In Germany, on Sundays and public holidays between 00:00 and 22:00, lorries with a permissible total weight of more than 7.5 tonnes and trailers behind lorries are not allowed to operate.

The prohibition shall not apply to the carriage of fresh milk, fresh meat and fish or perishable fruit and vegetables, to certain combined road-rail freight transport up to a distance of 200 km or port-road transport up to a distance of 150 km.

Under certain conditions, exceptions to the driving ban on Sundays or public holidays may be granted.

Preconditions

An exemption may only be granted if certain conditions are met, such as:

• Supplying the population with perishable food
• Timely loading and unloading of seagoing vessels
• Maintaining the operation of public utilities or transport facilities.

An exemption shall be granted upon written request. Applications can be submitted by fax.

If, in individual cases, the exercise of business conflicts with the requirements or prohibitions of the Road Traffic Regulations (StVO), an exemption permit can be applied for. This applies, for example, to exceptions

• the regulations on road use,
• the prohibition on entering a motorway or a motor road or using it with vehicles not registered there,
• the regulations on stopping and parking,
• the requirements relating to vehicle and load dimensions,
• the requirements relating to the use of safety belts and the wearing of safety helmets,
• from Sundays and public holidays stag driving ban,
• the prohibition of bringing obstacles onto the road,
• prohibitions on operating loudspeakers, offering goods or services on the street,
• the prohibition of advertising and propaganda in connection with road signs,
• prohibitions or restrictions imposed by means of regulatory or directional marks, and
• the ban on night, Sunday and holiday parking for vehicles over 7.5 t and trailers over 2 t in residential areas.

In order to protect road users, the legislator and legislator has prescribed that seat belts must be worn while driving and that protective helmets must be worn when driving motorcycles.

However, it is possible to be exempted from this obligation upon request. The resulting significant security risk shall be borne by the applicant.

An exemption from the obligation to wear seat belts is possible,

• if it is not possible to wear seat belts for health reasons.
• if the applicant's height is less than 150 cm.

An exemption from the helmet wearing obligation is possible,

• if it is not possible to wear a safety helmet for health reasons.

Authorized persons are tradesmen and private persons who have to drive a truck over 7.5 t gross vehicle weight or a truck under 7.5 t with trailer on a Sunday or public holiday due to a justified individual case.

Reasons for these journeys could be, for example, the following: tournament participation, trade fair stand operators, events, deadline-related goods in encounter traffic. We reserve the right to examine each case on a case-by-case basis.

On the basis of a medical certificate or a medical certificate, you can be exempted from wearing a helmet or from the obligation to wear a seat belt with this exemption. Furthermore, you can be exempted from the obligation to wear a seat belt if your height is less than 150 cm.

If your business is contrary to the requirements or prohibitions of the Road Traffic Regulations (StVO) in individual cases, you can apply for an exemption. This applies, for example, to exceptions

• the regulations on road use,
• the prohibition on entering a motorway or a motor road or using it with vehicles not registered there,
• the regulations on stopping and parking,
• the requirements relating to vehicle and load dimensions,
• the requirements relating to the use of safety belts and the wearing of safety helmets,
• the ban on driving on Sundays and public holidays,
• the prohibition of bringing obstacles onto the road,
• prohibitions on operating loudspeakers, offering goods or services on the street,
• the prohibition of advertising and propaganda in connection with road signs,
• prohibitions or restrictions imposed by means of regulatory or directional marks, and
• the ban on night, Sunday and holiday parking for vehicles over 7.5 t and trailers over 2 t in residential areas.