Does a holiday always mean a driving ban?
From time to time we are asked why we do not provide information about a driving ban if there is a holiday in a certain country on a given day. Here’s the explanation.
❌ First of all, not every European country has traffic restrictions for heavy goods vehicles. This is the case in Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands, among others.
❌ Secondly, one needs to distinguish between holidays and days with HGV driving bans. Usually they overlap, but this is not a rule, as in the case of the Feast of Epiphany (January 6). While it is a public holiday in Poland and Germany, neither country has a HGV driving ban on this day. There are more such examples in Germany: August 15 and November 22.
❌ Since there are more such situations in European countries, you should always check if the holiday is associated with any driving bans. All relevant information can be found on trafficban.com.
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