
Hungary: changes in HGV driving bans
The Hungarian Ministry of Transport has approved a temporary lifting of the HGV driving ban during the weekend from 20th to 22nd of August by establishing so-called \”time windows\” when the movement of HGVs with a DMC above 7.5t is allowed.
In this way, the period when the driving ban is in effect has been split into 3 periods instead of having one lasting continuously for several days.
The driving restrictions apply
• from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm on August 20 (Friday)
• from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm on August 21 (Saturday)
• from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm on August 22 (Sunday)
When the above driving bans are in effect, HGVs returning from abroad are allowed to get to the company’s base in Hungary or to the first place of unloading, with the exception of roads listed below:
• along the entire length of the M7 motorway;
• Road No. 2 from Budapest to the section 39 +150 km and from the intersection of the M2 motorway, Roads Nos. 2 and 12, to Road No. 2 Parassapusztáig,
• along the entire length of Road 2/A,
• Road No. 6 between Dunaújváros and Budapest
• Road No. 7,
• Road No. 10 between Dorog and Budapest,
• Motorway No. 11 between Esztergom and Budapest,
• along the entire length of Road No. 12,
• along the entire length of the road 1201
• Road No. 51 between the intersection of Road No. 510 and Dömsöd,
• along the entire length of Road No. 71,
• Road No. 76 between intersections with main roads 71 and 7 and between Zalaapáti and Road No. 71,
• Road No. 55 between Alsónyék and Baja,
• Road No. 82 from Road No. 8 to Veszprémvarsányig,
• Road No. 84 from Sümegtől to Road No. 71,
• Road No. 33 from Dormándtól to Debrecen,
• Road No. 86 between Jánossomorja and Nemesbőd, between Körmend and Zalabaksa,
• Road No. 37 between Miskolc and Sátoraljaújhely,
• between the intersection of Road No. 38 with Road No. 37 and Rakamaz.
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