For reasons of road safety, mobility and traffic flow, in accordance with certain dates where massive vehicle movements are expected, the Directorate General of Traffic has published in the BOE, the special traffic regulation measures during the year 2023 in the Spanish territory (except Basque Country and Catalonia). We share with you here the CETM circular, which will undoubtedly be of great value to you.
The vehicles affected by the temporary traffic restrictions, although there may be exceptions that allow certain vehicles in these categories to circulate without authorisation, are the following:
General goods vehicles with a maximum authorised mass of over 7,500 kg or more.
Vehicles transporting dangerous goods that must carry orange danger signs in accordance with ADR.
Special vehicles and vehicles requiring additional driving authorisation.
Most driving bans for goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes occur on Fridays, weekends and public holidays.
What are the restrictions on lorries in Catalonia and the Basque Country for 2023?
We share with you in this link, the pdf where you can find more information about the lorry restrictions published by the Catalan Traffic Service, which come into force today, 7th February.
In the Basque Country, the regulations will come into force on 23 February. These regulations include, in addition to the specific restrictions for the transport of dangerous goods, other restrictions that must also be considered when transporting dangerous goods. In this link you can see in detail the new regulations for this year.
Update on driving restrictions and public holidays in EU countries in 2023
Finally we share with you the pdf of the update to the restrictions and public holidays in the European Union for this year 2023. There are changes in Austria and the following countries are added: Croatia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Serbia and Turkey.
At Fernández y Aedo we are up to date with all the news affecting our sector, in order to provide the best service to our clients, complying with all the sustainability criteria demanded by our sector and adapting our infrastructure to the continuous technological changes.
If you would like more information about dangerous goods transport or any of our services, please do not hesitate to contact us.