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UncategorizedDecember 22, 20250 comments

Austria: one night-time ban, two hours. Where does the confusion come from?

Across the whole of Austria, a nationwide night-time ban on heavy goods vehicles is in force every day from 22:00 to 5:00. It applies to vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) exceeding 7.5 tonnes as well as to vehicle combinations with trailers. This is the ban that we present on the portal’s homepage in the overview of the upcoming days subject to restrictions, together with the exact hours during which it applies.

Independently of the nationwide ban, additional and more restrictive night-time restrictions apply in Tyrol during the winter period, from November to April, on the A12 Inntal Autobahn. The ban covers the section from km 6.35 (Kufstein) to km 90.00 (Zirl) and applies in both directions of traffic.

During this period, the night-time driving ban on the A12 applies as follows:
– on weekdays: from 20:00 to 5:00,
– on Sundays and public holidays: from 23:00 to 5:00.

It is precisely these local, seasonal restrictions that are most often the source of misunderstandings. The comments and remarks reported to us usually result from the fact that users:
– rely solely on the homepage view,
– do not check the detailed information assigned to a specific country or road section,
– do not distinguish between the nationwide ban and local or seasonal restrictions.

In the case of Austria, both of these elements apply in parallel. The homepage displays the nationwide ban, while the full picture, including local and seasonal restrictions, is always available in the dedicated tab with a description of the specific ban and its exact scope of application.

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