It depends on which country you are driving in and what you are carrying.
Many countries on mainland Europe impose bans on the driving of commercial vehicles over a specified weight on Sunday’s and public holidays.
Some countries will extend these on popular summer weekends, whilst others have commercial traffic prohibitions on specified roads at certain times. There are not normally restrictions on vans.
| FRANCE | Gross weight over 7.5t, throughout the road and motorway network, from 22:00 Saturday and the eve of public holidays until 22:00 Sundays and public holidays. There are exceptions for trucks carrying perishable produce or refrigerated produce, trucks servicing sporting events or trade fairs, and a few other cases. |
| GERMANY | Gross weight of over 7.5t, plus any vehicle with a trailer, regardless of weight, on Sundays and public holidays from 00:00 to 22:00. |
| BELGIUM | There are no restrictions on goods vehicles on Sundays or public holidays |
| NETHERLANDS | There are no restrictions on goods vehicles on Sundays or public holidays |
| ITALY | Gross weight over 7.5t, from 08:00-22:00 on Sundays between October and May, and from 07:00 to 24:00 from June to September. Also applies on public holidays and days of heavy traffic. There are exceptions for trucks carrying perishable produce or fuels. |
| SPAIN | Gross weight over 7.5t, except those transporting livestock or fresh milk, on certain roads and on certain dates. Regional and date restrictions can be extensive so it is important to familiarise yourself with national driving restrictions as fines can be very severe. |
May 1 Monday Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey and Alderney, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Eire), Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Cyprus, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland*, Transdniestria (PMR), Turkey, UK (United Kingdom), Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
May 2 Tuesday Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain*, Transdniestria (PMR)
May 3 Wednesday Poland
May 4 Thursday Austria*, Latvia
May 5 Friday Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), Latvia, Netherlands*
May 6 Saturday Bulgaria, Russia
May 7 Sunday Lithuania, Russia
May 8 Monday Belarus, Belgium*, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Gibraltar, Guernsey and Alderney, Isle of Man, Jersey, Moldova*, Russia, Saint Helena, Slovakia, Transdniestria (PMR), UK (United Kingdom)
May 9 Tuesday Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)*, Guernsey and Alderney, Jersey, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Moldova, Russia, Transdniestria (PMR)
May 15 Monday Spain*
May 17 Wednesday Norway, Spain*, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
May 18 Thursday Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Saint Helena*, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
May 19 Friday Belgium*, Denmark*, Monaco*, North Cyprus, Turkey
May 21 Sunday Montenegro, Saint Helena
May 22 Monday Montenegro, Saint Helena
May 23 Tuesday Montenegro
May 24
Wednesday Bulgaria, Macedonia
May 27
Saturday Sweden*
May 28
Sunday Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Germany*, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
May 29
Monday Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), Guernsey and Alderney, Hungary, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Saint Helena, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Switzerland*, UK (United Kingdom)
May 30
Tuesday Croatia, Spain*
May 31
Wednesday Spain*
June 1
Thursday Moldova, Romania
June 2
Friday Italy, Moldova, Romania*
June 4
Sunday Greece, Lithuania, Romania, Ukraine
June 5
Monday Cyprus, Denmark*, Faroe Islands*, Greece, Ireland (Eire), Romania
June 6
Tuesday Sweden
June 7
Wednesday Malta
June 8
Thursday Austria, Croatia, Germany*, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Spain*, Switzerland*
June 9
Friday Isle of Man, Spain*, Spain*, Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
June 10
Saturday Portugal, Russia
June 11
Sunday Russia
June 12
Monday Russia, Saint Helena
June 13
Tuesday Portugal*, Spain*
June 17
Saturday Iceland
June 19
Monday Gibraltar
June 21
Wednesday Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
June 22
Thursday Croatia
June 23
Friday Estonia, Finland*, Latvia, Luxembourg, Sweden*, Switzerland*, Åland (Ahvenanmaa)*
June 24
Saturday Andorra*, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain*, Sweden, Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
June 25
Sunday Slovenia
June 27
Tuesday Turkey*
June 28
Wednesday Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)*, Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)*, Kosovo, North Cyprus, Turkey
June 29
Thursday Holy See (Vatican City), Italy*, Malta, North Cyprus, Spain*, Spain*, Switzerland*, Turkey
June 30
Friday North Cyprus, Turkey
July 1
Saturday North Cyprus, Turkey
July 3
Monday Belarus
July 5
Wednesday Czech Republic, Isle of Man, Slovakia
July 6
Thursday Czech Republic, Lithuania
July 11
Tuesday Belgium*
July 12
Wednesday UK (United Kingdom)*
July 13
Thursday Montenegro
July 14
Friday France, Montenegro
July 15
Saturday Turkey
July 20
Thursday North Cyprus
July 21
Friday Belgium
July 25
Tuesday Spain*, Spain*
July 28
Friday Faroe Islands*, San Marino, Spain*
July 29
Saturday Faroe Islands
Aug 1
Tuesday North Cyprus, Switzerland
Aug 2
Wednesday Macedonia
Aug 5
Saturday Andorra*, Croatia, Spain*
Aug 6
Sunday Andorra*
Aug 7
Monday Andorra*, Guernsey and Alderney*, Iceland, Ireland (Eire), UK (United Kingdom)*
Aug 14
Monday Romania*, Saint Helena*
Aug 15
Tuesday Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany*, Greece, Holy See (Vatican City), Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland*
Aug 16
Wednesday Holy See (Vatican City)
Aug 20
Sunday Estonia, Hungary
Aug 24
Thursday Ukraine
Aug 27
Sunday Moldova
Aug 28
Monday Gibraltar, Guernsey and Alderney, Isle of Man, Jersey, Saint Helena, UK (United Kingdom)*, UK (United Kingdom)*
Aug 29
Tuesday Slovakia
Aug 30
Wednesday North Cyprus, Turkey
Aug 31
Thursday Moldova
Sep 1
Friday Slovakia
Sep 2
Saturday Spain*, Transdniestria (PMR)
Sep 3
Sunday San Marino
Sep 4
Monday Luxembourg*, Transdniestria (PMR)
Sep 5
Tuesday Albania
Sep 6
Wednesday Bulgaria
Sep 7
Thursday Switzerland*
Sep 8
Friday Andorra, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Malta, Spain*, Spain*, Spain*
Sep 10
Sunday Gibraltar
Sep 11
Monday Gibraltar, Spain*
Sep 15
Friday Slovakia, Spain*
Sep 18
Monday Switzerland*
Sep 20
Wednesday Germany*
Sep 21
Thursday Malta
Sep 22
Friday Bulgaria
Sep 24
Sunday Austria*
Sep 25
Monday Switzerland*
Sep 27
Wednesday Belgium*, North Cyprus
Sep 28
Thursday Czech Republic
Oct 1
Sunday Cyprus, San Marino
Oct 3
Tuesday Germany
Oct 5
Thursday Portugal
Oct 9
Monday Spain*
Oct 10
Tuesday Austria*
Oct 11
Wednesday Macedonia
Oct 12
Thursday Spain
Oct 14
Saturday Moldova*, Ukraine
Oct 16
Monday Ukraine
Oct 23
Monday Hungary, Macedonia
Oct 26
Thursday Austria
Oct 28
Saturday Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Turkey*
Oct 29
Sunday North Cyprus, Turkey
Oct 30
Monday Ireland (Eire)
Oct 31
Tuesday Germany*, Slovenia
Nov 1
Wednesday Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)*, Croatia, France, Germany*, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland*
Nov 2
Thursday Belgium*, Lithuania, San Marino
Nov 4
Saturday Finland, Russia, Sweden, Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
Nov 5
Sunday Russia
Nov 6
Monday Belarus, Russia, Transdniestria (PMR)
Nov 7
Tuesday Belarus, Transdniestria (PMR)
Nov 9
Thursday Spain*
Nov 11
Saturday Austria*, Belgium, France, Poland, Serbia
Nov 13
Monday Montenegro
Nov 15
Wednesday Austria*, Belgium*, North Cyprus
Nov 17
Friday Czech Republic, Slovakia
Nov 18
Saturday Croatia, Latvia
Nov 19
Sunday Monaco
Nov 20
Monday Latvia, Monaco
Nov 21
Tuesday Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)*
Nov 22
Wednesday Germany*
Nov 25
Saturday Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)*
Nov 28
Tuesday Albania
Nov 29
Wednesday Albania
Nov 30
Thursday Romania
Dec 1
Friday Portugal, Romania
Dec 4
Monday Spain*
Dec 6
Wednesday Finland, Spain, Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
Dec 8
Friday Albania, Andorra, Austria, Holy See (Vatican City), Italy, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland*
Dec 13
Wednesday Malta
Dec 15
Friday Guernsey and Alderney*
Dec 24
Sunday Austria*, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg*, San Marino*, Slovakia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen*, Sweden*, Åland (Ahvenanmaa)*
Dec 25
Monday Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)*, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), Guernsey and Alderney, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Eire), Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Helena, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, UK (United Kingdom), Ukraine, Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
Dec 26
Tuesday Andorra, Austria, Belgium*, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France*, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), Guernsey and Alderney, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Eire), Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta*, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Saint Helena, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain*, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland*, UK (United Kingdom), Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
Dec 27
Wednesday Bulgaria, Ireland (Eire)*, Latvia
Dec 31
Sunday Faroe Islands, Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), Latvia, San Marino*, Svalbard and Jan Mayen*, Sweden*, Switzerland*
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