The only real exception to this general rule is the bustling city of Inverness, which can experience quite high volumes of traffic at peak hours. Overall, the Highlands have an excellent main road network with many improvements in recent years to shorten journey times.

Though you can drive a long way in the Highlands (to John o' Groats by the east coast, for example) and never experience a single-track road, there are still some in the Highlands. These demand extra care. When two cars meet, the car which first reaches a passing place should pull in or stop opposite the passing place to allow safe passage. It is an offence to hold up a following vehicle and not give way. Passing places are not to be used as parking places. Single track roads often go through unfenced grazing or moorland - beware of Highland sheep and lambs.

The Highlands have a good quota of fuel stations, though, naturally, distances between them in rural areas are greater than further south. LPG is also widely available, with around 20 outlets in the north of Scotland.