Urban Access Regulations in Europe
Affected zone |
Goods vehicles |
Dates |
Times during which access is not allowed or only with prior communication |
Nationwide |
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on the eve of public holidays c to k (see list below)
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18:00 – 22:00 |
on all public holidays |
08:00 – 22:00 |
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Nationwide |
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From last Friday in June until the Sunday before the beginning of the school year (29 June - 2 September 2019) |
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daily |
07:00 – 10:00 and 16:00-20:00 |
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daily |
06:00 – 09:00 and 13:00 – 19:00 and 22:00 – 04:00 |
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Elk |
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Permanent ban |
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Lomza |
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daily |
22:00 – 06:00 |
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daily |
07:00 – 09:00 and 14:00 – 18:00 |
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Torun |
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daily |
06:00 – 09:00 and 13:00 – 19:00 |
Gliwice |
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daily |
00:00 – 04:00 and 06:00 – 10:00 and 14:00 – 18:00 |
Nowa Sol |
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Permanent ban |
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Suwlaki |
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Permanent ban |
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Sopot |
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Permanent ban |
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Permanent ban with exceptions several main streets: Aleksandrowska, Szczecinska, Zgierska
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Public holidays in Poland 2019
a |
1 January |
New Year’s Day |
b |
6 January |
Epiphany |
c |
21 April |
Easter Sunday |
d |
22 April |
Easter Monday |
e |
1 May |
Labour Day |
f |
3 May |
Constitutions Day |
g |
9 June |
Whit Sunday |
h |
20 June |
Corpus Christi |
i |
15 August |
Assumption |
j |
1 November |
All Saints’ Day |
k |
11 November |
Independence Day |
l |
25 December |
First Christmas Day |
m |
26 December |
Second Christmas Day |
Exemptions
1.vehicles belonging to the police, road transport inspectorate, border guard, customs, Polish
armed 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 or
of 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 the
production cycle or with providing services to a company working around the clock;
16. vehicles transporting dangerous goods, as covered by separate regulations, in quantities for
which the orange plate is required;
17. vehicles carrying perishable goods or food* which constitute a considerable volume of the
total 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 the
consignee 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 load
cargo or on their return journey after unloading on Polish territory.
*List of perishable foods:
- meat and edible offal; fish, shellfish, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates; dairy products, in particular yoghurts, kefir, sour cream, milk, cheese, butter and ice cream
- cream; birds’ eggs and egg pastes; cut flowers, rolled turf (grass) and house
- plants; fresh
and frozen vegetables, fruit and mushrooms; cereals and agricultural produce for the
production 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 of
meat, 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 food
industry, ready-made animal feedstuff; sugar beet; potatoes; fresh yeast; cultivation medium
for mushrooms.