Driving bans during the summer

Again this year several countries will have extraordinary weekend driving bans for large trucks in order to favour the holiday traffic.

Among others the following countries will be affected:

Germany:
Driving ban every Saturday 07:00 – 20:00 from 1/7 to 31/8
Driving ban every Sunday as usual

France:
Driving ban every Saturday 07:00 – 19:00 from 24/7 to 21/8

Poland:
Driving ban in July and August
Every Friday 18:00 – 22:00
Every Saturday 08:00 – 14:00
Every Sunday 8:00 – 22:00

This may cause deviations from our standard lead times. You can read more about driving bans on https://dhl-freight-connections.com/en/business/truck-driving-bans-in-europe-in-the-summer-holidays-2025