Hi It’s assumption day in France on Friday 15/8. What are the rules on driving?
No driving from 22.00 on the evening before the ban until 22.00 on the day of the ban, then the summer weekend ban kicks in on Saturday which is no driving from 07.00 to 22.00.
ADR is a different matter with longer bans.
No driving sunday as normal.
THE FIN103:
Hi It’s assumption day in France on Friday 15/8. What are the rules on driving?
I think it depends on size and what your carrying so more input on what your carrying where your going to and the route .
I’m taking a waggon/drag down to clermont ferrand via Paris and Orleans ! Been there many times! I carry removals,so weight will be about 26 ton.
Movement Restrictions
There is a general ban which applies all year long, to the entire national road network. The ban affects all vehicles with a maximum authorised weight exceeding 7.5 tonnes. Restrictions apply as follows:
Saturday 22:00 until Sunday 22:00;
The day prior to public holidays from 22:00
Public Holidays to 22:00
There is also a saturday ban on at the moment,
Additional Summer weekend HGV bans in France.
The weekend truck ban is longer from early July to mid August, when HGVs are banned from Saturday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and then from Saturday 10 p.m. to Sunday 10 p.m. In other words, during these July and August weekends, there is a 3 hour window of opportunity on Saturday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. for HGVs to reach their destination or get out of France to a country without weekend HGV bans (unless the Saturday in question is a public holiday - see below.)
HGV’s are also banned on public holidays, normally from 10 p.m the night before, until 10 p.m on the holiday itself. The two big summer public holidays in France are 14th July and 15th August. When these public holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday, Lorries are banned 24/24.
Paris area HGV restrictions:
Further restrictions apply for HGVs in the Paris area,
HGVs cannot enter the Paris area on Mondays and day following a public holiday, from 6 a.m to 10 a.m),
HGVs cannot leave the Paris area on Fridays and days preceding a public holiday, usually from 4 p.m. onwards.
This means that trucks cannot transit via the inner ring road of Paris (boulevard périphérique) during these hours.
HGV restrictions on Alpine motorways
There are also extra weekend lorry bans on Alpine motorways in February - though given the traffic jams that are possible here at the time, these routes are best avoided by anyone not needing to use them - lorries or cars, ban or no ban.
Other parts of Europe: Note that trucks are also banned on summer weekends in Italy and Germany (full ban Sundays, part ban on Saturdays). Trucks are banned in Switzerland on Sundays.
Trunk roads not accessible to HGVs
There are a small number of trunk routes in France from which HGVs are permanently banned.
The most important of these are:
The underground section of the A86 Paris orbital motorway, round the northwest of Paris.
The N59 from Lunéville (Lorraine) to Sélestat (Alsace)
The N66 from Remiremont (Lorraine) to Cernay (Alsace)
The N73 from Chalon sur Saône (Burgundy) to Dole (Franche-Comté)
Motorways through the centre of Lyon (take the orbital routes)
In other places, HGVs may be banned from short sections of route, and obliged to use a nearby alternative.
The above is copied from another web site
Steve
See the info in this thread.
You will be able to drive from 1900 saturday until midnight saturday.
SteveWalsh:
Additional Summer weekend HGV bans in France.
The weekend truck ban is longer from early July to mid August, when HGVs are banned from Saturday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and then from Saturday 10 p.m. to Sunday 10 p.m. In other words, during these July and August weekends, there is a 3 hour window of opportunity on Saturday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. for HGVs to reach their destination or get out of France to a country without weekend HGV bans (unless the Saturday in question is a public holiday - see below.)HGV’s are also banned on public holidays, normally from 10 p.m the night before, until 10 p.m on the holiday itself. The two big summer public holidays in France are 14th July and 15th August. When these public holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday, Lorries are banned 24/24.
Paris area HGV restrictions:
Further restrictions apply for HGVs in the Paris area,
HGVs cannot enter the Paris area on Mondays and day following a public holiday, from 6 a.m to 10 a.m),
HGVs cannot leave the Paris area on Fridays and days preceding a public holiday, usually from 4 p.m. onwards.
This means that trucks cannot transit via the inner ring road of Paris (boulevard périphérique) during these hours.HGV restrictions on Alpine motorways
There are also extra weekend lorry bans on Alpine motorways in February - though given the traffic jams that are possible here at the time, these routes are best avoided by anyone not needing to use them - lorries or cars, ban or no ban.
Other parts of Europe: Note that trucks are also banned on summer weekends in Italy and Germany (full ban Sundays, part ban on Saturdays). Trucks are banned in Switzerland on Sundays.Trunk roads not accessible to HGVs
There are a small number of trunk routes in France from which HGVs are permanently banned.
The most important of these are:
The underground section of the A86 Paris orbital motorway, round the northwest of Paris.
The N59 from Lunéville (Lorraine) to Sélestat (Alsace)
The N66 from Remiremont (Lorraine) to Cernay (Alsace)
The N73 from Chalon sur Saône (Burgundy) to Dole (Franche-Comté)
Motorways through the centre of Lyon (take the orbital routes)
In other places, HGVs may be banned from short sections of route, and obliged to use a nearby alternative.The above is copied from another web site
Steve
Thanks for the info Steve! Looks like it’s going tobe a long weekend in the sun!
