Weight limitSlovakia
Traffic rules
Slovakia
1. Weight limit
A weight limit prohibits vehicles or vehicle combinations whose mass exceeds the value shown from entering or passing a road section, bridge, tunnel or other structure. Depending on local law, the restriction may concern the vehicle’s actual loaded mass, maximum authorised mass or load on an individual axle.
Drivers must know which type of mass the sign refers to and must include the vehicle, passengers, cargo and any trailer where required. A vehicle that exceeds the limit must use another suitable route.
Does every weight-limit sign measure the same kind of vehicle weight in Slovakia?
No. The maximum-weight sign uses current loaded mass, including the driver and passengers; the axle-load sign limits the load on the most heavily loaded axle. For a vehicle combination, the general maximum-weight limit applies separately to each vehicle. Other vehicle-category or weight-related controls must be read on their own terms.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Decree signs 240-241; Act sections 3-4
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Road Traffic Act 8/2009, effective 1 October 2026
Vehicles heavier than indicated prohibited.
English • Traffic sign 240 • Maximum mass. The sign prohibits entry by a vehicle or vehicle combination whose actual mass, including its load, driver and passengers, exceeds the indicated limit. For a vehicle combination, the mass restriction applies separately to each vehicle. For an articulated combination of a tractor unit and semi-trailer, the maximum mass applies separately to the actual mass of the tractor unit plus the semi-trailer mass borne by it, and to the remaining mass of the semi-trailer.
Slovenčina • Dopravná značka 240 • Maximálna hmotnosť. Značka zakazuje vjazd vozidlom alebo jazdnou súpravou, ktorých okamžitá hmotnosť vrátane nákladu, vodiča a cestujúcich presahuje vyznačenú hranicu na značke. Pri jazdnej súprave sa obmedzenie hmotnosti vzťahuje na každé vozidlo zapojenej súpravy osobitne. Pri jazdnej súprave tvorenej ťahačom a návesom sa maximálna hmotnosť vzťahuje na okamžitú hmotnosť ťahača a hmotnosť návesu pripadajúcu na ťahač a na zostatkovú hmotnosť návesu osobitne.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Static.slov-lex.sk • Vyhláška č. 30/2020 Z. z. • značka 240 • znenie účinné od 31. 3. 2024
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Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic • Public domain • Source revision 2010-08-25. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Do cargo and trailers matter for a posted weight restriction in Slovakia?
Yes. The maximum-weight sign includes the load, driver and passengers. In a combination, its limit applies separately to each vehicle. For a tractor and semi-trailer, assess the tractor together with the semi-trailer load borne by it, and the remaining semi-trailer load separately. Check any axle-load restriction as well.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Decree signs 240-241; Act sections 3-4
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Road Traffic Act 8/2009, effective 1 October 2026
What should you do if your vehicle exceeds a bridge weight limit in Slovakia?
Do not drive onto the bridge. Follow the signed alternative route and check the vehicle’s gross and axle loads as applicable. A general heavy-vehicle permit does not automatically authorise crossing every restricted bridge.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Decree signs 240-241; Act sections 3-4
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Road Traffic Act 8/2009, effective 1 October 2026
