Text file: 9072.txt
author: ahac36 nuncij
downvotes: 3
end consideration date: 2018-04-03
id: '9072'
number comments: 2
number views: 2970
proposal type: Competent authority response
response: "Response from the Ministry of Infrastructure\nWhen it comes to restrictions\
  \ on HGV traffic on Slovenian roads, we are confronted with proposals that are completely\
  \ contradictory. On the one hand, there are proposals for a complete relaxation\
  \ of HGV traffic on motorways, on the other hand, there are proposals for additional\
  \ restrictions at weekends, at peak times and on certain sections of the road.\n\
  The area of the ban on HGVs is regulated at national level by individual countries,\
  \ so each country has its own regime of restrictions. As neighbouring countries\
  \ do not have uniform restrictions on HGV traffic, it is not possible to fully align\
  \ Slovenian restrictions with the traffic restrictions in these countries. The traffic\
  \ restrictions on the roads in our country are as far as possible aligned with those\
  \ of neighbouring countries in order to ensure that traffic flows as smoothly as\
  \ possible. If traffic restrictions were extended to weekends, this could lead to\
  \ an increased need for parking space for goods vehicles, which is already in short\
  \ supply.\nHowever, a complete ban on the circulation of EURO 1 and EURO 2 emission\
  \ class goods vehicles would hit domestic hauliers the hardest, as these vehicles\
  \ are more often used for shorter distances, where the depreciation period of goods\
  \ vehicles is longer. The share of these emission classes of goods vehicles transiting\
  \ through Slovenia is also decreasing rapidly due to the much higher toll for these\
  \ vehicles, which represent a smaller share of the freight traffic on the motorway\
  \ crossroads.\nThe traffic of goods vehicles on Slovenian roads may be restricted\
  \ only for the reasons listed in Article 28(1) of the Road Traffic Rules Act, i.e.\
  \ to ensure the safety or smooth operation of road traffic, to maintain public order\
  \ or to protect the environment. In our view, none of these factors stands out in\
  \ the case of the proposed additional restrictions, and we therefore do not envisage\
  \ any changes to the restriction of HGV traffic at this time. It follows that we\
  \ do not support the proposal.\n "
response date: 2018-05-08
response due date: null
sent date: 2018-03-13
title: Government to protect the country from pollution caused by dirty trucks from
  Eastern Europe
upvotes: 36
url: https://predlagam.vladi.si/predlog/9072
