Driving in the Czech Republic

You can miss Brussels out altogether by going via the Kennedy Tunnel on Antwerp's south ring road. Peak hour at both Antwerp and Brussels is slow going, so time your journey accordingly.

Driving in Czech is nothing to worry about. Pick up a vignette near the border, load's of reminder signs on approach.

As I live on the boarder to the Czech republic we are often there for shopping and find driving no problem.
A couple of things to remember : lights on at all times,some of the country roads are a little narrow and the truck drivers want the whole road and most of the time there are ditches at the side,and most important NO alcohol whatsoever*

I suppose I am qualified to answer this question; my wife is from the Czech Republic, so we go there regularly.
Furthermore, we lived in Prague for a year in 2005, when I had a job at the Skoda factory in Mlada Boleslav.
First, legal stuff, you need to buy a car tax window sticker at the border (not expensive), and winter tyres are mandatory if you go anytime soon.
The traffic is pretty chaotic with everyone only interested in their own progress (none of the after you sir, like you have here). Cars keep about a metre distance from each other, and you will soon end up doing the same, because if you leave a smidge more than a car length of distance, cars will overtake you and fill the space. Accidents are a common occurrence as a result. Roads can be pretty bad, in the countryside, as temperatures vary from -20 in winter to +40 in summer, breaking the surface way before it is worn out. So potholes can be quite nasty. Take a spare wheel and avoid using low section tyres. Also make sure your anti freeze is up to spec for the -20 days.
Most people drive modern stuff, but the smaller villages in rural areas have quite often older stuff, mainly the skoda 1000. Also very retro is the Praga and later Tatra trucks:


There is the Skoda Museum next to the Skoda factory, lots of retros and classics there:





Also worth a visit is the technology centre in Prague, its is planes trains and automobiles there.

Hope that helps,

Daan

Didn't go to Prague, went to Brno just to see the Villa Tugendhat. Really enjoyed our stay, the caves near Brno were spectacular and the Villa didn't disappoint, a place I wanted to visit since the early 80's!

Everyone was really friendly and it felt like the safest city I've visited, even if the café in the children's playpark sold beer!

Wish I'd've known that back in 2019! Although it was only 10,50€ or something like that, and I had to use cash.
Agree that the Škoda Muzeum is excellent, and both Prague and rural Czech are really pretty. I'll dig out my road trip thread from the last big automotive road trip I did...