Driving restrictions, Slovakia

Exceptions

• coaches, caravans;
• vehicles of the armed forces, police and the Slovak Security Service;
• vehicles used for indispensable seasonal agricultural work;
• vehicles transporting medical instruments, or biological or pharmaceutical products to hospitals or medical institutions, or to ensure the operation of medical equipment in hospitals or medical institutions;
• vehicles used in combined transport or for loading or unloading ships or trains on the territory of the Slovak Republic;
• vehicles used for cultural or sporting events, and in particular for the transport of boats, motorcycles, horses, birds etc.;
• aid vehicles required at scenes of accidents or natural disaster;
• vehicles transporting dangerous goods;
• vehicles used for the supply of petrol stations;
• vehicles transporting foodstuffs or livestock.

If so requested by a police officer, during the period of the driving ban, a driver must be able to prove that his vehicle is being used for one of the above-mentioned purposes.

Derogations

In accordance with Act 9, §140 of the 2009 Digest of Law, authorisation to drive during the hours of the driving restriction may be obtained in extraordinary and inevitable cases, if to do so would not endanger public safety. If the authorisation is required for the territory of one region, the relevant Regional Traffic Inspectorate is competent to deal with the request for exemption. If the authorisation is required for an area covering more than one region, the request for exemption should be addressed to the Department of Traffic Police of the Presidency of the Police Corps, (Odbor dopravnej polície Prezídia policajného zboru), Racianska 45, 812 72 Bratislava, Tel.: +421 9610 50221. The issue of authorisations is subject to administrative fees. An authorisation is granted if the request is justified and on presentation of certified documents indicating the necessity of the transport operation. The authorisation remains valid for a period of 30 days.

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