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If you're lucky you can also find thrown away === Hygiene === Most toilets on the service stations are maintained by [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Image:Sanifair_voucher.jpg Sanifair vouchers] of the highway toilet system] and are clean. You get a cumulative 0.50 euro rebate for them coupon as part of the 0.70 euro service fee, which you can redeem when buying things at the petrol station shop or in the shoprestaurant. If you're a smoker consider using them for cigarettes as they [[User:Pathofdhamma|Pathofdhamma]] suggest to seize the moment and jump the barrier if there are the no people or cameras around. The turnstyle is only thing that isn't more expensive on blocked for the inwards direction. With some luck and smooth moves, you can sneak in. Turn it towards you, walk one step; turn it again, walk another step: you are in! There are showers in most service stationson the highway and near the highway (called ''Autohof''). Prices are between 2 euro and 5 euro.
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Drinking tap water is safe all over the country. You can usually get inexpensive but good food at Italian and Turkish takeaways, the latter ones have ''Döner'' or ''Kebap'' written on them. Typical German fast food shops are marked with ''Imbiss'' signs and sell cheap sausages and french fries. Keep in mind that most shops including supermarkets are not allowed to be open after 20:00 and on Sundays. Petrol stations, 24-h shops and kiosks have a very limited food choice and are more expensive. As a free alternative you can try dumpster diving. More information on this can be found in the [http://trashwiki.org/en/Germany trashwiki article on Germany].
==== Autobahn Eating on the highway ====Try to avoid eating on a motorway [[rest area|service stations]] if you want to save money and if have a good taste of food. These restaurants are notoriously expensive and the food quality is quite low. If you're lucky you can find thrown away [http://hitchwiki.org/en/Image:Sanifair_voucher.jpg Sanifair vouchers] of the highway toilet system. You get a cumulative 0.50 euro rebate for them in the shop.
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