Week
Vehicle (max. weight)
Austria
Confidence: highThursday 5 November
Night ban only
- Night ban00:00–05:00
- Night ban22:00–24:00
Rule
Over 7.5 t (3.5 t with trailer): Saturday 15:00–24:00, Sundays and public holidays 00:00–22:00. Night ban every night 22:00–05:00.
Tyrol (A12/A13 Brenner) has extra Saturday and holiday-season bans; these are not in the calendar.
Main exemptions
Legal basis: § 42 StVO 1960; § 8b (4) KDV
Weekly route timeline
Each row is a country on the route and each cell a day's 24 hours. Coloured parts are the hours a truck cannot be on the road in that country (local time). Click a row to open the country card.
Türkiye
Bulgaria
Serbia
Hungary Austria
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All countries · 5 November
For information only. Rules were read from official texts on 29 October 2026; local exemptions, permits and last-minute decisions may change. Check the country's official source before departure. Times are the country's local time.
Country pages
Italy
France
Switzerland
Poland
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Slovenia
Luxembourg
Liechtenstein
Spain
Croatia
United Kingdom
Romania
GreeceQuick answer
Most European countries ban heavy trucks (usually over 7.5 t) from driving on Sundays and public holidays; some add Saturday afternoon, summer or night bans. Germany bans trucks over 7.5 t and any truck with a trailer on Sundays and holidays 00:00–22:00; Austria adds Saturday 15:00–24:00 and a 22:00–05:00 night ban; Switzerland bans trucks over 3.5 t all day on Sundays and every night. This calendar works out the ban for every day, country and vehicle class from the official legal texts (read on 29 October 2026); times are local.
Driving bans by country
Each country page lists the rule, the vehicles it covers, the legal basis with its official link and every holiday ban day of the year.
| Country | Vehicles | Type of ban |
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| Germany | over 7.5 t | Fixed weekly and holiday hours (official text) |
| Austria | over 7.5 t | Fixed weekly and holiday hours (official text) |
| Italy | over 7.5 t | Fixed weekly and holiday hours (official text) |
| France | over 7.5 t | Fixed weekly and holiday hours (official text) |
| Hungary | over 7.5 t | Fixed weekly and holiday hours (official text) |
| Switzerland | over 3.5 t | Fixed weekly and holiday hours (official text) |
| Poland | over 12 t | Fixed weekly and holiday hours (official text) |
| Czech Republic | over 7.5 t | Fixed weekly and holiday hours (official text) |
| Slovakia | over 7.5 t | Fixed weekly and holiday hours (official text) |
| Slovenia | over 7.5 t | Fixed weekly and holiday hours (official text) |
| Luxembourg | over 7.5 t | Fixed weekly and holiday hours (official text) |
| Liechtenstein | over 3.5 t | Fixed weekly and holiday hours (official text) |
| Spain | over 7.5 t | Only on listed road sections |
| Croatia | over 7.5 t | Only on listed road sections |
| United Kingdom | over 18 t | Only on listed road sections |
| Türkiye | set in each circular | Announced separately for each holiday |
| Bulgaria | over 12 t | Announced separately for each holiday |
| Romania | over 7.5 t | Announced separately for each holiday |
| Greece | over 3.5 t | Announced separately for each holiday |
How the calendar works
- Rules from the official texts: hours are only calculated for countries whose ban is written in law (for example § 30 StVO in Germany). Countries that announce bans for each holiday are shown with their official source instead of invented hours.
- Vehicle class matters: light commercial vehicles up to 3.5 t without a trailer are not covered by any of the bans; with a trailer, only Germany applies its ban.
- Annual calendars: Italy, France, Poland and Slovakia publish yearly dates; the calendar shows the published year and marks later years as not yet published.
How to use it
- 1Choose your vehicle class (and whether you pull a trailer).
- 2Pick a day, or a corridor such as Türkiye → Germany.
- 3Read each country on the route: banned hours, partial bans or clear.
Frequently asked questions
What is a truck driving ban?
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A legal ban on heavy goods vehicles driving on certain days or hours, usually Sundays, public holidays and summer weekends, sometimes every night. It applies to trucks above a weight limit set by each country.
Which countries ban trucks on Sundays?
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Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy, France and Slovenia have fixed Sunday or holiday bans; Luxembourg bans transit traffic only. Poland bans trucks over 12 t on public holidays and during the school summer holidays, but not on ordinary Sundays.
Do the bans apply to vans under 3.5 t?
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No. Every country threshold in the calendar is above 3.5 t. With a trailer, only Germany applies its ban to lighter trucks.
Which time zone are the hours in?
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Each country's local time.
How up to date is it?
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The rules were read from the official texts on 29 October 2026. Local exemptions, permits and last-minute decisions may change, so check the official source linked on each country page before departure.
Is it free?
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Yes, with no account and no daily limit.