Driving Restrictions, Goods Transport
PolandGeneral restrictions
Vehicles concerned

goods vehicles with an MPW of over 12t

Areanationwide

Prohibition

from 18h00 to 22h00 on the eve of those public holidays listed below aspoints c to kfrom 08h00 to 22h00 on all public holidays listed below

Additional restrictions
Vehicles concerned

goods vehicles with an MPW of over 12t

Areanationwide

Prohibition

from the last Friday in June until the Sunday before the beginning of theschool year (from 25 June to 29 August 2021):· on Fridays from 18h00 to 22h00· on Saturdays from 08h00 to 14h00· on Sundays from 08h00 to 22h00(NB: as 15 August is a public holiday, driving restrictions are in force atthe times indicated under “General restrictions” above)(NB: on 14 August (Saturday) driving restrictions are in force from 08h00
to 14h00 and from 18h00 to 22h00)

Exceptions
1. vehicles belonging to the police, road transport inspectorate, border guard, customs, Polisharmed forces, government protection bureau, technical emergency services, fire brigade,chemical emergency service and radiological and contamination protection services;
2. breakdown vehicles;
3. vehicles used in rescue operations;4. emergency vehicles used in cases of natural disaster;
5. vehicles used for humanitarian aid;
6. vehicles used in the construction or maintenance of roads and bridges;
7. vehicles carrying livestock;
8. vehicles used for the collection of fresh milk, corn or livestock;
9. vehicles transporting liquid fuel, oil products, lubricants, spare parts or fresh water for ships;
10. transport of transmission equipment for radio or TV stations;11. transport of equipment intended for mass events;
12. vehicles transporting newspapers which constitute a considerable volume of the total cargo orof the available loading space;
13. vehicles used for the carriage of drugs or medicines;
14. vehicles used for the carriage of mail which constitutes a considerable volume of the total
cargo or of the available loading space;
15. vehicles whose operation is strictly connected with the necessary maintenance of theproduction cycle or with providing services to a company working around the clock;16. vehicles transporting dangerous goods, as covered by separate regulations, in quantities forwhich the orange plate is required;
17. vehicles carrying perishable goods or foodstuffs* which constitute a considerable volume of thetotal cargo or of the available loading space;
18. vehicles used for the carriage of concrete or equipment for pumping concrete;19. vehicles used for transporting municipal waste;
20. vehicles used for the transport of loads unloaded from railway wagons up to a distance of
50km from the railway station.
21. vehicles used in combined transport;
22. slow-moving agricultural vehicles and tractors;
23. vehicles returning from abroad to complete a road transport operation or travelling to theconsignee who has his registered office in Poland,
24. vehicles which entered Poland before the date or time of the restriction and which may travel
up to 50 km from the border crossing, and vehicles in the border zone waiting to exit Poland;
25. vehicles used for free medical examinations.
NB: The exceptions mentioned under points 6 to 21 apply also to empty vehicles travelling to loadcargo or on their return journey after unloading on Polish territory.
*

List of perishable foodstuffs: meat and edible offal; fish, shellfish, molluscs and other aquatic
invertebrates; dairy products, in particular yoghurts, kefir, sour cream, milk, cheese, butter andice-cream; birds’ eggs and egg pastes; cut flowers, rolled turf (grass) and house-plants; freshand frozen vegetables, fruit and mushrooms; cereals and agricultural produce for theproduction of food, fodder and vegetable fats; ground cereals, in particular flour, oats, semolina
and corn granules; fat and oil of animal or vegetable origin; food preserves, in particular ofmeat, poultry, fish, vegetables and fruit; sweets and confectionery; preserves of cereals, flour,starch, milk powder and bakery products; soft drinks; remains and waste from the foodindustry, ready-made animal feedstuff; sugar beet; potatoes; fresh yeast; cultivation medium
for mushrooms.

Public holidays 2021

a. 1 Januaryb. 6 Januaryc. 4 Aprild. 5 Aprile. 1 Mayf. 3 May
g. 23 Mayh. 3 Junei. 15 Augustj. 1 November
k. 11 November
l. 25 December
m. 26 December

New Year’s Day
Epiphany*
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Labour Day
Constitution Day
Whit Sunday
Corpus Christi
AssumptionAll Saints’ Day
Independence Day
First Christmas Day
Second Christmas Day*driving restrictions do not apply on this day
Local restrictions
Vehicles concerned

goods vehicles with an MPW of over 16t

AreaWarsaw

Prohibition

every day from 07h00 to 10h00 and from 16h00 to 20h00

Remarks

The transit of the city of Warsaw by goods vehicles of over 16t (with theexception of traffic serving communities surrounding Warsaw) isforbidden. Transit traffic should divert via roads No. 50, 62 and 60.
Vehicles travelling with a C16 identity card on board are exempt from thisrestriction. This card is delivered to carriers by the consignor. Restrictions
are signposted.

Vehicles concerned

goods vehicles with an MPW of over 18t

Area

Wroclaw

Prohibition

every day from 06h00 to 09h00 and from 13h00 to 19h00 and from 22h00
to 04h00

Vehicles concerned

goods vehicles with an MPW of over 14t

Area

Elk

Prohibition

Permanent ban

Vehicles concerned

goods vehicles with an MPW of over 10t

Area

Lomza

Prohibition

every day from 22h00 to 06h00

Vehicles concerned

goods vehicles with an MPW of over 16t

Area

PoznanProhibition

every day from 07h00 to 09h00 and from 14h00 to 18h00

Vehicles concerned

goods vehicles with an MPW of over 18t

Area

Torun

Prohibition

every day from 06h00 to 09h00 and from 13h00 to 19h00

Vehicles concerned

goods vehicles with an MPW of over 12t

Area

Gliwice

Prohibition

every day from 00h00 to 04h00 and from 06h00 to 10h00 and from 14h00
to 18h00

Vehicles concerned

goods vehicles with an MPW of over 15t

Area

Nowa Sol

Prohibition

Permanent ban

Vehicles concerned

goods vehicles with an MPW of over 18t (excluded buses)

Area

Suwalki

Prohibition

Permanent banVehicles concerned

goods vehicles with an MPW of over 24t

AreaSopot

Prohibition

Permanent banVehicles concerned

goods vehicles with an MPW of over 12t

AreaLodz

Prohibition

Permanent ban with exceptions several main street: Aleksandrowska,Szczecinska, Zgierska

Source: ZMPD, October 2020