Driving in Slovenia from the UK

Driving in Slovenia can be a good way to explore this beautiful country. This video should help you understand the rules and what you need to bring with you before driving your car in Slovenia.
00:00 Speed limits & Vignette
01:07 What to bring & documents
03:00 Fuel
03:35 Register your stay
03:54 Driving age
04:14 Drink driving limit
04:34 Meat and milk
04:46 Road deaths
05:10 Hills
06:08 Emergency services number
06:20 Signs
06:45 Parking
07:19 Motorways
08:03 Winter tyres
08:30 Seat belts & horn
08:51 Roundabouts
09:44 Jaywalking
09:54 Mobile phones
10:27 Speed camera detection
10:43 Road quality
10:59 Dangerous animals
11:18 Distance and fuel economy
The makers of this video cannot be held liable for any consequences caused by any information that is in any way inaccurate, misleading or missing. The makers of this video are not liable for any person's driving other than their own, it is the responsibility of the person driving a vehicle to ensure they drive safely and within the law.

[@easpace5737]

4:44 Wasn’t expecting that line…

[@ik749]

I love those jokes: "bee careful" when you were explaining about bees, and "there is like nothing on earth, probably because it's under the earth" haha 😂

[@EndstyleGG]

Oh hey my country :D Edit : Wanted to add a couple small details: - the sign with the town name generally means 50km/h, but if the sign doesn't have a black border around it, the speed limit stays the same as if outside the town (90km/h) - radar detectors are legal (both google maps and actual detector devices), radar jammers/blockers on the other hand, aren't

[@RichardFanders]

I didn't know that, thank you.

[@TehDuckOfDoom]

> the sign with the town name generally means 50km/h Shouldn't there be a white sign with buildings for that? I live in Serbia and yellow sings with city names here seem to only announce the beginning of the city area, however only white signs with buildings state that traffic rules for city zone (50 km/h, no excessive signaling, e.t.c.) apply. And they stop working when the buildings are crossed.

[@sven679]

​@@TehDuckOfDoomWe have a separate white "town zone" sign and green "town name" sign in Poland. When I went to Germany for the first time I was confused by the yellow all-in-one sign and I basically flew into town from a curve at 100kmh. I immediately went hard on the brakes when I saw all the buildings. I find it weird that it isn't taught in driving schools. We have pretty much everything intuitively similar, except this one thing which has a few variants. Few times I've seen foreign drivers slow down, while passing our "town name" signs. So it seems like an international problem. Most people will learn about it quickly, but why risk them getting a ticket or even worse hitting someone.

[@lovrito2008]

​@@TehDuckOfDoom Actually not, as the original comment says, if the sign for the town has a black border it also means that you've entered an urban area. There is a similar sign, however, that has a village name and is also yellow but it's a bit smaller and doesn't have a border. This sign doesn't mean you've entered an urban area.

[@propanbutan4634]

Slovenia is so underrated it's stunning

[@underscore_tip]

its fine

[@timjenkins8538]

Omg the new Corolla! Looking forward to your review

[@RichardFanders]

I plan to soon.

[@norgard7518]

I can also add a bit of detail regarding jaywalking. It is only illegal to cross the street while not using a pedestrian crossing if one is less than 100 meters away.

[@lovrito2008]

In addition to that, it is also illegal if carriageways are physically separated or divided by a continuous dividing line.

[@maximusmcfire]

So beautiful mountains out there

[@RichardFanders]

They are!

[@blazbohinc4964]

You can use hardware that provides camera locations. In fact, almost every radio station will give bi-hourly reports on current positions of movable radars (usually in cars) and they'll even tell you about police control points if there are any. People call it in, radio stations forwards it. And info is public anyway. You may use radar detectors, but you may not use radar jammers. You may also use a dashcam to record traffic and if you were to get into a crash, dash info can be used as evidence.

[@samhodges4120]

Love your vids, keep up the amazing work!

[@tommy-so1dk]

Great video! I watch your videos from time to time. Great content on channel. Keep up good work! Cheers from Slovenia!

[@inthebackwiththerabbish]

you're amazing. im gonna be driving in slovenia in just a few days time and this video was very helpful. thanks :)

[@inthebackwiththerabbish]

will i still need to register with the local police if i dont stay in the country and just drive thru? and any tips for driving in croatia or bosnia?

[@beatonthedonis]

Most beautiful country in Europe, and great roads.

[@takyiyakvsi]

Cool stuff as always❤

[@wanderingwelshman2858]

Very imformative video - job well done 🙏🙏🙏

[@VATSYAYAN-]

Superb. Keep it up.

[@L3vst3k]

Doing trip from UK to Slovenia every summer 😉

[@quarryqwerty]

i like these driving vlogs

[@existenz_svk2639]

Hi. Great video! I am from Slovakia and its interesting to see that driving in Slovenia and Slovakia is almost identical,including having to use the vignette,but its just cheaper here. (12 euros/week or 50/year) Very nice trip and nature,its quite stunning in Slovenia. Also... nice red Corolla estate! I had not seen many of them in red. ;)

[@LeoStep93]

I think all counties in EU and Europe require a vignette. In Switzerland it's like 40 franks... :D

[@existenz_svk2639]

@@LeoStep93 I dont really know. I have only driven here,in Austria and Czech rep. so far and did not research it in other countries. But if i remember correctly Germany has free driving on the autobahn and does not require a vignette for it,so its not the same everyehere. 😉

[@Lenin95]

@@LeoStep93 Swiss requires stickers.. while everywhere else it's been digital for years smh

[@hadiamrane]

@@LeoStep93 No, not at all "all EU countries" need a sticker. Here in Belgium, you definitely don't need to but need to be sure not to drive with a old car in a low emissions zone. It's going to get even more complicated btw when 2025 hits, oof. The same goes for Netherlands, France and Spain. Though I don't know about low emission zone in Spain, Netherlands it's the same as belgium, through cameras but France requires stickers for the low emission zones and it is also crazy complicated what province allows what type of "Euro" norm of cars. I forgot how much it costs, something like 10 euros and it's only done throug the government website, if i'm not mistaken. Oh yeah, you've got France Toll, but that was nothing new 😆

[@LeoStep93]

@@hadiamrane thanks, TIL

[@tianalucas4969]

It's beautiful. Please consider doing 30+ min vlog style videos.

[@Poetry4Peace]

Lovely stuff

[@onyekachiemeka6255]

Love this car ❤ , hoping for a review 😊

[@RichardFanders]

I will do soon.

[@alltechthings9506]

slovenia is very different than the uk and very beautiful, and i think that you would need a lot of time to cover it all even if it is pretty small. greetings from slovenia 😁 (love your videos)

[@LeoStep93]

Hi Richard, great vid as always! I really hope that one day when the war is over you will drive through Ukraine and enjoy it :)

[@RichardFanders]

I hope so too

[@mindbender6417]

@@RichardFanders Richard, do not! There is the war there and you can see absolutely dark towns and cities - this is because of russians attack by missiles mostly at nights. Moreover, after the war is over ( nobody knows when for sure) it will take years to rebuild the towns and get the whole country clear off explosives.

[@barsorrro]

I _loved_ the video. I will repeat myself, but I just have to say that your readiness to take time out of your holiday to shoot those lovely snippets of video and then to give them a final edit is highly appreciated. Also, I'm sure there are people who will find the information useful. (For me personally, being a citizen of Poland, most of the regulations seemed to be the same or very similar to those of my country -- although I, too, came across surprises: like the requirement to carry yellow vests for all passengers of the vehicle.) As always, the visual part of the video was very nice and one wishes a few more minutes of talk would have given a chance for a few more minutes of beautiful vistass to roll through :). And, last but not least, how could one leave unmentioned the humorous bit concerning the milk :D. Well, on second thoughts, there's that slang milk jug reference, so you can never tell what people know and what they don't know about human physiology ;).

[@RichardFanders]

Thank you for watching. I actually go to Poland quite often as my girlfriend is Polish but I've never driven there. Will do soon I guess.

[@barsorrro]

​@@RichardFanders Haha, yes, I guessed so, because you mentioned your girlfriend's first name in earlier videos, and it's fairly distinctly Polish, I think. I hope you enjoy driving in Poland, although I predict my country's road safety status is probably lower than that of Slovenia, unfortunately. Since I don't get to drive much nowadays, I'm afraid there's not much in the way of tips or useful information that I can pass along -- also, as you visit Poland quite often, you probably know most stuff already. As I mentioned, I think most of what you said about the salient points of Slovenian rode code apply to its Polish counterpart. I don't think vehicle passengers need to be supplied with the yellow vests, though. But emergency triangle is obligatory, and I was quite surprised that, apparently, it isn't obligatory in the UK. One thing that Poland stands out on, in terms of road regulations, is our speed limits on express roads and motorways: it's 120 kph and 140 kph respectively. Thanks again for the video!

[@lovrito2008]

​@@barsorrroActually, technically you aren't required to carry reflective vests but you must put them on if you've broken down or had an accident and you have to walk on the carriageway. I don't think passengers need reflective vests if they leave the road immediately, but it's still recommended that they do have reflective vests.

[@carefulconsumer8682]

Very nice video with lots of great info. What do you think about renting a car in the capital and driving around for a few days? Do you know if I can take the rental car down to Croatia also and make it a nice round-about trip? Thank you.

[@niallb9558]

Great videos as always how hell do you get the perfect driving position can never get it yours looks perfect

[@RichardFanders]

This video may help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5LdfZ2erJqqaJo

[@niallb9558]

@@RichardFanders thank you very much

[@mqtic]

Hey, hopefully you enjoyed your stay here! Recently our country has seen the worst flooding in decades! If you ever come back please come visit the Koroška region, you'll be welcomed! ❤️ Na svidenje.

[@RichardFanders]

I'm sorry to hear about the floods. We got a lot of storms but were lucky as we seemed to miss the worst of it as it was raining when we were driving or in the apartment. The lighting was scary bad though.

[@mqtic]

@@RichardFanders Yes absolutely, the past three weeks were absolutely horrid. I don't know exactly when you were here but around 2-3 weeks ago there was a huge landslide that brought an entire hill down into the valley, noone was injured, a wooden granary was completely destroyed and me and my girlfriend watched it happen from start to finish (she lives across the river), it was horrifying to see what mother nature can do if she wants.

[@smarshallsay]

I love your videos and your delivery is incredibly well done as always, but any locals that also speak English are probably confused as hell about th pronounced as f but only for certain words

[@user-pe1fb9ic5r]

cheeky one rich x

[@aarti5043]

Love from India

[@Grahamvfr]

I kind of understand the 'not signalling' on approach rule, as it reinforces the fact that vehicles have priority if they are on roundabout (I know our UK code, dosnt specifically state that), but it can lead to a hesitant entry sometimes.. Oh err!!!

[@kurtgabbidon2666]

Richard you do love these roads trips, new car?

[@ik749]

Hey Richard. I am huge fan, I really like your racing videos. I have a question: when you are upshifting, how your foots work exactly? When you alreqdy changed gears, do you press on gas while releasing clutch; do you press gas when you reach bite point; or what exactly do you do? I am huge fan, I really like videos of you racing.

[@Sike55]

giving a slight amount of gas while going up to the bite point makes it much smoother and easier.

[@ik749]

@@Sike55 maybe, but I want his opinion, because I know he is a good driver and Iwant to learn from a good driver.

[@RichardFanders]

It depends on the car and how fast I'm trying to drive. Generally it's bite point then power when upshifting but it's almost at the same time.

[@ik749]

@@RichardFanders thank you for the answer. Let's say you wanna go full speed, you are releasing clutch while pressing on gas, and then pausing on bite point? I am very thankful for your answer.

[@gravinvankippenbout9266]

Thanks for the tip about importing milk..... saves a lot of hassle with the police officer... unfortunately!

[@losewhenyougiveup]

Thanks for the video! I always want a estate, Corolla touring and Octavia estate are in my radar. Yours is 1.8 or 2.0? Good car to drive for long trip?

[@RichardFanders]

It's my girlfriend's car, I think it's fantastic, my favourite car for long trips and incredibly relaxing to drive. It's the 1.8

[@losewhenyougiveup]

@@RichardFanders Thanks mate, always learn something new and useful from your clips🙏

[@Trammael]

I really wish we could get the Corolla Hybrid in hatchback, in the US.

[@kubek555]

nice Corolla ;)

[@DaveDVideoMaker]

I was in Slovenia over a week ago.

[@lovrito2008]

Nice

[@potatovodka69]

Nice

[@zzhughesd]

Crickey just worked out you drove there in your own Corolla ( partners ) thought was hire car but woozy flyin 24 hours back Oz.

[@francisvanlangenhove1731]

New car Nice

[@RichardFanders]

Thank you, it's my girlfriend's car.

[@GameWithViiP3R]

Hi richard will we will seeing a video of the whole trip and how the car did ? Like you did with the mazda?

[@RichardFanders]

Just Slovenia for this one. It was a bit much doing all the videos last time so I kept it to one.

[@GameWithViiP3R]

@RichardFanders no worries, I'm glad you had a nice holiday.

[@RJSyeah]

Think I asked this elsewhere, but could you please let us new drivers know where we can actually drive overseas without a year's experience? Most of the car rental companies do not allow you to drive unless you have a year on your license in your home country. I know there is one company Indigo who can take on new drivers but their reviews are quite mixed. Also even if you're taking your own car, I take it you still cannot drive overseas without meeting the minimum requirements of the respective country...?

[@josephmarsh8235]

Like this video Richard. It looked great in Slovenia. Love your Toyota Corolla too, it looks great, especially the colour red. By the way, I have a couple of questions that might be hard to answer, but one is about jaywalking. You mentioned about being fined for crossing the roads without using crossings. Well, are there any rules about walking on roads where there're no pavements or ground for you to walk, because how else are you supposed to get around without a vehicle? In the UK, we're aloud on the road as pedestrians and can walk on roads. The other question is about cycling, like sometimes people struggle up hills and have to get off their bike and walk up hills. Is that illegal to do in Slovenia too, because it's like walking as a pedestrian, but pushing your bike until you can cycle again? Thanks Joseph.

[@tampatu]

You can jaywalk if you are further than 100m from a pedestrian crossing. If there are no pavements for pedestrians, you must walk on the left side of the road in the direction of walking (towards traffic) . Walking with bike is done on the right side of the road (with traffic), but you must have the bike on your left side.

[@RichardFanders]

Jaywalking is more about crossing the road instead of using pedestrian crossing when they are available. Out of urban areas and away from pedestrian crossings it doesn't apply. I should have made this more clear.

[@josephmarsh8235]

@@RichardFanders thanks for that Richard 👍.

[@josephmarsh8235]

@@tampatu thanks for that 👍

[@lovrito2008]

​ You can cross the road without a crossing if you are further than 100 m from the nearest crossing. Edit: but you must not cross the road if the carriageways are physically separated or if they're divided by a continuous dividing line.

[@lovro_ribic]

7:36 you got really really lucky I guess. I see it far more busy daily.

[@lovrito2008]

Yes, it gets really busy close to Ljubljana, because many people from all over the country work in Ljubljana but can't afford an apartment in Ljubljana (they're very expensive).

[@zzhughesd]

Hey Richard. Just at Doha half way back Oz to Manchester. We had a Corolla Saloon on hire. Hmmmmmmmmm. Well. It was a perfectly good car. But….. as a vehicle of interest to drive. It was not. Doom blue too. Well metallic doom blue

[@RichardFanders]

We like it because it's relaxing, economical, comfortable and has lots of space. Also has plenty of tech and handles surprisingly well on a back road. The engine is not fun though but we knew that and it's not it's purpose for us. Fuel economy is a priority for my other half.

[@zzhughesd]

@@RichardFanders yup. Would agree with that. Was yours a 1.5 normally aspirated non hybrid petrol

[@firas1938]

Signaling when you're going to enter/ go round the roundabout won't do you much good, except confuse other drivers who'll think you're moving into the inner lane. The rule goes that those inside have right of way. Once inside, the outer lane has right of way. If you're going out at the first turn, you join the outer lane. For every other exit, you go into the inner lane. HOWEVER, most times you'll find that people do it backwards. Those in the outer lane will try to take your right of way. This is esp. true in cities. So keep an eye out

[@lovrito2008]

Yes, exiting a roundabout is allowed only from the outer lane, except if road signs or road markings say otherwise. Also, it's not mandatory to use the inner lane even if you're taking an exit that's past the first exit (except if road signs or marking say otherwise, of course). But it's recommended that you do that because it improves traffic flow.

[@dee74raz]

Postojno caves are nice but it did feel like a Disneyland experience if you know what I mean. 😊

[@valentintapata2268]

There is plenty of caves in Slovenia, 14.851 to be precise, but only 21 are available to tourists. I would recomend Škocjan Caves which are under UNESCO.

[@thetiredoldtiger4711]

I teach in a Corolla, love to get your thoughts on it as a review?

[@RichardFanders]

I will do soon.

[@robertdyer2991]

can I as you a question about your Mazda I'm thinking of getting one 30000 miles would you say your engine with 20000 miles and a few track days is as strong now as when it was new

[@RichardFanders]

I think it is, but I have a video about that coming soon.

[@iansellan]

Heey come to Koper please

[@dee74raz]

The drive on the Russian Road in Slovenia 🇸🇮 is very steep and has magnificent views

[@morndrewitbooi1896]

Could one use side lights and fog lights instead of dipped beams. Dipped beams seem a bit too much during broad day light. Is that your other half's vehicle?

[@lovrito2008]

If your vehicle has daytime running lights, you can use them instead of dipped beam during the day. Using front or rear fog lights is only allowed if the visibility is less than 50 m. Driving with side lights only is not allowed. Yes, this is his girlfriend's car.

[@RichardFanders]

You need dipped beams although it seems most people are just using day time running lights so maybe this rule is slowly getting out of date. Yes, it's Gosia's car.

[@morndrewitbooi1896]

Just curious because in South Africa only a handful of cars have day time running lights. What some people do is they put led's in their cars headlight(Low and high beams and side lights) even their fog lights and use the led's as day time running lights. Congratulations on the new car.

[@lovrito2008]

​@@morndrewitbooi1896in Slovenia we are all used to driving with dipped beam headlights during day all the way since 1998, and very few people ignore it / forget to turn on the lights, so we're very used to it.

[@annabelholland]

Actually, 112 definitely works in the UK. The government states that both 999 and 112 are considered the national emergency numbers. In other European countries, 112 works alongside 110 and 17 for police in Germany and France respectively. In other words, 112 usually works alongside local numbers which may be different for police and ambulance. When UK motorways are limited to 110 km/h (actually 70 mph for comparison purposes) and Slovenia is 130 km/h.

[@lovrito2008]

Yes, in Slovenia the number for the police is 113 for example.

[@jonahmakay8647]

New car! How about the mx5?

[@RichardFanders]

Still have the MX5. The Corolla is my girlfriend's car.

[@Arbzy]

Opinions on the Corolla?

[@RichardFanders]

Brilliant car, I will review it when I have time.

[@TylerMiller-nz9on]

There is a lot of road rules that people will have to remember when visiting Slovenia.

[@dankshiz69]

Is that your fiancée's choice of the Corolla? Looks pretty sweet, I think you were talking about getting one.

[@RichardFanders]

It's her car, I will try to review it as soon as I get time.

[@unclebob1478]

Toyota corolla review?

[@RichardFanders]

In the future I do plan to do one.

[@heavenbxl9126]

hopefully some day u do morocco

[@RichardFanders]

I cetrainly would like to.

[@cognati3996]

Spain next?

[@Ethan7_7]

Why do beams kick up on one side? Whats the manufacturing reason behind it?

[@RichardFanders]

I guess to see danger approaching from the left without dazzling oncoming vehicles.

[@lovrito2008]

​​Yes, this is to illuminate the side of the road better and further ahead so that you can see any obstacles, pedestrians or cyclists more easily.

[@GoranSpasic-po2lb]

Did you trade in the Mx5 ???

[@RichardFanders]

I still have it, this is my girl friend's car.

[@GoranSpasic-po2lb]

@@RichardFanders Super

[@bambamkerckhofs]

It wouldnt hurt to mention its polite to make way when a local is behind you. We know these roads with our eyes closed. So being stuck behind tourists sight-seeing can get a bit on our nerves after an entire summer.

[@amberanubis8336]

As long as they dont drive much below speed limit that shouldnt be an issue. As Slovene i can say that there is hardly something more anoying than locals who think that they can drive 20km/h over the speed limit just because they "know these roads with their eyes closed" and then get nervous and agressive when people with different licence plates follow the rules.

[@bambamkerckhofs]

@amberanubis8336 whennyou are driving 30 in a 90 I would consider that being pretty much.

[@DamjanP-ik5bx]

​@@amberanubis8336driving too slow is also a traffic violation, same as driving too fast...

[@UnH1ng3d]

Slovenia seems very restricting, ESPECIALLY the jaywalking part! Overall, would you say it was worth the trouble? Perhaps I misunderstood,the bit about jaywalking because I don't see how it's possible to expect pedestrians to only use crossings. Rural areas surely can't have enough of them.

[@RichardFanders]

It's for urban areas when there is a crossing available. Slovenia was a pleasant place to spend time.

[@Z.O.M.G]

We have enough cross walks

[@quikee9195]

You can cross the street anywhere where a crossing is more than 100m away in any direction. Exceptions are any kind of highways or if there is a continuous white line separating the directions. In any way.. better to just use the crossing. There are enough of them.

[@UnH1ng3d]

@@quikee9195 Ah, that makes sense. Thank you.

[@UnH1ng3d]

@@RichardFanders Thanks

[@mukeleff]

You should have visit Bosnia too. It is not to far from our neighbors Slovenians. Greetings from Sarajevo✋

[@Janshevik]

Ooo nisem pričakoval da si obiskal tudi nas

[@BoskiM]

You already putting miles on your new 23 plate car

[@chrismcgowan5180]

is that a rental car? You've hardly gone to the Toyota dark side..

[@LeoStep93]

possibly his other half's new car :)

[@GameWithViiP3R]

I don't see the hate I have a toyota corolla estate that does average of 71mpg and it got 94k miles on and never had a problem with it

[@chrismcgowan5180]

@@GameWithViiP3R Absolutely love Toyota, I have a lexus ls600h (shocking suspension maintainance costs), and a 94 supra mk4. Just most brits don't get them/like them, thought richard was more of a german guy.

[@RichardFanders]

My girlfriend's car. It's fantastic for relaxation and long drives.

[@itsme-sn5gi]

Why is GB no longer accepted?

[@miltiadisorfanidis7489]

Because of brexit

[@itsme-sn5gi]

@miltiadisorfanidis7489 The name of the island did not change because of brexit🤔

[@miltiadisorfanidis7489]

@@itsme-sn5gi I’m not saying that, I’m saying that brexit has caused the GB to no longer be accepted on British number plates. Before brexit all British number plates had the GB with the euro flag, know post brexit the EU no longer accepts GB, they accept UK. It is like this because of the brexit deal which was created which basically keeps Northern Ireland in the EU but it technically is not and the rest completely out and isolated from the EU. If Northern Ireland completely left the EU like the rest of the country on the same conditions then GB would still be recognised but there would definitely have been a hard border between Northern Ireland and the republic. It’s just they way the brexit deal came about behind the reason why GB is no longer accepted.

[@itsme-sn5gi]

@@miltiadisorfanidis7489 Doesn't GB technically in full stand for Great Britain and Northern Ireland!

[@miltiadisorfanidis7489]

@@itsme-sn5gi yes it does but because of the brexit deal Northern Ireland follows EU regulations while the rest of the Uk does not which is why GB is no longer accepted by the EU. I know it sounds dumb but the whole brexit idea is dumb

[@guidosanchez4516]

My man is still driving an UK car

[@tardusmerula6102]

Slovenia is not Stop Oil frendly.Intentional roadblocks are punishable by up to 3 years in prison (par 326 of state penal code)...

[@adamsucksatroblox]

985th view

[@aliabraham6362]

*Promo sm* 🙂

[@markodespotov1455]

come to serbia man it wood be sick

[@ThomasMcDonald-tm5ms]

Only a €10 fine...or was it a bribe 😂😂

[@blastmanutz7798]

5:03 - one of the reasons UK has a smaller death ratio is simply because you guys are constantly stuck in traffic jams - can't kill yourself in there :D

[@lovrito2008]

If only you saw the traffic jams in Slovenia...

[@blastmanutz7798]

@@lovrito2008 Well. I am actually from Slovenia. In jebešmumater angleži imajo krizo tam, niti približno tako kot pri nas. Naše ceste so za njih majka mila.

[@thegreypenguin5097]

Gotta love brexit!