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Heavy goods vehicles (over 3.5 t) - standard speeds limits in Europe

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Country	Heavy goods vehicles over 3.5t - urban roads	Heavy goods vehicles over 3.5t - non-urban roads	Heavy goods vehicles over 3.5t - expressways	Heavy goods vehicles over 3.5t - motorways
Austria	50 km/h	70 km/h	80 km/h	80 km/h
Belgium	50 km/h 20 km/h in residential areas. 30 km/h near schools and in streets with cycle paths	90 km/h	90 km/h	90 km/h
Bulgaria	50 km/h 40 km/h - maximum speed for vehicles carrying dangerous goods	80 km/h 70 km/h for heavy goods vehicles with semitrailers or trailers (Type O3, O4). 50 km/h for heavy goods vehicles carrying dangerous goods.	90 km/h 90 km/h for heavy goods vehicles with semitrailers or trailers (Type O3, O4). 90 km/h for heavy goods vehicles carrying dangerous goods.	100 km/h 90 km/h for heavy goods vehicles with semitrailers or trailers (Type O3, O4) .90 km/h for heavy goods vehicles carrying dangerous goods.
Croatia	50 km/h	80 km/h	90 km/h	90 km/h
Cyprus	50 km/h	64 km/h	80 km/h	80 km/h
Czech Republic	50 km/h	80 km/h	80 km/h	80 km/h
Denmark	50 km/h	70 km/h	80 km/h	80 km/h
Estonia	50 km/h	90 km/h	90 km/h	90 km/h
Finland	50 km/h	80 km/h	80 km/h	80 km/h On any other highways, the speed is restricted to 60 km/h for vehicles over 7.5 t
France	50 km/h	80 km/h 60 km/h for combination of vehicles over 12t	80 km/h	90 km/h
Germany	50 km/h	50 km/h 60 km/h Vehicle over 7.5t 80 km/h Vehicle up to 7.5t 60 km/h Vehicle up to 7.5t with trailer 60 km/h Vehicle over 7.5t with trailer	60 km/h Vehicle over 7.5t 80 km/h Vehicle up to 7.5t 60 km/h Vehicle up to 7.5t with trailer 60 km/h Vehicle over 7.5t with trailer	80 km/h Vehicle with trailer & Towing vehicle with two trailers
Greece	50 km/h	80 km/h 70 km/h for heavy goods vehicles with semitrailers or trailers (Type O3, O4)	80 km/h 80-70 km/h for heavy goods vehicles with semitrailers or trailers (Type O3, O4)	85 km/h 80-70 km/h for heavy goods vehicles with semitrailers or trailers (Type O3, O4)
Hungary	50 km/h	70 km/h	80 km/h	80 km/h
Ireland	50 km/h	80 km/h	90 km/h	90 km/h
Italy	50 km/h	80 km/h 80 km/h for vehicles up to 12 t. 70 km/h for vehicles over 12t	80/100 km/h 100 km/h for vehicles up to 12 t. 80 km/h for vehicles over 12t	80/100 km/h 100 km/h for vehicles up to 12 t. 80 km/h for vehicles over 12t
Latvia	50 km/h	80 km/h	-	-
Liechtenstein	50 km/h	80 km/h	-	-
Lithuania	50 km/h	80 km/h Roads with asphalt and concrete cover – 80 km/h Other roads – 70 km/h	80 km/h	90 km/h
Luxembourg	50 km/h	75 km/h	90 km/h	90 km/h
Malta	40 km/h	60 km/h	60 km/h	60 km/h
Netherlands	50 km/h	80 km/h	80 km/h	80 km/h
Norway	50 km/h	80 km/h	80 km/h	80 km/h
Poland	50 km/h (5 a.m. – 11 p.m.) 60 km/h (11 p.m. – 5 a.m.)	70 km/h 80 km/h on dual carriageway with at least 2 lanes for every direction	80 km/h	80 km/h
Portugal	50 km/h	80 km/h	80 km/h	90 km/h
Romania	50 km/h	90/80 km/h	110 km/h	110 km/h
Slovakia	50 km/h	90 km/h	90 km/h	90 km/h
Slovenia	50 km/h 30 km/h – in speed limit zones 10 km/h – in pedestrian zones where traffic is allowed	80 km/h	80 km/h	90 km/h
Spain	50 km/h	70 km/h Roads with no/narrow hard shoulder (<1.5 m) 10 km/h slower than the normal speed limit if carrying dangerous goods 80 km/h roads with hard shoulder (>1.5 m) or dual carriageway 10 km/h slower than the normal speed limit if carrying dangerous goods	80 km/h 10 km/h slower than the normal speed limit if carrying dangerous goods	80 km/h 10 km/h slower than the normal speed limit if carrying dangerous goods
Sweden	50 km/h	70 km/h	90 km/h	90 km/h
Switzerland	50 km/h	80 km/h	80 km/h	80 km/h
United Kingdom	48 km/h	80 km/h	112 km/h 96 km/h on motorways and dual carriageways if articulated or towing a trailer	112 km/h 96 km/h on motorways and dual carriageways if articulated or towing a trailer

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