Alternatively, a 24hour pass costs 30kr from the same outlets: it's valid on all city transport and will save a lot of money if you intend to move about a bit. Using the trams, avoiding the front carriage with the driver and getting on at the back is possible, free and illegal. However, roving inspectors hand out instant 400kr fines for fere dodging since all the ticket information is in English on boards posted at bus and fram stops, ignorance is no defence. Cars, taxis and bikes If you're driving, it's useful to know that the Gothenburg Card lets you use parking meters in the city free of charge on the days that your card is valid. Ask the tourist office, or your hotel, for parking authorisation. Otherwise, roadside parking areas marked with blue signs are cheaper than parking meters and allow 24 hour stays. Tbere's one opposite the main tourist office and another along the canal at Gronstorget. If you're staying at one of the bigger hotels, they may provide discounts for the multistorey car parks such as the one opposite Nils Ericsonsplatsen. You'll find a list of car rental agencies under "listings", p.413. Taxis can be summoned by ringing «65 00 00 if you have a Gothenburg Card, the maximum fare within the city will be limited to 60kr. Also, taxis ordered on this number offer a twenty percent reduction for women travelling at night check with the driver first. Gothenburg has an excellent series of cycle lanes and cycle racks throughout me city; you can rent bikes from Sportkalleren, at the comer of Bohusgatan and bten Sturegatan (w03116 23 46), for 75kr a day less for longer periods. Accommodation Jf Its vitd to stay right in the middle of things, then it's best to take advantage of beyond"' office's special hotel deal, for more on which see below. If this is the ce ''udget, then the cheaper options are booking a private room near a conT' T the youth hostels, all a good few kilometres away but of hotel 'igh standard. If you let either of the tourist offices book you a bookinl ® anywhere, you'll be charged a 35kr fee: ring e03110 07 40 for igs or mformation. Hotels and pensions The tourist office coordinates the Gothenburg Package, where paying from around 300кг to 520kr per person gets you a room in a good central hotel, with breakfast and a Gothenburg Card thrown in. For three people travelling together adding an extra bed brings the price down a little in most hotels. It's undoubtedly a bargain and with over twenty hotels taking part in the scheme, you should find something you like. The package operates every weekend (Fri-Mon) all year and daily from early June to midAugust; book it tiirough the tourist office, not by turning up at individual hotels. Otherwise, nearly all hotels have substantial summer discounts or a special weekend price, wMch should be significantly lower than usual: it's always worth asking. Hotels taking part in the Gothenburg Package scheme are marked "GP", in the listings below, though they are categorised according to their standard yearround room rates.