Various truck bans are in force across Europe in the coming weeks in connection with different public holidays. Here is a summary of what applies where and when:
October 26th
Austria – from 0:00 to 22:00. The restriction covers tractors with trailers with a GVW of a tractor or trailer over 3.5 tons, lorries and articulated vehicles with a GVW exceeding 7.5 tons.
Italy – from 0:00 to 22:00. The prohibition applies to the section from Vipiteno to the Austrian border for vehicles traveling northward.
October 28th
Czech Republic – from 13:00 to 22:00. The restrictions apply to trucks and vehicle combinations with a DMC above 7.5 tonnes.
October 31st
Croatia – from 15:00 to 23:00. The bans apply to heavy goods vehicles and sets with a DMC above 7.5 tons as well as trucks and vehicles with trailers exceeding 14 m in length.
France – from 22:00 to 00:00. The traffic ban for trucks applies to vehicles with a DMC exceeding 7.5 tons.
Luxembourg – on the roads towards Germany the ban is in force from From 0:00 to 21:45 and from 23:30 to 24:00. On the roads towards France, from 00:00 to 24:00. The restrictions apply to vehicles with a DMC above 7.5 t with or without a trailer.
Germany – from 0:00 to 22:00. The holiday is celebrated only in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, but there is a Sunday traffic ban throughout the country.
Poland – from 18:00 to 22:00. The ban applies to heavy goods vehicles with a DMC above 12 tons.
Slovenia – from 8 to 22. The traffic ban applies to heavy goods vehicles and vehicle combinations with a GVW exceeding 7.5 tonnes.
Hungary – from 22:00 to 24:00. The ban applies to heavy trucks and agricultural tractors with trailers above 7.5 tons.
November 1st
Austria – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Croatia – from 14:00 to 23:00.
France – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Luxembourg – from 0:00 to 21:45.
Germany – from 0:00 to 22:00. The ban will apply only to the following federal states:
- Baden-Württemberg,
- Bavaria,
- North Rhine-Westphalia,
- Rhineland-Palatinate,
- Saarland.
Poland – from 8:00 to 22:00.
Slovakia – from 0:00 to 22:00, heavy goods vehicles with a DMC above 7.5 t, as well as heavy goods vehicles with a DMC above 3.5 tons with a trailer or semi-trailer, will not be allowed to drive.
Slovenia – from 8:00 to 22:00.
Hungary – from 0:00 to 22:00
Italy – from 9:00 to 22:00.
November 10th
Poland – from 18:00 to 22:00.
November 11th
Poland – from 8:00 to 22:00.
France – from 0:00 to 22:00
November 17th
Croatia – from 15:00 to 23:00.
Czech Republic – from 13:00 to 22:00.
Slovakia – from 0:00 to 22:00
November 18th
Croatia – from 14:00 to 23:00.