New charging stations are added daily. You will find most of them around the big cities and close to the main roads. There are also plenty of charging points in winter sports areas. In Austria, just like for every country, if you travel using an electric car make sure you plan your trip well!

Dipped headlights are compulsory during poor visibility, in the dark and in tunnels. At an uncontrolled intersection, traffic from the right has priority. Traffic on a roundabout has priority if indicated with traffic signs. Trams always have priority. On narrow mountain roads, traffic that can move over the easiest must give priority.
You may not have telephone in your hand behind the wheel, not even when stopped (you can call hands free). Children up to 14 years and under 1.50 metres in height must be in a child's car seat.
You are allowed to use your navigation system to notify you of speed cameras and trajectory speed controls. Winter tyres are compulsory from 1 November to 15 April in wintry conditions (snow chains could be made compulsory by means of a sign).

Smoking in the car is prohibited in the presence of children under 18 years.
In traffic jams, you should stay as far to the right or left as possible to create a free lane in the centre (Rettungsgasse) for emergency service vehicles.
Parking is prohibited next to yellow lines and in zones marked with a yellow zigzag stripe, among other places. A flashing green traffic light means that the light will soon turn orange.
Emergency phones have flashing lights that warn you of, for example, cars travelling in the wrong direction, traffic accidents or traffic jams. Before driving it is compulsory to make your car snow and ice free (the roof too).
You are not allowed to leave your car running while stopped for a lengthy period, such as at a level crossing or when de-icing the car.

It is compulsory to have a warning triangle, safety vest and first aid kit in the car.

A motorhome or car-caravan combination can be a maximum of 4 metres in height, 2.55 metres wide and 18.75 metres long (the caravan itself can be up to 12 metres long).
It is compulsory to have a wheel block with you for caravans with a maximum permissible mass of over 0.75 tonnes.
Outside built-up areas, a car-caravan combination must maintain a distance of at least 50 metres in relation to other combinations and lorries.

Children up to 12 years old must wear a bicycle helmet on a bike (also on the back). In Lower Austria, it is compulsory up to 15 years. You may not call or text while on a bike. Children up to 8 must be in a child's bike seat on the back with someone who is at least 16 years old. Children may not be transported in a child's seat on the handlebars. Children up to 12 years old may cycle on the road unaccompanied. Cyclists are only allowed to cycle next to each other on bicycle paths.

In Austria, you need an ‘Autobahnvignet’ to use the motorways. You can buy a vignette (sticker) for 10 days, 2 months or a year. You can buy the toll vignette at fuelling stations and post offices close to the border.
For addresses: asfinag.at/maut-vignette.
It is advisable to buy the motorway vignette online in advance, for example via tolltickets.com. The vignette must be placed on the inside left of the front windscreen.
Besides the normal vignette, you can also get a 'digital toll vignette'. This digital vignette is registered by number plate and can be ordered online via shop.asfinag.at. Order this digital vignette at least 18 days before your desired starting date. The price and validity of the digital vignette are the same as the normal vignette. You do not need an additional vignette for caravans and trailers.

Vehicles weighing over 3.5 tonnes (also motorhomes) pay a toll per kilometre via a so-called GO-Box. This box is available at the border.
More information: go-maut.at.
With the completion of the Pfänder tunnel, the ‘Korridorvignette’ has been discontinued. On the 23-kilometre route on the A14 Rheintal/Walgau between the German border and the Hohenems interchange in Vorarlberg, you now need an Autobahnvignet or GO-box.
Off the motorways, Austria has several so-called 'Sondermautstrecken' and mountain passes you must pay a separate toll for.
More information: asfinag.at/toll/route-and-digital-section-toll/route-rates and oeamtc.at/poi.

Some regions have set up environmental zones for vehicles weighing over 3.5 tonnes and you need an environmental sticker.
More information: green-zones.eu/nl/

On a motorway, place your warning triangle at least 200 to 250 metres (elsewhere at 150 metres) behind the car if it is not clearly visible to other traffic. The driver must put on a safety vest.
If you breakdown, call the emergency number of your breakdown assistance insurer. You can also call the Austrian breakdown assistance service: 120 (ÖAMTC) and 123 (ARBÖ). On motorways, you can also call for breakdown assistance using an emergency phone (Notruftelefon). Towing is allowed on the motorway up to the first exit.

Austrian campsites are among the best in Europe. Carinthia springs to mind for its excellent location, stable climate and beautiful lakes. Many campsites in the Tyrol specialise in wellness or focus on sportive camping guests.
Wild camping outside registered campsites is only allowed if you have permission from the local authorities or landowner.
Many Austrian campsites are also open in the winter, mainly in Vorarlberg, Tyrol and Salzburg.
Additional charges for things such as tourist taxes and environmental charges are sometimes quite high.
Overnight stays in caravans, motorhomes or cars away outside recognised campsites are permitted for one night if in transit, except in Vienna, Tyrol and national parks.