European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Travel Europe 1992not All of Europe s roadways Are overcrowded. In parts of the scottish Highlands driving is still a pleasurable and sometimes solitary experience. S4s Gus Schu Tollof brakes fail on a descent steer the vehicle into the Mountain and allow it to scrape along the Side until it  precautions Here Are a few tips to Lessen the Chance of loss from theft a Stow Luggage in the  never leave anything of value in sight in car. A at Stop lights close windows and lock doors regardless of the weather. A Park Only in guarded lots or in  store passports Cash and other valuables in the hotel Safe. A keep copies of passports and car registration with you. It will Cut Down on red tape if the originals Are stolen. A leave jewelry at Home use credit cards instead of Cash and remember to hold on to handbags and cameras in crowds. Should something be stolen report it immediately to local police. The report is important for your  tolls eight of the most popular european vacation countries Levy Highway tolls. They Are France All major highways except those through the cities of Paris Lyon Bordeaux and Marseilles. Greece the Highway Between the yugoslav Border at a Zoni and the town of Patras. Italy almost All highways. Only the freeways South of Naples Are partly toll free. Yugoslavia All important Highway stretches. Austria the Brenner and tavern highways and a number of roads tunnels and Bridges. Portugal the Highway Between Lisbon and set Ubal Lisbon and Torres Novas and Between Conde Ixa and Braga. Switzerland All highways and those thoroughfares with White Green signs. Visitors must Purchase a Windshield sticker Good for a Calendar year. Spain All highways except for the first 30 to 50 Kilometres outside the larger cities including Madrid Barcelona and Seville. England the Netherlands and Norway certain Bridges tunnels and stretches of  there is hardly a european country that allows hitchhiking on the highways. Although Highway Labys a rest areas to americans a and Gas stations Are full of hitchhikers during the vacation season they Are actually breaking the Law. Theoretically both Hitchhiker and Driver May be fined for breaking this Rule although probably no one can cite a Case of this Ever happening. Countries that allow hitchhiking on Back roads but forbid it on highways include Austria Belgium Bulgaria Denmark Czechoslovakia France Germany great Britain Ireland Italy Luxembourg the Netherlands Norway Romania Sweden Switzerland and Hungary. Finland Poland and Turkey allow hitchhiking everywhere while it is generally tolerated in Greece Portugal and Spain. Experts advise hitchhikers to carry Accident  Gas Twenty one countries either restrict or prohibit visitors from bringing in Reserve containers of gasoline. This can be crucial for Drivers of cars with catalytic converters in countries where Lead free Gas is rare. Ten liners of Gas May be brought tax free into Austria Belgium Denmark France 100 liners of Lead free Ireland for Drivers coming from Northern Ireland Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal and Spain. Twenty liners May be taken into Poland 25 liners into Switzerland 40 liners into Bulgaria a full tank into the Commonwealth of Independent states and a a reasonable amount Quot into Turkey which leaves room for interpretation. Norway and Czechoslovakia have no restrictions but an import tax must be paid on Gas taken into Finland Greece Yugoslavia and Sweden. Neither gasoline nor diesel fuel May be taken into Iceland Italy England Romania and  Cut driving costs by Barbara Kirsch touring foreign lands by car is one of the Many benefits of a tour overseas. And one of the keys to an enjoyable a and economic a trip is the ability to avoid those sky High european Gas prices. With that in mind Here s some information about tax free gasoline sales in european countries. First the bad news. In the United kingdom Belgium and Turkey tax tree Gas is available Only to authorized personnel stationed in those countries or on official duty travel. So expect to pay the going rate. The Good news is that Spain Crete the Netherlands Germany and Italy allow authorized nato personnel stationed in other countries to Purchase tax free Gas while on leave. When travelling in Spain the Netherlands or Germany you May buy fuel coupons at any cafes Europe fuel Coupon sales location. Also Many fuel sales Points in Europe sell coupons for other countries. You can inquire at the local Raees general manager s Oft it e for Sper fit s. A Rei ent change combined the be of Germany and Netherlands it of Poi into in fruit a it i on a age ii May 13, 1992 travel Europe 31