Who it applies to
The calendar is set every year by a decree of the Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, under Article 6 of the Highway Code. For 2026 it is Decree No. 325 of 12 December 2025.
- Vehicles and vehicle combinations for the carriage of goods with a maximum authorised mass above 7.5 t.
- On roads outside built-up areas.
- Also abnormal vehicles and abnormal loads, even when authorised.
- It does not apply to solo tractor units returning to base or going to couple a semi-trailer.
- Stricter rules apply to dangerous goods of ADR classes 1 and 7 (see below).
Hours at a glance
- January–May and October–December: Sundays and public holidays, normally 9:00 to 22:00.
- June–September: Sundays and public holidays, 7:00 to 22:00.
- July and August: several Saturdays as well, normally 8:00 to 16:00 (1 and 8 August until 22:00), and some Fridays 16:00 to 22:00.
- Special time bands around Epiphany, Easter, 25 April, 1 May, 2 June, mid-August and Christmas.
Full 2026 calendar
All 79 ban days in Annex A of the decree, with start and end times (for example 09–22 = from 9:00 to 22:00).
January
- Thu 109–22
- Sun 409–22
- Mon 516–22
- Tue 609–22
- Sun 1109–22
- Sun 1809–22
- Sun 2509–22
February
- Sun 109–22
- Sun 809–22
- Sun 1509–22
- Sun 2209–22
March
- Sun 109–22
- Sun 809–22
- Sun 1509–22
- Sun 2209–22
- Sun 2909–22
April
- Fri 314–22
- Sat 409–16
- Sun 509–22
- Mon 609–22
- Tue 709–14
- Sun 1209–22
- Sun 1909–22
- Sat 2509–22
- Sun 2609–22
May
- Fri 109–22
- Sun 309–22
- Sun 1009–22
- Sun 1709–22
- Sun 2409–22
- Sat 3009–14
- Sun 3109–22
June
- Tue 207–22
- Sun 707–22
- Sun 1407–22
- Sun 2107–22
- Sun 2807–22
July
- Sat 408–16
- Sun 507–22
- Sat 1108–16
- Sun 1207–22
- Sat 1808–16
- Sun 1907–22
- Fri 2416–22
- Sat 2508–16
- Sun 2607–22
- Fri 3116–22
August
- Sat 108–22
- Sun 207–22
- Fri 716–22
- Sat 808–22
- Sun 907–22
- Fri 1416–22
- Sat 1507–22
- Sun 1607–22
- Sat 2208–16
- Sun 2307–22
- Sat 2908–16
- Sun 3007–22
September
- Sun 607–22
- Sun 1307–22
- Sun 2007–22
- Sun 2707–22
October
- Sun 409–22
- Sun 1109–22
- Sun 1809–22
- Sun 2509–22
November
- Sun 109–22
- Sun 809–22
- Sun 1509–22
- Sun 2209–22
- Sun 2909–22
December
- Sun 609–22
- Tue 809–22
- Sun 1309–22
- Sun 2009–22
- Fri 2509–22
- Sat 2609–22
- Sun 2709–22
Source: MIT Decree No. 325 of 12/12/2025, Annex A. The calendar applies to 2026 only: 2027 requires the new decree.
Export and intermodal concessions
- Vehicles heading abroad, with documents proving the destination of the load: the ban ends 2 hours earlier (Art. 3).
- Vehicles arriving from abroad, with documents on origin and destination: the ban starts 4 hours later. With a single driver, if the daily rest ends after the ban starts, the 4 hours run from the end of the rest (Art. 3).
- Freight villages and intermodal terminals, including Brescia Scalo, Verona, Padua, Melzo and Milano Smistamento: for vehicles carrying goods or load units going abroad by rail, the ban ends 4 hours earlier (Art. 6).
- Airports: the ban does not apply to vehicles going to or coming from airports with air cargo, with the relevant documents (Art. 6).
- Combined transport road-rail or road-sea with a booking: the ban does not apply in the cases provided, with a road leg of up to 150 km as the crow flies from the port or station (Art. 6).
Concessions for arrivals from abroad or from a port apply only if the arrival takes place on the ban day. Documents proving origin and destination must always be on board.
Dangerous goods: classes 1 and 7
For dangerous goods of ADR class 1 (explosives, including ammunition) and class 7 (radioactive material) the ban applies to any quantity and any vehicle mass (Art. 12):
- on all calendar days;
- in addition, from 23 May to 6 September 2026, every Saturday from 8:00 to 24:00 and every Sunday all day.
There are limited exceptions: for vehicles up to 7.5 t carrying goods under ADR exemptions, in limited or excepted quantities, and Prefecture authorisations in specific cases. For ADR shipments see dangerous goods by road.
Exemptions and permits
The decree exempts some vehicles, for example police, fire brigade, civil protection and essential public services. It also exempts some goods, including perishables carried under ATP, medical products, newspapers and supplies for aircraft and ships (Arts. 7 and 8). Many of these vehicles must display the green sign with the letter “d”.
For reasons of absolute and proven need and urgency, the Prefecture may grant permits in the cases set out in the decree (Arts. 9–11).
Other limits to consider
- Local orders by road authorities, for example on mountain passes and routes.
- Other countries' calendars: Austria, Switzerland, Germany and France have their own bans, different from Italy's.
- The calendar changes every year: always check you have the right year's decree.
Sources
- Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) – Ministerial Decree No. 325 of 12 December 2025
- Decree text with Annex A (PDF, MIT website, Italian)
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