Euro Drivers Info Point

[Simon]

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.
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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 This site is now out of date but still live, with links to all the info for each country.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
Low Emission Zones 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

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.

[roy]

trafikken.dk danish transport news and travel

[Simon]

Thanks 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

[dieseldave]

Thanks 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

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.

[Simon]

Those are great Dave, thanks.

[dieseldave]

Here's a site from the German insurance industry about load securing.

http://www.tis-gdv.de/

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

[mad monk]

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

[Simon]

Those are great mad monk, they've been added now, thanks.

[Wheel Nut]

Here you are Simon, could come in handy for the more technical words or if you need assistance.

http://truckspeak.monsite.wanadoo.fr/index.jhtml

It is better than the normal phrase books examples.

I want to buy a green vase for my Great Aunt

[dieseldave]

I've compiled a list of bank holiday driving bans in Germany for 2008 with a map: HERE

Don't forget, these are in addition to the normal Sunday driving bans.

[brit pete]

;UPDated 04/APRIL/2009

A few more sites to have a read through
please read to the end as some start
offin german but have english translation
at then end,
HERE-1

HERE-2



lashing-loads

THEnext one is from 2006 but has some good links
for those who doPOLAND

AND this one as well for polland,link

THIS is for FRANCE
CLICK on the first link shown,WHERE it says TRANSLATE this will
then take you to the site in ENGLISH well worth a look.

have added this SITE
please read all of the site also where they have a links page
as it shows more sites with many in englishas well,

[brit pete]

HAVE just found this ORACLE

it is well worth slowly reading through, full of good tips,and info,

additional info , posted AT,,2200hrs!! to-day

have fund these variious links which wil help you find that elusvive
EURO-VINGETTE selling point

-LINK--1


LINK--2



LINK--3

[brit pete]

have a read hereLINK

[brit pete]

HERE is the TRAINS
IT is in english and has also links to the other railroad services
from othercountrys

[Simon]

HERE is the TRAINS
IT is in english and has also links to the other railroad services
from othercountrys

If you're going to post links in this thread,
please ensure they haven't already been posted.

[brit pete]

simon guilty as charged sorry ,by they way i
forgot that we had posted all ready,

so we will post this one 22march 1438cet


this is for load secureing and worth looking through
lots of usefull tips,

LINK

[brit pete]

;UPDATED 03/APRIL/2009

-For those who GO TO Germany here is the latest
LIST of DOCTORS who are in the
DOC- STOP list

the link to the siteSITE

here is a translation of the abreviations

KRankenhaus--Hospital
ALlgemeinmedizen---Genral Practioner
ZAhn Artz---Dentist
FRauenheilkunde---Gynaecologist
SOnstige---Others

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[brit pete]

UPdated 03/april/2009

the following link has assorted information
as regards 2009 driveing bans for
ITALY;GERMANY;AUSTRIA;
and other good tips,

LINK

AND these two are for LATVIA

HERE is the OTHER

[brit pete]

THIS IS worth look and useing when going abroad
as it shows a up to date infomation.

FOREIGN-OFFICE

[dieseldave]

First, here are a few relevant German words and my own take on them:
(I've done some sentence chopping for the purpose of explanation. )

Fahrzeug = a general word for 'vehicle.' (Fahrzeuge = vehicles.)
"mit einem Anhänger" = with a trailer
Anhänger = any type of pulled trailer (drawbar, "A" frame or 50mm ball coupling.)
"von mehr als 3,5t" = of more than 3.5t (Germans use commas where we use a decimal ) = of more than 3.5t
"zul. Gesamtgewicht" (Fully written = Zulässiges Gesamtgewicht) = authorised GVW
Zulässiges Gesamtgewicht (or Zul. Ges.gew.) is the GVW, in your vehicle V5 log book. ( V5 = Zulassungschein.)
LKW (fully written = Lastkraftwagen) = a general word for a 'truck' [usually an LGV]
LKW und Anhänger = Truck and trailer, which could be translated as "roadtrain."
Hängerzug yet another German word for 'truck and trailer'
Zug has more than one meaning, but is 'train' in this case.
Sattel Kfz. (fully written = Sattelkraftfahrzeug) = Articulated vehicle, or 'artic' for short.
The semi-trailer pulled/carried by an artic is 'Auflieger' in German.
Sattelzug = yet another German word for 'artic.'
Sattelschlepper = tractor unit.


Here's what the ÖAMTC (Austrian version of our AA/RAC) says about Swiss truck driving bans. [Don't ask ]
ORIGINAL ÖAMTC SOURCE MATERIAL HERE

SCHWEIZ
Fahrverbot
Lkw über 3, 5 t zul. Gesamtgewicht, Sattelkfz über 5 t zul. Gesamtgewicht und Fahrzeuge mit einem Anhänger von mehr als 3,5 t zul. Gesamtgewicht

Zeit
an Sonntagen und an allgemeinen gesetzlichen Feiertagen in der Zeit von 00:00 -24:00 Uhr

Feiertage
1. Januar, 9. April (Karfreitag), 12. April (Ostermontag), 20. Mai (Christi Himmelfahrt), 31. Mai (Pfingstmontag), 1. August, 25. und 26. Dezember. Der 26.12. gilt in den Kantonen Geneve, Jura, Neuchätel, Valais und Vaud nicht als Feiertag; in den Kantonen Fribourg, Nidwalden, Obwalden und Zug ist er kein gesetzlicher Feiertag; Geschäfte, Unternehmen und Behörden sind weitgehend geschlossen.

Strecken
auf dem gesamten schweizerischen Straßennetz

Ausnahmen
In dringenden Sonderfällen können über das
J Bundesamt für Straßen, Bereich Straßen,
Worblentalstraße 68,
3063 Ittigen,
Te!.: 0041/31 - 3234311/15/16, Fax: 0041/31 -3234300/21, Ausnahmegenehmigungensowohl für das Sonntagsfahrverbot als auch für das Nachtfahrverbot beantragt werden.

Gefahrguttransporte
Für die Durchfahrt bestimmter schweizerischer Straßentunnel Beschränkungen für den Transport von gefährlichen Gütern.

Nachtfahrverbote
Lkw über 3, 5 t zul. Gesamtgewicht, Sattelkfz. über 5t zul. Gesamtgewicht und Fahrzeuge mit einem Anhänger von mehr als 3,5 tzul. Gesamtgewicht

Zeit
ganzjährig in den Nachtstunden zwischen 22:00 Uhr und 05:00 Uhr

Strecken
auf dem gesamten schweizerischen Straßennetz

Here is my own translation ( Look mum, no google. )

SCHWEIZ
Fahrverbot
Lkw über 3, 5 t zul. Gesamtgewicht, Sattelkfz über 5 t zul. Gesamtgewicht und Fahrzeuge mit einem Anhänger von mehr als 3,5 t zul. Gesamtgewicht

SWITZERLAND
Driving ban
Trucks greater than 3.5t authorised GVW, artics greater than 5t authorised GVW and vehicles with trailers of greater than 3.5t authorised GVW

Zeit
an Sonntagen und an allgemeinen gesetzlichen Feiertagen in der Zeit von 00:00 -24:00 Uhr
Time
On Sundays and all statutory Bank Holidays during the hours of midnight to midnight [on those days.]

Feiertage
1. Januar, 9. April (Karfreitag), 12. April (Ostermontag), 20. Mai (Christi Himmelfahrt), 31. Mai (Pfingstmontag), 1. August, 25. und 26. Dezember.
Bank Holidays
The dates given are the dates of Bank Holidays in Switzerland.
(The words in brackets are the names each of the Bank Holidays in German.)

Der 26.12. gilt in den Kantonen Geneve, Jura, Neuchätel, Valais und Vaud nicht als Feiertag; in den Kantonen Fribourg, Nidwalden, Obwalden und Zug ist er kein gesetzlicher Feiertag; Geschäfte, Unternehmen und Behörden sind weitgehend geschlossen.
Boxing Day (26th Dec) doesn't count as a Statutory Bank Holiday in [named Cantons] but businesses and 'official' offices are mostly closed.

Strecken
auf dem gesamten schweizerischen Straßennetz
[Affected] Stretches [of roads]
The whole of the Swiss road network

Ausnahmen
In dringenden Sonderfällen können über das
J Bundesamt für Straßen, Bereich Straßen,
Worblentalstraße 68,
3063 Ittigen,
Te!.: 0041/31 - 3234311/15/16, Fax: 0041/31 -3234300/21, Ausnahmegenehmigungensowohl für das Sonntagsfahrverbot als auch für das Nachtfahrverbot beantragt werden.
Exemptions
In urgent / exceptional cases, exemption permits can be applied for / obtained from [address and tel. number given] for the Sunday and / or night time driving bans.

Gefahrguttransporte
Für die Durchfahrt bestimmter schweizerischer Straßentunnel Beschränkungen für den Transport von gefährlichen Gütern.
The transport of dangerous goods
There are restrictions on the carriage of dangerous goods through certain Swiss road tunnels.

Nachtfahrverbote
Lkw über 3, 5 t zul. Gesamtgewicht, Sattelkfz über 5 t zul. Gesamtgewicht und Fahrzeuge mit einem Anhänger von mehr als 3,5 t zul. Gesamtgewicht
Night-time driving ban
Trucks greater than 3.5t authorised GVW, artics greater than 5t authorised GVW and vehicles with trailers of greater than 3.5t authorised GVW

Zeit
ganzjährig in den Nachtstunden zwischen 22:00 Uhr und 05:00 Uhr
Time
All year-round during the night hours of 10pm - 5am

Strecken
auf dem gesamten schweizerischen Straßennetz
[Affected] Stretches [of roads]
The whole of the Swiss road network
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Then there's this from wikipedia:
LINK TO ORIGINAL SOURCE
(Click 'Schweiz' from the list when you land on the page.)

Schweiz
In der Schweiz gilt ein Fahrverbot an Sonntagen und Feiertagen für Lkw über 3,5 t zul. Gesamtgewicht von 0 bis 24 Uhr, sowie LKW-Sattelzüge mit einem zul. Gesamtgewicht von mehr als 5 t im gesamten Straßennetz. Ferner gilt auch für LKW über 3,5 t ein Nachtfahrverbot in der Zeit von 22 bis 5 Uhr. Zusätzlich gibt es ein Fahrverbot während der Ferienzeit von Anfang Juli bis Ende August. Ausnahmen gibt es vom Bundesamt für Polizeiwesen oder durch den Kanton, in den die Einfahrt erfolgt, der dann die Ausnahmegenehmigungen erteilen kann.

Schweiz Switzerland

In der Schweiz gilt ein Fahrverbot an Sonntagen und Feiertagen für Lkw über 3,5 t zul. Gesamtgewicht von 0 bis 24 Uhr, sowie LKW-Sattelzüge mit einem zul. Gesamtgewicht von mehr als 5 t im gesamten Straßennetz.
In Switzerland, there is a driving ban on Sundays and Bank Holidays for trucks greater than 3.5t authorised GVW and artics with an authorised GVW greater than 5t valid from midnight to midnight on the whole of the Swiss road network.

Ferner gilt auch für LKW über 3,5 t ein Nachtfahrverbot in der Zeit von 22 bis 5 Uhr.
Furthermore, there is also a night time driving ban valid for trucks greater than 3.5t during the hours of 10pm until 5am.

Zusätzlich gibt es ein Fahrverbot während der Ferienzeit von Anfang Juli bis Ende August.
Additionally, there is a driving ban [for such vehicles] during the holiday period from the start of July until the end of August.

Ausnahmen gibt es vom Bundesamt für Polizeiwesen oder durch den Kanton, in den die Einfahrt erfolgt, der dann die Ausnahmegenehmigungen erteilen kann.
Exemptions can be obtained from the Federal Police Office, or through the Kanton from where your journey starts, who are authorised to issue exemtion permits.
[This includes the Kanton through whose border you enter Switzerland.]

[brit pete]

Romania web site updated 3/april/2009

HERE

This site hasmore information than the old one and does work

[brit pete]

FOR those who drive down in southern part of Germany
here is a map for the route around Munchen and also a write
up as regards why,ROUTE

WRITE-UP

[brit pete]

Four sites two for FRANCE & two for SPAIN


HERE-1

HERE-2

SPAIN-1

SPAIN-2

[Inselaffe]

At the instigation of brit pete and dieseldave, here is a link to my thread on Diversion routes off the Autobahn

[Simon]

DKV, POI's for Tom Tom

Here

[brit pete]

SWISS customs site , being translated into
english is only half finished but is full of
information that can help you,

TRY this SWISS DOUANE

[ROADRATY]

Any work going in fife simon.Im up that way soon.ya kin

[brit pete]

RIGHT this is for those who have as yet not got stopped
by the german BAG it is a guide in ENGLISH which should help
you out with the way the germanBAG does a vehicle check

PLUS THESE sites for FRANCE

here
here-ALSO and the last ONE

[brit pete]

@Simon one of the links does not work any more
and one link is being worked on, so
i grouped them all together and have posted
them all again here, hope thats okay ,
LINKS FOR LORRYS AND RAIL (shuttle;)OKOMBI
KOMBI; ROLA & ALPIN
-try AUSTRIA

Germany--1
HERE THE TRUCK TRAILER must be a certain height
please check if you trailer ,truck will pass the height,width
test,


this one is for FREIBURG (D)--NOVERA(I)
Rola,Alpin,

sorry this is a bit haphazered ,but the sites are in some cases being renewed, so they are not working, will post the new sites as they//it , becomes free and on line fully,

[Simon]

sorry this is a bit haphazered ,but the sites are in some cases being renewed, so they are not working, will post the new sites as they//it , becomes free and on line fully,

Cheers Pete.
Seeing as your keeping an eye on them, I'll leave you too it.
Once the sites are updated and you've posted any new links, I'll update the original post links

Anything for an easy life me