Hi, I've driven both right hand and left hand drive cars all over Europe and the UK - obviously you need to be very careful and it's really helpful to have a co-pilot to help watch in the other lanes, etc.

Be aware that the 3rd or 4th day is often the most dangerous as you begin to relax and feel confident as does everyone else in the car.

Have a fun journey!

there are no legal issues and as you had previous experience you for sure will do fine driving in switzerland. regarding a few mountain passes however (anyway most of them are already closed due to snow) you better be free from giddiness as sitting on the edge of the street you will sometimes look quite a way down..

good luck!

bowmore

Summer last year we (with wife and 4 kids) entered Switzerland from UK thru Germany (bcos we visited Netherlands first). We filled up gas before getting into the Swiss border fearing that everything must be more expensive in Switzerland. Wrong! Gas was 30% cheaper than in Germany, France & UK (how come ?... they dont have any oil fields).

Only purchase your vignette (Swiss highway tax) at the stop before going into the border. At the Swiss border, there will be a looong queue for cars without vignette in which you have to buy before cleared to continue. (We entered Basel via highway E35 from Germany).

Roads are pretty excellent in Switzerland. We have no problem going over the Grimsel, Furka, Oberalp, Julier and Bernina Pass(es) in one day. Certainly, THAT was a trip to remember (again, it was summer).

Have a good and safe trip.

TA Malaysia.

Austria also has lower petrol prices - you can get prices of petrol all over Europe on the AA website.

Thankyou all for your posts. We will heading over around April or May so should hopefully be finished with some of the heavier snow falls. Looking forward to the trip and a little less anxious now.