

Another top tip. Only drive if you are absolutely confident, and certain that you’re safe! Hesitation causes accidents. Also on a windy main road, please pull over to allow queues to pass. Beautiful as the views are, people use the road to get to work and 35 in a 60 is a ball ache.

Very cool thanks! Beautiful country!

Thank you for your sharing video! 👌👏

Thanks man! I'm moving to Scotland in a year and things like this are really helpful :)

I loved this!

Lovely video with a little bit of humor thrown in 😊

Good clip, Thanks.

I'm kiwi and I love Scotland.I remember driving there 30 years ago.

Excellent, thank you

You're great, it's good to have you, I wish there were more like you, best regards

great video on driving around Scotland.

Upon my graduation from an American University, I fully intend to commune with my Scottish heritage (as well as enjoying the immaculate scenery ) by taking a trip to Scotland, and I think Scottish guides like these will be helpful. I want my enjoyment to be self-guided, so if there are any sites Scotsmen and tourists alike recommend, be so kind as to send them my way. Thank you and I look forward to enjoying this "part of the UK" come May. Scotland the Brave plays in my heart until then 😊

Brilliant video! I love it!😍

Absolutely LOVE Scotland! We just finished an epic 2 week roadtrip (Isle of Skye + NC500) & made a cinematic travel film with location pins included, for anyone looking for more inspiration! We were treated to lochs, castles, mountains, wild & rugged landscapes, highland cows & reindeer... what else could you ask for!? xx Tania 🚐 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💕

very very helpful this video was for me ***** 5 stars

If you have 2 or more people and you're going to a lot of different places and want to visit the countryside, it's often cheaper to rent a car than it is to take public transportation. Especially if you can get a good deal on the car rental. Then turn in your car and explore a big city on foot. And those pheasants really are fast.

valuable information as well as speaking clearly

What a great video.

Heres a few actually usefull tips from a canadian who just got back from driving a caravan around there for a week 1. The roads are extremely narrow! ..like seriosly ther was plenty of room to make your roads wider! Wtf UK? 2. Thers fuck all for public bathrooms on the road..in tye west there are plenty of roadside pullouts that have restrooms..i saw none in scotland.. 3. The scenery is breathtaking!..but if your driving you wont get to see it cuz u cant take ur eyes off the narrow winding roads otherwhise u will crash..and once u get out into the contry there is no warning for pullouts so any good scenery u miss cuz u cant even pull over to see it..so have fun not seeing the contry lol Amazing contry! Fun to drive around it! Cant wait to go back!

LOL great! Thank you!!

Really informative guide

Love videos

thank you for this video. As an American he one thing that scares me a little about the trip my wife and taking to Scotland is the driving…I guess they have strict laws about driving after having a couple of pints…we have states here where they will give you ticket if you're not a little buzzed...that's joke, but you probably knew that...thank you again, we are looking forward to seeing this beautiful country, a life-long dream for us.

Merci 😘

I'm ready!!!

I always thought when it came to passing places if it was on your side you were ment to wait

We have visited Scotland in 2017 and only just edited the video from climbing Arthur `s Seat in Edinburgh. Bumped into your channel and really impressive and well created so big like from us and all the best. I love driving. Also if you have time more than welcome to our channel @

good one

Funny and very entertaining video.

Forgot to mention the red dear. If your up in the North, lots of dear. Watch out for them on rural roads because they will likely shatter your windscreen if hit.

Top tip, when driving through the Highlands in winter take snowchains and a a shuffle with you and put antfreeze in your windshield spray container.

Thanks, Greetings from Germany.

This is amazing video. :D I believe it wasn't the hardest Scottish accent? :D

Nice motion graphics :)

that's a great video. At least Scotland has no Kangaroo's to worry about as we do in Oz. Pheasants do lot less damage! And love roundabouts too.

Hello there ! I just loved your video , I just wanted to know what is the program you used to add the signs and everything on your video, I’m creating something quite similar but with photos, about my last trip and I’ve been searching for editing programs where u can add the same sorts of effects . Thanks a lot 👍🏻❤️

If anyone is interested I feature great Scottish driving roads so you can decide for yourself whether they are worth visiting - West Coast, NC500 and NC250.

The roads are so narrow and often crumbling on the sides. They're pretty dangerous. But the views are amazing and there are plenty of signs telling you where a nice place to stop is to look at the scenery.

I'll be driving around Scotland end of August! Be aware!!!!

oh boy.. this will be quite the challenge.. driving on the left side while sitting on the right seat :D gonna visit shotland at the end of the year. hope i wont crash :D

Top tip. Ensure you have a bottle, empty let not be wasteful, of bucky in the passenger seat in case you bump into the local Ned.

I think I need more info on roundabouts, when there is more than one lane. Do you stay to the left unless immediately exiting?

The biggest challenge is to not overcompensate for driving on the left....one tends to stay away from the center lane, which resulted in a couple flat tires for me when hitting the curb.

Speed limit on my campervan is 70 on motorways, very simplistic. You continue this with your passing place "rules". I suggest anyone driving in the UK goes to the Highway Code or government websites!

Great video...no where like Scotland!

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All right, I'll never drive in Scotland. I'm used to km/h and driving on right side. I'm simply afraid to do something wrong. Too bad. I love Scotland...

Scotland get ready lads. Texas is coming July 2020. I can't wait.

Always make sure to stop off to try the local delicacies. Try a deep fried Mars Bar to top up your cholesterol, or eat badly seasoned animal offal, which we call haggis. Also, don't be afraid if somebody tries to kiss you with their head. It's just a friendly Glaswegian way of greeting you. Also if you can't understand a word a local is saying, just nod politely.

LOL might want to share this with some of us who are born here. Some of them still don't ken the highway code. xx

Speed rules make 100x more sense than new york

I don't even have a driver's license yet, and I still love this video a lot

To driving in Glasgow!! Tem vídeo?!?!?!😉😍

So my husband and I are visiting Scotland for the first time next October. Any suggestions as to where we should go? Does the east or west have more to offer? We like scenery, hiking, and then like a local pub at the end of the night. Any suggestions would be great! Thank you in advance.

This should be included in Forza Horizon 4 as a tutorial/strategy guide!

I once saw a dead badger in Inverness. It didn’t look well

I would get so confused with the mph. So used to kph. Least I know if I ever go to Scotland they drive on the left instead of the confusing right

Watch out for people driving Volvo SUVs. They'll drive up your arse making clear they think 60mph is far too slow for this winding, undulating road you're on and weave constantly to make clear they want to try and overtake you everytime is there is so much as 50m of straight road. Other than that its awesome (especially as now there is satnav I can actually get through Glagow without getting lost)

I am so going to Scotland in October

Same in Australia, but we are klm

I love how we have a guide. Are we really that bad lmao?

I went there with my children years ago and we had the time of our lives. The fun part was driving from the A9 to Fort Augustace.

Also don't use your horn except to alert when in danger. Not when you are stationary in traffic, not to express annoyance to tell someone to go or in a residential area, all these are against the Highway code.

Thanks for sharing this funny video 😀

Coming from the States all the way to Scotland at the end of this month. Renting (or as the Scottish say "hiring" ;) )a manual transmission car. Should be interesting driving on the left side of the road for the first time lol. Any suggestions?

MPH but fuel is by the litre?

HGVs actually have a speed limit of 40mph on "rural" roads... not 50mph, with exception to the A9 trial (which seems to be working very well for all traffic involved).

You said there are no "tolls" on Scottish roads or bridges? Does this mean the bridge to Skye is now free? It used to be more expensive to drive over the bridge to Skye than use the ferry! Admittedly, it was quicker.

I really enjoyed your guide for Scotland.i am hoping to go there this year if the dreaded virus goes away! It is so beautiful.thankyou so much for doing the entertains guide

I'm from the US. Is an international driving permit required for Scotland? Going in May '19.

Fun video, but concerned it's a bit confused about some things. Zebra crossings aren't a matter of politeness, drivers are required to stop for pedestrians. Also relying on someone flashing their lights meaning they will pull in to a passing place seems risky to me,and i don't remember people really doing it when i was last driving in Scotland... Also can't just me me that hates it when people flash their light at night 'to say thanks' as it totally blind you! I don't think the video really explained passing places well enough in general.

If your up in highland Perthshire come along and do some Rafting. Find us at Rafting.co.uk . #Scotland #Visit

what the heck is a "mile per hour?" thanks, Canada

Not plenty of "facilities" on Arran. Council closed them !

Should be available in other languages too : Dutch, German, French and Spanish!

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Missed out important info about passing places. Pull in to passing places on your left, dont use the verges.

No answer to my post.... does anyone know what is the program with which was made this video ????

HI I DIDNT GET THE 1 YEAR DRIVING LICENCE PART, MY LICENSE HAVE TO EXPIRE MORE THAN 1 YEAR AFTER I GET TO SCOTLAND??? THANKS

Motorway speed for coaches is 60 MPH and 56 for lorries.

Overall pretty accurate. But we love roundabouts?! Naw, we tolerate them!

Pity that it does not let visitors know that "passing places" should not be used for parking. We know that visitors may not.