Basic information
From 21:30 or 23:30 on Saturdays and the day before a public holiday
until 21:45 on Sundays and public holidays.
Vehicles
Heavy goods vehicles of over 7.5t maximum permissible weight (MPW),
with or without a trailer.
Applies to roads
Throughout the road and motorway network.
Detailed information
Direction:
Belgium/Germany to France
From 21:30 on Saturdays and the day before a public holiday
To 21:45 on Sundays and public holidays
Belgium/France to Germany
From 23:30 on Saturdays and the day before a public holiday
To 21:45 on Sundays and public holidays
Exceptions:
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vehicles transporting livestock, animal-based perishable goods
irrespective of their state (fresh, frozen, deep-frozen or salted,
smoked, dried or sterilised), fresh or untreated vegetable-based
perishable goods (fruit and vegetables), cut flowers or potted
plants and flowers
-
empty vehicles making a trip in relation with the transport
operations referred to above, on condition that the vehicles are
heading for Germany
-
vehicles which, during the harvest period, are engaged in the
collection and transport of agricultural produce from its place of
harvest to its place of storage, processing or packing
-
vehicles carrying loads which are indispensable for carrying out
economic, sports, cultural, educational or political events, after
obtaining a suitable authorization
- vehicles carrying only newspapers
- vehicles carrying out office or factory removals
-
vehicles belonging to tradesmen and which are used for the sale of
their products at fairs or markets
-
vehicles involved in a combined rail-road transport operation
between the place of loading and the station of transfer, or between
the station of transfer and the destination of the goods, on
condition that the distance covered does not exceed 200km and that
the transport takes place in the direction of Germany
-
vehicles for emergency use by the police, army, customs, civil
defence and fire brigade as well as those used to transport vehicles
which have broken down or have been involved in an accident
-
vehicles being driven under an exceptional authorisation from the
Minister of Transport and which exceed the maximum statutory weight
as specified above, in particular for transport operations intended
to allow the non-stop operation of factories, to prevent any
breakdown in supplies or to contribute to the execution of public
services in response to immediate local needs.
The above-mentioned Ministerial authorisation must be shown on
demand to officers responsible for controlling road traffic.
Notes:
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in addition to Luxemburg’s official public holidays, the above
restrictions are in force on 8 May, 14 July and 11 November for
transport operations to France and on 30 March, 31 May, 3 October
and 26 December for transport operations to Germany
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vehicles concerned by the above-mentioned driving restrictions are
not permitted to stop or to park on public roads during the period
of these restrictions. This measure also applies to vehicles whose
MPW, with or without a trailer, exceeds 7.5t and which are
registered or are partly unloaded in Luxembourg and which intend to
transport goods to France or Germany
-
police officers are entitled to order drivers of vehicles found in
breach of the above-mentioned driving restrictions and parking bans
to return respectively to their country of origin, or their business
premises or place of loading/unloading in Luxembourg
-
infringement of these rules will be punished in compliance with the
provisions of the amended Art.7 of the law of 14 February 1955
relating to traffic regulations on all public roads
Vehicles concerned: heavy goods vehicles whose MPW exceeds
3.5t, with the exception of vehicles belonging to residents and
delivery vehicles
Permanent Restriction
Area:
access to the following road sections is forbidden in both directions:
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the CR150, between its intersection with the CR152 at Burmerange and
its intersection with the CR152 at Remerschen
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the CR152, between its intersection with the CR150 at Burmerange and
its intersection with the CR152B at Schengen
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the N16, between its intersection with the N16A at Mondorf-les-Bains
and the Mondor interchange linking the A13 motorway with the N16
access to the following road sections is forbidden in the direction
indicated:
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the Schengen interchange of the A13, slip-road in direction of the
Croix de Bettembourg, between the N10 and the A13
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the CR151, from the intersection with the N16 at the Kapebësch
locality to the intersection with the CR152 at Bech-Kleinmacher
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the CR162, from the intersection with the CR150A at Elvange to the
intersection with the CR152 at Wintrange.
Note: this prohibition is signposted
Vehicles concerned: heavy goods vehicles in transit whose MPW,
with or without a trailer, exceeds 3.5t, with the exception of those
which enter Luxembourg by a route situated to the north of the
Steinfort-Rosenberg border crossing on the N6 and the
Echternach-Echternacherbrück border crossing on the N11.
The regulation applies, however, to vehicles in transit heading for
France which enter Luxemburg by the N5, vehicles arriving from
Germany, France or Belgium and which are heading for the European
developing areas, and vehicles crossing Luxembourg from
Rheinland-Palatinate in the direction of Saarland and the opposite
direction.
Permanent restriction.
Area:
Transit traffic is forbidden on the public road network; compulsory
routes are indicated by signposts bearing the figure 3.5t on the
silhouette of the vehicle, as well as the indication of the direction
“Transit Belgium”, “Transit France”, “Transit Germany” or “Transit
Germany/France”.
Infringement of these rules will be punished in compliance with the
provisions of the amended Art.7 of the law of 14 February 1955
relating to traffic regulations on all public roads.
Holidays
Although it is a public holiday, there are no driving restrictions
on 23 June
Good to know
In Luxembourg the transit of heavy goods vehicles of over 7.5t MPW
heading for neighbouring countries (France, Germany, Belgium) is
forbidden if in these countries a traffic restriction because of a
public holiday is in force.
At entering Luxemburg drivers usually do not come across any
obstacles, but inside the country the Police patrols punish such
entrance with fines to the amount of several hundred Euro.
Maximum blood-alcohol content – 5‰
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS:
Assistance breakdown service - provided by the Luxembourg
Automobileclub (ACL) +352 26 000, available 24h.
the police - 113
emergency - 112