Population - Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich

3.3 retail Business hours
Shops are generally open from 9 am until 6 pm in Austria; supermarkets open at 7.30 am and close
partly at 7 or even 8 pm. Some shopping centres have also longer opening hours.
Shops are closed on Sundays. In larger cities you can however go shopping in supermarkets located
at the railway stations for instance. You can also buy foodstuffs at many petrol stations on Sundays
and holidays.
You can pay by debit card (Bankomatkarte) or credit card in most large shops, such as supermarkets.
3.4 opening a Bank account
You are generally required to present valid identification with photo (passport, personal ID or a driver’s
license) in order to open a current account (an account to which your salary is paid “Gehaltskonto”).
More details are available at banks and financial institutions.
http://www.bankaustria.at/de/ (Bank Austria)
https://www.sparkasse.at/ (Die Erste)
http://www.raiffeisen.at (Raiffeisenbank – with branches in small towns and villages as well)
http://www.bawagpsk.com/ (BAWAG-PSK)
http://www.volksbank.at (Volksbank)
http://www.bankkonditionen.at (banks in comparison)
3.5 motor vehicles
You must always carry a reflective safety vest in fluorescent yellow or orange, a breakdown triangle
and vehicle first-aid case. Vehicle operators are to ensure that children of age under fourteen are
appropriately securely seated in the vehicle.
Austrian motorways are subject to toll fees, the required motorway vignette can be purchased at
motorway service stations and newsagents/tobacconists (Trafik).
http://www.asfinag.at/ (motorway vignette – prices)
http://www.oeamtc.at/ (provincial database: traffic regulations in Austria)
https://www.help.gv.at/ (use of motor vehicles in Austria)
3.5.1 driving license
Driver’s licenses which have been issued in other EU/EEA countries are also valid in Austria. You
must report every change of address (primary residence address, Hauptwohnsitz) to the authority
responsible for the area of your principal residence. The following applies to Swiss Citizens: the
driver’s license must be reissued by the competent regional district administrative authority or the
Federal Police Headquarters (Bundespolizeidirektion). The prerequisite of reissue is a completed
examination by a public health officer (Amtsarzt).
http://www.help.gv.at/ (driver’s license, driver’s license categories, etc.)
http://www.arboe.at/ (ARBÖ – automobile association)
http://www.oeamtc.at/fuehrerschein/ (ÖAMTC – automobile association)
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