Hungary: A new rule for heavy goods vehicles in international transit traffic from 1 January 2026
DRIVING RESTRICTIONS02 January 2026
A new rule applies to heavy goods vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of 20 tons in international transit traffic from 1 January 2026. These vehicles crossing the Hungarian state border must travel on a motorway, expressway or route designated as a transit route until they cross the Hungarian state border again by road.
Heavy goods vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of 20 tons can use other roads (within the distance that is strictly necessary) only when they are going to their Hungarian premises or to a Hungarian loading and unloading point related to a given transport task.
The transit route network may only be left to a parking space for the purpose of taking a rest period, for the access to which the vehicle does not use a public road leading to a residential area.
The new rule was created to protect the public from the noise and emissions of transit freight traffic and to reduce the number of accidents in populated areas.
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