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Driving restrictions, goods transport
Switzerland
Vehicles concerned Lorries with a maximum authorised weight of more than 3.5t; industrial
tractors and machines; articulated vehicles and road trains of over 5t.
(Passenger transport vehicles, camping cars and agricultural vehicles are
excluded from these restrictions.)
Area throughout Switzerland
Prohibitions Sundays and public holidays from 00h00 to 24h00;
at night from 22h00 to 05h00
Public holidays 2010 1 January New Year’s Day
2 April Good Friday
5 April Easter Monday
13 May Ascension
24 May Whit Monday
1 August National Day
25 December Christmas Day
26 December St Stephen’s Day
If any of the above dates is not a holiday in one of the cantons or part of a
canton, there is no prohibition in that canton.
The cantonal prohibitions for public holidays do not apply to traffic in
transit.
Driving is also
forbidden
· from 1 April at 22h00 to 3 April at 05h00
· from 3 April at 22h00 to 6 April at 05h00
· from 12 May at 22h00 to 14 May at 05h00
· from 22 May at 22h00 to 25 May at 05h00
· from 31 July at 22h00 to 2 August at 05h00
· from 24 December at 22h00 to 27 December at 05h00
· from 31 December at 22h00 to 3 January 2011 at 05h00
Furthermore, in the case of dangerous goods transport, certain restrictions apply to the use of
tunnels.
Derogations covering the whole of Switzerland may be issued by the authorities of the cantons
concerned by the journey or of the canton in which the journey subject to authorisation begins. The
allocation of these authorisations is no longer within the jurisdiction of the canton if its territory is no
longer concerned.
For foreign vehicles, authorisations are issued by the
Office Fédéral des Routes
Centre d’intervention Gothard
PO Box
CH – 6487 Göschenen
Tel: (+41 41) 885 03 20
Fax: (+41 41) 885 03 21
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Source: ASTAG, November 2009