December truck driving bans: where and when they apply

The first additional holiday ban falls on the coming Monday in December, followed by a series of bans during the Christmas period.

Below is the calendar of truck driving bans for the final month of this year:

8 December (Feast of the Immaculate Conception)

• Austria – 00:00–22:00. Applies to tractor–trailer combinations above 3.5 tonnes GVW, and to lorries and articulated vehicles above 7.5 tonnes.
• Italy – 09:00–22:00. Applies to vehicles above 7.5 tonnes GVW.

24 December (Wednesday, Christmas Eve)

• Croatia – 15:00–23:00. Applies to all vehicles and combinations above 7.5 tonnes.
• Czech Republic – 13:00–22:00. Applies to lorries and combinations above 7.5 tonnes.
• France – 22:00–24:00. Applies to vehicles above 7.5 tonnes.
• Hungary – 22:00–24:00. Applies to lorries and agricultural tractors with trailers above 7.5 tonnes.
• Luxembourg – Towards France: 21:30–24:00; towards Germany: 23:30–24:00. Applies to vehicles above 7.5 tonnes, with or without trailers.
• Slovakia – 00:00–22:00.

25 December (Thursday, Christmas Day)

• Austria – 00:00–22:00.
• Croatia – 14:00–23:00.
• Czech Republic – 13:00–22:00.
• France – 00:00–22:00.
• Germany – 00:00–22:00. Applies to lorries above 7.5 tonnes and all lorries with trailers.
• Hungary – 00:00–24:00.
• Italy – 09:00–22:00.
• Luxembourg – Towards France: 00:00–24:00; towards Germany: 00:00–21:45 and 23:30–24:00.
• Poland – 08:00–22:00. Applies to lorries above 12 tonnes.
• Slovakia – 00:00–22:00.
• Slovenia – 08:00–22:00. Applies to lorries and vehicle combinations above 7.5 tonnes.
• Switzerland – 00:00–24:00. Applies to lorries above 3.5 tonnes.

26 December (Friday, Boxing Day)

• Austria – 00:00–22:00.
• Croatia – 14:00–23:00.
• Czech Republic – 13:00–22:00.
• Germany – 00:00–22:00.
• Hungary – 00:00–22:00.
• Italy – 09:00–22:00.
• Luxembourg – 00:00–21:45.
• Poland – 08:00–22:00.
• Slovakia – 00:00–22:00.
• Slovenia – 08:00–22:00.
• Switzerland – 00:00–24:00.

31 December (Wednesday, New Year’s Eve)

• Croatia – 15:00–23:00.
• France – 22:00–24:00.
• Hungary – 22:00–24:00.
• Luxembourg – Towards France: 21:30–24:00; towards Germany: 23:30–24:00.

1 January (Thursday, New Year’s Day)

• Austria – 00:00–22:00.
• Croatia – 14:00–23:00.
• Czech Republic – 13:00–22:00.
• France – 00:00–22:00.
• Germany – 00:00–22:00.
• Hungary – 00:00–22:00.
• Italy – 09:00–22:00.
• Luxembourg – 00:00–21:45.
• Poland – 08:00–22:00.
• Slovakia – 00:00–22:00.
• Slovenia – 08:00–22:00.
• Switzerland – 00:00–24:00.

2 January (Thursday)

Slovenia – 08:00–22:00.