Smoked salmon ensures traffic jam: truck stopped on A9!
Smoked salmon ensures traffic jam: truck stopped on A9!
On Sunday, June 23, 2025, there was an unexpected delay on the A9 near Hof, which literally caused smoked salmon. A truck with around nine tons of this delicacy had to take an involuntary break after the Hof traffic police inspection checked the tractor -trailer around 12:20 p.m. The 34-year-old driver initially claimed to transport fresh salmon, but the freight papers clearly showed smoked salmon as the content. And then the fun for the driver ends.
such as Frankenpost Exemption for perishable fresh goods that could override a Sunday driving ban. Thus, the van was only allowed to continue his trip at 10 p.m. The driver must now expect a fine - he will be a punishment for the violation of the Sunday driving ban.
around the driving ban
In Germany, § 30 of the Road Traffic Regulations (StVO) regulates the Sunday and holiday driving ban, which applies between 0 and 10 p.m. This affects trucks over 7.5 tons and trailers behind trucks. Even if many think that they could easily drive on Sunday, the ban applies to commercial goods transport or empty trips. Private purposes are out there, as [ADAC explains] (https://www.adac.de/verkehr/recht/verkehrs-demandrisse-Deutschland/Sonn-und-feiertagenfahrbot/).
Interestingly, the regulations for certain periods, for example during the holiday travel time from July 1st to August 31st, are still stricter. On Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. there is also a driving ban for trucks over 7.5 tons. If you violate this, you have to reckon with not inconsiderable punishments - so the driver can be asked to check out fines from 120 euros and the holder with up to 570 euros.special features for transport vehicles
One of the exceptions that is important for many: Under certain conditions, trucks can also drive over 7.5 tons on Sundays and public holidays. Fresh foods such as milk, meat, fish or easily perishable fruit and vegetables are excluded from the regulation. The explanations of [Balm] (https://www.balm.bund.de/de/themen/rechts- Developmentrecht provisions/strassenverkehrrecht/strassenverkehrrecht/lkw-fahrbote_node.html) say that these exceptions can also be requested for urgent transports.
In this special case, the officials saw no exception and the driver's claim was not covered by the papers, which led to another mishap in the regulations. A good advice: If you are traveling with heavy freight, you should know exactly what rules apply. This can quickly cause misfortunes, even if it is only a good bit of smoked salmon.
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