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Hungary
lITISH operators working in Hungary a allowed much the same facilities they would be in any other European untry. They can carry goods to, -ough or from Hungary, pick up a ck load after having dropped a load Hungary or they may enter Hungary than empty vehicle and pick up a turn load. In addition, Hungary perts third-country traffic. That is to y, a British vehicle may carry goods im Hungary to a country other than a UK provided there is no prohibition this by the third country. Cabotage prohibited.
A British operator must hold a permit !less he is undertaking household move's, his vehicle does not exceed )00 kilos gross weight, or he is rrying certain specialized traffic. The ter includes goods to and from -ports, luggage, damaged vehicles, irks of art, publicity material, mail, eatricel properties, animal carcasses id funeral transport.
Since operators travelling to Hungary II pass through Germany then a !neral quota permit for Germany is quired, and Hungarian permits will
I issued only to operators in possesxi of a German permit. Here again tention is drawn to the German road/ il permit system (CM Nov 8). If the ,hide is passing through Austria or techoslovakia on its way to Hungary en applications for an Austrian or techosloyakian permit should be linked ith the Hungarian permit when it is int to the International Road Freight Ffice at Newcastle.
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Permits apply only to hire and ward operators; instead of a permit, vn-account operators must carry a 2cument with comprehensive informion of their business. The documents mid show the operator's name and idress, the nature of his business Id the goods being carried, where ley were loaded and where they will unloaded. It should also show details the vehicle being used and the route be followed.
There are no prohibitions on the ovement of goods vehicles in Hungary weekends or on public holidays. Because of the bilateral agreement, :tails of which are contained in ommand 4387, UK vehicles are
exempted from Hungarian taxes and charges levied on vehicles provided Hungarian customs regulations are observed. British vehicles, however, will pay taxes on fuel consumption and road tolls. The Command is available from HMSO at 101/2p.
The Hungarians deal with overweight vehicles on the spot by claiming a fee and a vehicle is regarded as overweight where a single axle is loaded to more than 10tons or a double axle to more than 16tons. A vehicle is considered to have a double axle if the centres of the axles are 2 metres or less apart.
Hungarians lay down and enforce strictly speed limits. They are as follows:
Rigid lorry 70km/h Articulated vehicle 50km/h Road train With air brakes (Drawbar) 50km/h Road train without air brakes (Drawbar) 40 km/h In built-up areas Lorry up to 3.5 metric tons total weight 50km/h More than 3.5 metric tons total weight between 11 pm and 4pm 50km/h More than 3.5 metric tons total weight between 4am and 11pm 40 km/h Articulated vehicle 40 km/h Road train with air brakes 40 km/h Road train without air brakes 30 km/h Incidentally, it is a simple matter for the authorities to check speed limits since every vehicle is checked in at the border and checked out at the border.
As for speed limits, so it is for weights and dimensions in Hungary. Limits are laid down and they are strictly enforced. They are height 4 m, width 2.50 m; and lengths vary between different models of vehicles. A lorry with two axles is limited to 1 Ometres, with three or more axles 11 metres, articulated vehicles 14 metres rigids and drawbars 18 metres.
Axle weight
Axle weights are restricted to 8 tons on a single axle or 14.5tons on two axles provided they are separated by at least 1 metre but not more than 2 metres. Trailer weights are restricted to 20tons, three-axle artics 24 tons, four-axle artics to 30.5 tons and five-axle artics to 34.5 tons. Operators who know that their vehicles will be overweight or oversized can obtain special permission from one of two Hungarian authorities. For vehicles exceeding only the dimensions, special authorization can be obtained from Belugyminiszterium, Kozlekedesi Csoportfonokseg, Budapest, V Jozsef Attila u.2. For vehicles exceeding weights or both weights and dimensions, applications should be made to Kozlekedes-es Postaugyi Miniszterium, Kozuti foosztaly, Budapest, V11 Dob u75-81.