Germany: new exemptions from the HGV driving ban due to floods

The following federal states have issued a general exemption from the driving ban on Sundays and public holidays (SoFv) and the Saturday driving ban set out in the Vacation Travel Ordinance (FerReiseV)

Exceptions apply to transports that are directly or indirectly related to the provision of assistance and elimination of the effects of damage caused by floods, supply deliveries as well as empty journeys directly related to these transports.

✅ Baden-Württemberg (up to and including February 28, 2022),
✅ Hesse (up to and including February 28, 2022),
✅ North Rhine-Westphalia (up to and including June 30, 2022)
✅ Rhineland-Palatinate (up to and including April 30, 2022; the exception does not apply to the following dates: April 15, 2022 (Good Friday), April 17, 2022 (Easter Sunday), April 18, 2022 (Easter Monday),
In Rhineland-Palatinate, the exception only applies in connection with the restoration of the infrastructure, specifically:
→ communication, gas, electricity and railway networks
→ water supply and water disposal
→ roads and bridges
→ the disposal of waste stored temporarily in parking lots or similar areas and
→ the restoration of buildings damaged by the flood (excluding the construction of new buildings)
✅ Saarland (up to and including February 28, 2022),
✅ In Bremen and Hamburg, the above-mentioned driving bans will not be enforced until further notice.