You must always pull to the right. Even if there may be no other drivers nearby. You cannot pull into the middle lane.
Never mind, you might be tempted to say. Because it's also illegal. That is, lying in the middle lane on the highway. At least when there's room to the right.
It is also illegal, even if there are no or only a few other drivers on the road. And the chance or risk – and you will – of being caught is therefore quite small.
According to the clip below, the speed varies between 70 and 90 kilometers per hour. In the video, you can see how the car further ahead does not pull in, even though other cars are coming from behind at higher speeds.
The consequence is not just deep irritation for all other drivers but a very specific fine. The Danish Traffic Act states under Section 15, subsection 1, that you will receive a fine of 1,000 kroner for not keeping as far to the right as possible.
The crazy thing is that in Sweden, where the clip below is from, people look at this kind of thing with much more lenient eyes. Constantly staying in the middle lane costs just 500 Swedish kronor, equivalent to 320 Danish kronor. While it is a little more expensive – namely 1,000 Swedish kronor – to overtake on the inside.
And no, you are not allowed to 'overtake' within Denmark either. Not even if in the eyes of many it is really just about passing slower traffic. You have to go all the way out into the outer lane and then back in again.
None – the risk of getting caught is minimal. But that doesn't mean the police will necessarily look the other way.
Boosted has previously been able to tell about how a woman was both convicted and fined for doing something that most of her fellow road users do. And that every single day in traffic. Read more about it here .
That said, traffic rules are regulated – some would say tightened – almost every year. For example, did you know that from January 1, 2025, municipalities have had to ban all gasoline and diesel cars in cities?
Yes, it's good enough. Before New Year's Eve, only Denmark's four largest cities and Frederiksberg were allowed to introduce zero-emission zones. But now it applies to all municipalities in Denmark. However, a poll shows that the vast majority of municipalities have no intention of throwing out petrol and diesel cars.
