Below you’ll find the most important driving bans that apply in Europe in March 2018.
Weekly bans on weekends in March:
Saturdays
Austria – 15:00 – 24:00
France – 22:00 – 24:00
Luxembourg – 21:30 – 24:00 / 23:30 – 24:00
Hungary – 22:00 – 24:00
Sundays
Austria – 00:00 – 22:00
Czech Republic – 13:00 – 22:00
France – 00:00 – 22:00
Luxembourg – 00:00 – 21:45
Germany – 00:00 – 22:00
Slovakia – 00:00 – 22:00
Slovenia – 08:00 – 21:00
Switzerland – 00:00 – 24:00
Hungary – 00:00 – 22:00
Italy – 09:00 – 22:00
Holidays
In March, drivers may be surprised by two days during which the driving bans are associated with local celebrations.
14/03 – Hungary – 22:00 and 15/03 until 22:00 – Revolution Day
19/03 – Lichtenstein from 00:00 – 23:59 – Saint Joseph
In addition, Easter is celebrated at the turn of March and April. In this regard, some countries have banned the truck traffic for the duration of the Easter Triduum, ie Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday.
29/03 – Holy Thursday
Hungary – 22:00 – 24:00
Switzerland – 22:00 – 24:00
30/03 – Good Friday
Croatia – 15:00 – 23:00
Czech Republic – 13:00 – 22:00
Germany – 00:00 – 22:00
Slovakia – 00: 00 – 22:00
Slovenia – 14:00 – 21:00
Switzerland – 00:00 – 24:00
Hungary – 00:00 – 22:00
Italy – 14:00 – 22:00
31/03 – Holy Saturday
Austria – as Saturdays
Croatia – 15:00 – 23:00
France – as Saturdays
Luxembourg – as Saturdays
Poland – 18:00 to 22:00
Switzerland – 22: 00-05: 00
Hungary – as Saturdays
Italy – 09:00 to 16:00
A useful app
Detailed information on the permissible total weight of the vehicle or the types of roads covered by the above prohibitions can be found in the Bans For Trucks application.
It is the only application that works offline without the need to connect to the Internet. It also informs about periodic restrictions and driving bans for trucks in 38 countries and in 15 languages. When users are within the range of the network – the database of bans is automatically updated.
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