Law barring heavy vehicles from motorways on Friday evenings comes into effect

Filling stations and car parks near Czech motorways were jammed with parked trucks on Friday evening, as a new law came into effect barring vehicles weighing 7.5 tonnes or more from motorways between 5 and 9pm on Fridays in July and August. However, the hauliers' group Cesmad Bohemia complained there were far too few parking spaces for heavy lorries; some drivers had to either park in inappropriate spots or continue driving and face possible fines, a Cesmad representative told TV Nova.

Author: Ian Willoughby