Editing Transport in Gibraltar (section)

===Private transport===
[[File:Gibraltar-LookLeft-right-hand traffic.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Traffic [[Left- and right-hand traffic|drives on the right]]]]
[[File:GBZ international vehicle registration oval.png|thumb|100px|Gibraltar's country identifier is '''GBZ''']]
[[File:Gibraltar rear number plate.jpg|thumb|A current [[Vehicle registration plates of Gibraltar|Gibraltar rear number plate]] featuring the country identifier GBZ]]
[[Gibraltar]] has {{convert|49.9|km|mi|1}} of [[highway]]s, all of which are paved. It has one of the highest levels of per capita [[Automobile|car]] ownership in the world, with as many motor vehicles as people. Unlike the United Kingdom and other [[British Overseas Territories]], traffic in Gibraltar [[Left- and right-hand traffic|drives on the right]], as it shares a land border with Spain. Traffic formerly drove on the left; the change to driving on the right was made at 5.00 a.m. on 16 June 1929.<ref name="GibKincaid">{{Cite book|last =Kincaid|first=Peter|title=The Rule of the Road: An International Guide to History and Practice
|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=1986|page=109|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QatPAAAAMAAJ&q=Gibraltar|isbn=0-313-25249-1}}</ref>

Older roads in Gibraltar, primarily in the city centre, are fairly narrow with a typical speed limit of {{convert|50|km/h|0|abbr=on}}. Gibraltar has ten fuelling stations, and fuel prices are lower than in neighbouring Spain due to lower [[fuel duty]]. Some people from Spain even enter Gibraltar for the sole purpose of purchasing fuel.

Gibraltar's international vehicle registration is GBZ, and [[vehicle registration plates of Gibraltar]] consist of the letter 'G' followed by up to five digits (1-99999) or four digits (1000-9999) and a single letter. These are as standard, the same shape, type face and colours as those in the UK, however non-standard number plates have been permitted. The [[Chief Minister of Gibraltar|Chief Minister's]] official car has the registration number ''G1'', while the [[Governor of Gibraltar|Governor's]] car, following tradition, has a crown, in place of a number.

The two highways in Spain leading in the vicinity are the [[Autovía A-383|A-383]] which ends in La Linea, and the [[Autovía CA-34|CA-34]], which leads to the [[Gibraltar-Spain border|border]].

The traditional sole road into Spain, [[Winston Churchill Avenue, Gibraltar|Winston Churchill Avenue]], intersected with the airport's runway requiring movable barricades to close when aircraft landed or departed resulting in congestion. A new tunnel was constructed to solve this problem although delays pushed back its official opening until 31 March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 March 2023 |title=KINGSWAY INAUGURATED - 187/2023 |url=https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/kingsway-inaugurated-1872023-8737 |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=Government of Gibraltar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2023 |title=Kingsway is now open & operational |url=https://www.gbc.gi/news/kingsway-now-open-operational |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=[[Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation]] |language=en}}</ref> The new road and tunnel is named Kingsway with the approval of [[Charles III]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peralta |first=Gabriella |date=30 March 2023 |title=Over 14 years later, Kingsway Tunnel opens |url=https://www.chronicle.gi/over-14-years-later-kingsway-tunnel-opens/ |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=[[Gibraltar Chronicle]] |language=en |quote=that the airport and tunnel access roads [and the tunnel]...will be known as Kingsway...and that has been approved by His Majesty himself today}}</ref> and passes under the terminal and the eastern edge of the runway before connecting with [[Devil's Tower Road]]. Runway access is now closed to everyday road traffic but is still available for exceptional or emergency use as well as pedestrians, cyclists and mobility scooters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2023 |title=Airport Tunnel to open on 31st March 2023 - 177/2023 |url=https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/airport-tunnel-to-open-on-31st-march-2023-1772023-8730 |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=Government of Gibraltar |language=en |quote=The road from the new roundabout at Devil’s Tower Road to the East Gate roundabout is approximately 1.2km in length, including approximately 350 metres of covered tunnel.}}</ref>