this link below is in ENGLISH and will be a great help to all those who TRANSIT
or travel in the RHUR–POTT AREA ;
RUHR-PIOLT
orys:
I found it and it can be really useful:
truckmapa.wagaciezka.com/On the right you have check box, check the boxes to show:
Drogi krajowe 11,5 tony/oÅ› - National roads with 11,5 tons axleweight permitted.
Drogi krajowe 10 ton/oÅ› - National roads with 10 tons axleweight permitted
Drogi wojewódzkie 10 ton/oś - Departamental with 10 tons axleweight permitted
Drogi krajowe 8 ton/oÅ› - National roads with 8 tons axleweigt permitted
Drogi z ograniczeniami - Roads with local limits
Mosty z ograniczeniami - Bridges with limits.On all other roads max 8 tons axleweight is permitted, unless signposted otherwise.
Do we have something like that for UK?
brit pete:
ROAD CHARGES NOW to be charged in POLAND
please read the following
Have just been given this site below from the German site I use please read all those
who go to or through POLAND it may effect you ,Here is the LINK
it is very informative and is in ENGLISH so be warned
as fines will be raised against those who do not
complies with the Road charges ,
There is also the issue that the MAUT system seems to be faulty, and sometimes it does not inform you that you run out of money and should top it up. If that happens, you have to pay penalty for every gate you were passing, and to appeal from that it’s a bloody menace. Of course the autorithies claim everything is all right, but almost every week there is a case of someone having to pays 100 000s of zlotys penalty… So be careful and make sure you have always enough money on your box.
Hi, I’ve just done my first trip over the water. When I got off the ferry I wasn’t sure if I should alter the time on the tacho to local time? My mate said to leave it on uk time, but I didn’t think that was right. Any advice is gratefully awaited. Cheers.
I think under the skin it operates at the same universal time anyway, so altering woudl only changing it for your reference… I think you don’t have to. But I stand to be corrected.
Orys, Sorry I forgot to say I’m still on the analogue charts. I don’t know if that makes a difference.
If you change time on the tacho, you will be one hour of rest short… You woudl then have to make notes on the charts… I would leave it on UK time.
Ianham:
Hi, I’ve just done my first trip over the water. When I got off the ferry I wasn’t sure if I should alter the time on the tacho to local time? My mate said to leave it on uk time, but I didn’t think that was right. Any advice is gratefully awaited. Cheers.
Analogue tachographs ALWAYS stay on home country time. Look in GV262 for official confirmation. Your mate was right.
In winter it should be set to GMT, in summer BST.
Digital tachographs always stay on UTC (which is the same as GMT for ordinary folks like us).
This is the time which will be printed on any printouts and is the internal time of your digi-tacho.
You can alter the displayed time to show BST or ECT if you like. When you do, there is a large black spot next to the time on your tacho display. If it’s set to display GMT there is no black spot.
New Driving Bans Europe and other Infos 2014:
Here is a Calender with driving bans for France und Italy inclusive all driving ban times
http://www.tunnelmb.net/v3.0/pdf/Calendario-2014_GB-DE.pdf
other Informations for France with driving bans in the PDF :
http://www.bison-fute.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/EN_12015-1_depliant_interdiction2014_6P_08-01_Pour_BAT.pdf
http://www.bison-fute.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Brochure_vehicules-lourds_2014.pdf
Driving Bans Austria 2014:
The most driving bans are the same than the last year.Only a few points are plus.
New truck driving bans in Austria Austria is close more streets for trucks.
From 1 April, bans apply to heavy traffic over 3. 5 tonnes in Upper Austria and Salzburg’s Salzkammergut region.
From 1 April, bans apply Salzkammergut in the Upper Austria and Salzburg for the heavy transport over 3. 5 tons, say the truck traffic. The basis for the bans is an opinion, that indicates that the truck traffic over the Pötschenpass and Wolfgang Lake Road has been disproportionately since 2007.
The Salzkammergut road (B145) between Bad Goisern and the Pötschenhöhe is a driving ban for motor vehicles over 3. 5 tonnes. The Hallstatt road (L 547) over the Koppen pass will be blocked as well for the transit of trucks. Although the L 547 is not suitable for heavy traffic, the team could try however, to use the road, dodging reportedly on the part of the authorities.
In the Federal State of Salzburg, bans also apply to truck on the Wolfgangsee Highway between Koppl and Strobl and IM Ennstal between old market and Mandling from 1 April. A geographic area within the target and source traffic is intended to ensure that the regional traffic is not cut off. Immediately at the beginning of the zones notice boards indicate the prohibitions, as well on the highways in the area of the relevant slopes in the Salzkammergut.
In the first weeks of the ban controlled very intensively, to bring the scheme quickly into the consciousness of the truck driver, warned the State Governments.
Thats a Info by a big trucker Newspaper in Germany.
New driving bans at the Felbertauerntunnel in Austria :
By 12. 12. 2013 a new regulation - was adopted by the Bezirkshauptmannschaft Lienz valid following content to 25. 04. 2014 -: 1. Allgemeines ban on vehicles over 27t GVW 2. Fahrverbot for cars with trailer 3. Fahrverbot for trucks with a total length of more than 12 m 4. Fahrverbot for buses with a total length of more than 12. 30 meters 5. Fahrverbot for bicycles and motor bikes on the spare road
http://www.felbertauernstrasse.com/de/
http://www.felbertauernstrasse.com/images/Neue_Verordnung_Winterregelung.pdf
Here is a page where you can calculate a route in Austria and you can see if there are driving bans on your route:
Mauttariffs Skandinavia:
Bridge Tolls Danmark/Sweden Storebælt and http://de.oresundsbron.com/page/977
Street and Bridgetolls in Norway: http://easygo.com/en/location/norway
Driving bans Greece:
https://www.wko.at/Content.Node/service/aussenwirtschaft/gr/Wochenend_Fahrverbote_2014_.pdf
Driving bans Turkey:
Truck driving bans apply regardless of the total weight of all Sun - and holidays, as well as at the beginning and end of the longer-lasting religious holidays (z. B on the occasion of Ramadan Festival) in the period from 7: 00 until 10: 00 and from 16: 00 until 10: 00.
Holidays: 1. Januar,23. April, 1 + May 19, 8th 10th August (Festival of breaking the fast), 30th, 19. September, 15-18 October (feast of sacrifice), 28th (half-day) and 29th October the weekly day of rest is Sonntag. Feiertage that fall on a day of rest, are made up mostly. A Saturday, follows the holidays this Saturday is a holiday.
The bans apply z. B on the E5 between Edirne and Istanbul from 7: 00 until 10: 00 and in the opposite direction from 16: 00 until 10: 00 on various sections of major roads.
-Rules for transport of dangerous goods: vehicles with dangerous goods (except ADR - classes 1 and 2) are allowed only the 2. Bosporus-bridge “Fatih Sultan Mehmet” (FSM) and happen only in the Knovoi and accompanied by between 2: 00 and 6: 00. The old Bosphorus Bridge can be not used, however, generally by truck.
-Local traffic restrictions: in the period from 7: 00 until 10: 00 and from 16: 00 until 10: 00 existing bans on all trucks in the cities while partly lifted, in practice it happens but every now and then, that the failure to comply with these restrictions will be punished for checks.
Driving the Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridge is prohibited for trucks in the period from 7: 00 until 10: 00 and from 16: 00 until 10: 00 on all days.
Driving bans Italy 2014:
Driving bans in the regio of Bozen Tirol http://www.provinz.bz.it/verkehr/download/LKW_Fahrverbot_2014.pdf
Driving bans Switzerland 2014:
Driving bans at Sundays and holidays from Midnight to Midnight.Cantonal holiday prohibitions don’t apply to transit.
Public holidays: January 1 - new year’s day 21 18 April - Karfreitag April - Easter Monday May 29 - driveway 9 - Pfingstmontag 1st - national holiday begins - Christmas 26th - Stefan day night still General, ban from 10: 00 until 5 a. m. in the entire Switzerland.
additional restrictions: 17-19, 19-April 22nd, may 28-May 30, 7-10, 31. Juli - 2, 24-27 and 31 December October 2015 time from 22 to 5 am.
http://www.astag.ch/upload/docs/ASTAG/140101-IN-Fahrverbote-Schweiz-d.pdf
Blocking Gotthard tunnel :
The Gotthard road tunnel is blocked for maintenance work in the listed nights.
- from Monday evening, 31 March until Friday morning April 04. , 2014 from 19: 30-05:00 h (4 nights)
- from Monday evening, 2nd June until Friday morning, June 6, 2014 from 19: 30 - 05:00 h (4 nights)
- from Monday evening, 23 June until Friday morning, June 27, 2014, from 19: 30 - 05:00 h (4 nights) for July/August are no maintenance work is intended.
The Gotthard road tunnel is blocked in these nights each for any traffic. Approved cars, buses and trucks are derived via the pass (if not closed in winter). The vehicles are suspended from the North and South portals from 19 h 30. More infos on the website to the Gotthard road tunnel http://www.gotthard-strassentunnel.ch/
All Traffic Informations and Driving bans for spain (only spanish language) :
http://www.trafikoa.net/
http://www.cetm.es/cetm.asp and http://www.dgt.es/es/el-trafico/restricciones/
If i find more i will add it here.
Nice post!
Winter tyre law link for Norway is outdated. New rules effective 1. January 2015
Gazer75:
Winter tyre law link for Norway is outdated. New rules effective 1. January 2015
Forgot to update it 
I’ll do it now, before I forget again 
With a lot of help from Brit-Pete I’ve been trying to get relevant info in one place.
If you know of any sites I’ve missed, please post below. I’ll move the URL into here.
Many of these links are to PDF files, to read them you need Adobes Acrobat Reader or similar. Acrobat Reader is a free download, the link takes you directly to the Adobe Acrobat download pages, if you need it.
General Information for European Drivers:-
The D of T’s Drivers Hours and Tachograph Rules for Goods Vehicles in the UK and Europe. This is THE VOSA handbook on drivers hours reg’s (.pdf).
The IRU Code of Practice on Safety of Loads on Vehicles. The European Authorities in particular are tightening up on enforcement of Load Security (.pdf). Don’t forget ;- If you move it, you are responsible for it.
The T.I.R. Handbook.
The InternationalTransport Forum(Road Vehicles), page of the forum of EU Transport Minsters, including Maximum Dimensions(pdf) and Maximum Weights(pdf) for vehicles in Europe.
3 General information sites
Wikipedia guide to Worldwide Speed Limits,
Europa Guide to Holidays andThe Journeymart guide to Holidays
for bank holiday dates in Europe, so driving bans in certain countries.
The IRU Bookshop. Scroll Down to (or click on) Goods Transport > Practical Documents, for the IRU approved secure truck parking areas brochure. (.pdf).
Europe and UK Weather Warning Site
For Truck Driving Bans during holiday periods, for all of Europe.
Scandinavia :-
Travel and Transport a general information site for Scandanavia. This site is now out of date but still live, with links to all the info for each country.
Norway for their Truckers Guide (Donna Diesel) (pdf.).
Updated Winter Tyre Law, Norway
Swedens national transport site no longer has anything in English thats of any particular help to visiting truck drivers.
Finland for their national transport site.
Germany :-
For info’ about the German BAG, site in German.
The Autohof Guide for places to stop in Germany.
This site is in German and only covers the Autohofs just off the Autobahns.
Across the top of the screen there are links.
Strassenkarte links to a map, clicking on an area of the first map brings up a close-up, you can then click on the autohof icon for info about that site.
BAB-Ausfahrten takes you to a list, in Autobahn number/juntion number order.
AutobahnAtlas for all sorts of information about the German road network.
The Links section has a lot of useful links too.
Netherlands :-
Dutch Workers Traffic info’ site, in Dutch.
Belgium :-
For the Belgian Toll Box.
France :-
French Traffic Site, a pdf of driving restrictions for trucks here.
&
French Autoroute routing and info’ site, including road toll info’.
ASF for Live Traffic Info’.
Truckstop Guide
The New Ecotax on Nationals
[u]Low Emission Zones[/u] in and around some French Cities.
Luxembourg :-
The Truck Ban (pdf) times and dates of holidays in France and or Germany, when trucks transiting to those countries are banned from entering Lux’.
Spain :-
DGT for Live Traffic Info’ site, in Spanish.
DGT, Restrictions, in Spanish.
ASETA for Auto Pista Info’, in English.
Portugal :-
Portugese Go-Box.
Italy :-
For Italian Autostrada info’, in English.
This site has Live traffic info’, route planning with tolls and other useful info, as do most of the other national ‘Motorway’ info sites.
Italian Driving Bans
UK :-
Highway Code for the road users handbook on the UK’s Traffic Law.
UK Highway Agency Motorway Traffic info’.
UK HGV Road User Levy from 1 April 2014.
Doverport for Freight Drivers information about procedures at the Port of Dover. Scroll down to find their Freight Drivers Guide pamphlet (.pdf). Available in 10 languages.
Republic of Ireland :-
NRA for the portal to the National Roads Authority web site. It has links to everything concerning road transport that I could think of, weather affected roads, roadwork’s, tolls, etc.
Rules of the road for Ireland.
Switzerland :-
Swiss Live Traffic Info’ site.
Swiss Customs site portal.
Poland :-
Polish Government pamphlet of info on Polish law, eg, limits and the vignette.
This link goes directly to the download(.pdf), in English.
http://truckmapa.wagaciezka.com/ for weight limited roads in Poland
orys:
On the right you have check box, check the boxes to show:
Drogi krajowe 11,5 tony/oÅ› - National roads with 11,5 tons axleweight permitted.
Drogi krajowe 10 ton/oÅ› - National roads with 10 tons axleweight permitted
Drogi wojewódzkie 10 ton/oś - Departamental with 10 tons axleweight permitted
Drogi krajowe 8 ton/oÅ› - National roads with 8 tons axleweigt permitted
Drogi z ograniczeniami - Roads with local limits
Mosty z ograniczeniami - Bridges with limits.
On all other roads max 8 tons axleweight is permitted, unless signposted otherwise.
Hungary :-
Hungarian site for info’ on Hungarian law, eg limits, road user charges etc. from the ATRH / IRU
Road Toll System
South-Eastern Europe :- (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro)
The Trade & Transport Facilitation in South-Eastern Europe site.
Scroll down and click on the country you need then the link for the type of info you want. (This site is in English).
Romanian Road Haulage Union site, with links to quite a bit of useful information. This site is in English, I don’t know about the sites it links to.
Croatia, site from their Motorway company, with info on tolls, a distance/toll calculator entry to exit junction, ENC (their version of a Go-Box for LGVs), weather, etc.
Road Tolls in a variety of types :-
The E.C.G. Site. Scroll to Road Toll Report for the latest report on the various road fees applicable to international transport operators across Europe, a (.pdf) download. (At my last look (27/12/09), the date of the report shown was Aug 2007, but the downloaded report was dated July 2008).
The Euro-vignette info’ and map site.
The German toll collect info and map site. Now for all vehicles over 7.5 tonnes.
The Austrian Go-box toll system info’ and map site.
The Slovakian Emyto info’ site.
The MYTO CZ (was Premid) site for CZ.
The Autopass for Norway.
The Belgian OBU
Rail Multi-modal Sites :-
The R.Alpine & Hupac for info on the rail links across Switzerland.
And Ökombi for info’ on the rail links across Austria, to Italy and Hungary. This site is mainly in German, but the documentation is in PDF format and there are English translations of them all.
Fuel Brand sites :-
UTA, There is a useful European Holiday guide under Services > Info-Downloads in here.
AS24
IDS / Q8
DKV-Euroservice
Shell
BP there is a useful road toll section in here.
Aral
SVG this is to the Google translated page for the SVG Autohof guide with the links to the rest of their site.
and
Ad-Blue
The U.N.E.C.E. Organisation have an info’ site for transport. It’s recently been updated, but finding anything directly useful to us is going to take me some time.
The TRUCKInform site, for a Lorry Parking directory of, they say 2500 sites. That includes service areas and petrol stations with a few truck parking spots, as well as truck stops.
trafikken.dk danish transport news and travel
Thanks Roy
roy:
trafikken.dk danish transport news and travel
You can get to that site through the Scandinavia Travel and Transport/ link. So I’ll leave things as they are for now
Simon:
Thanks Royroy:
trafikken.dk danish transport news and travelYou can get to that site through the Scandinavia Travel and Transport/ link. So I’ll leave things as they are for now
Hi Simon
I came acroos this website for all sorts of good and up-to-date info:
http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/
As an example, I answered a dimensions query in another forum with this:
http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/europe/road/pdf/dimens.pdf
This one is useful for authorised weights:
http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/europe/road/pdf/weights.pdf
I hope you find it useful.
Those are great Dave, thanks.
Here’s a site from the German insurance industry about load securing.
English is selectable right at the start. There is an extensive section dealing with load securing, with police photos showing what they found, and what they expected, during stop-checks.
It helps if you know where the goalposts are!!
For those doing TIR work, this is the one to have (You also need Adobe reader)
http://www.unece.org/trans/bcf/tir/handbook/english/newtirhand/TIR-6Rev2EN_Bookmarks.pdf
This is downloadable and printable, but check your printer paper first 
hi mate , here is a site for bp fuels , it gives a bit of info on tolls etc .
http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=4502883&contentId=50197
and here is a good site for different road tolls in europe
http://www.eurocartrans.org/ecg/documents/Road%20Toll%20Report%20-%20June%2007.pdf
Those are great mad monk, they’ve been added now, thanks. 