Driving costs shift into high gear

As the summer driving season sets in, comes news that the already-high costs of driving a car in Norway have accelerated in recent years. Higher fuel prices, higher fees and, not least, more tolls have all made car ownership and driving pricier than ever before. Newspaper Aftenposten headlined a recent summary of the costs of [...]

Foreigners face new driving rules

Expatriates and immigrants moving to Norway may no longer be able to simply swap their driver’s licenses from their homelands for a Norwegian license, reports newspaper Aftenposten. Highway officials want to force drivers from some countries to go to a Norwegian driving school before they’re given a license. Men from the Middle East and Africa, [...]