Exceptions (selection)
- Transport of fresh food: fruit and vegetables, milk and dairy products, meat, fish, eggs, mushrooms, bakery and confectionery products, fresh herbs, ready-to-eat meals – with consignment note or loading list; plus the related empty and return journeys (Abs. 3a).
- Animals for slaughter, mail, periodicals, supply of drinks in excursion areas (Abs. 3).
- Urgent repairs to refrigeration, water and energy installations, sewer damage, towing services, breakdown service, disaster operations, road maintenance authorities, refuse collection (Abs. 3).
- Combined transport within 65 km of the designated railway stations and ports, and journeys to and from airports (Abs. 2a).
- Journeys within built-up areas on the last two Saturdays before 24 December (Abs. 3).
Full list in StVO 1960 § 42. The night-time driving ban (Abs. 6) has its own exceptions: road maintenance services, essential journeys of the Austrian Armed Forces, low-noise vehicles with confirmation under § 8b Abs. 4 KDV 1967.
Source and status
Source StVO 1960 § 42 (Fahrverbot für Lastkraftfahrzeuge) · RIS – Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes · Version in force since · accessed · checked on · CC BY 4.0
Source Feiertagsruhegesetz 1957 § 1 (gesetzliche Feiertage) · RIS – Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes · Version in force since · accessed · checked on · CC BY 4.0
Source Fahrverbotskalender 2026, § 1 (BGBl. II Nr. 77/2026) · RIS – Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes · Version in force since · accessed · checked on · CC BY 4.0
Source Lkw-Fahrverbote Generalerneuerung Luegbrücke 2026, § 1 (BGBl. II Nr. 338/2025 idF BGBl. II Nr. 70/2026) · RIS – Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes · Version in force since · accessed · checked on · CC BY 4.0
Source Sommer-Fahrverbotskalender A 10 2026, § 1 (BGBl. II Nr. 190/2026) · RIS – Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes · Version in force since · accessed · checked on · CC BY 4.0
Source A 12 Inntalautobahn, Nachtfahrverbot für Schwerfahrzeuge, § 3 (LGBl. Nr. 64/2010 idF LGBl. Nr. 121/2020) · RIS – Landesrecht Tirol · Version in force since · accessed · checked on · CC BY 4.0
Source A 12 Inntalautobahn, Nachtfahrverbot für Schwerfahrzeuge, § 4 Ausnahmen (idF LGBl. Nr. 141/2021) · RIS – Landesrecht Tirol · Version in force since · accessed · checked on · CC BY 4.0
Source Verordnung Fahrverbot A12/A13 Luegbrücke (VBl. Tirol Nr. 35/2026) · RIS – Verordnungsblatt für Tirol · promulgated on · accessed · checked on · CC BY 4.0
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