GCC truck ban checker
Is a heavy-vehicle ban in force right now? Pick a country, and a day and time if you are planning ahead. Each restriction is listed with its own schedule, the vehicles it applies to and the fine, because the windows differ by road and a single answer would be wrong somewhere. Free, no sign-up.
Showing right now — Monday 7:36 PM local time in United Arab Emirates.
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This is a planning aid, not a clearance. It is built from a recorded list of restrictions. Rules change, carry exemptions and vary by permit and vehicle class, and a schedule this tool cannot read is reported as unread rather than treated as an open road. Confirm anything that matters with the relevant roads or transport authority.
To see where the zones are rather than when they apply, use the GCC road restrictions map.
Questions people ask
What are the truck ban timings in Dubai?
Dubai restricts heavy vehicles on several arteries during weekday peak hours, typically in the early morning and again in the late afternoon, with Sheikh Zayed Road and Emirates Road among the routes affected. The windows differ by road, so the checker above lists each one with its own schedule rather than quoting a single time that would be wrong somewhere.
Are the timings the same across the UAE?
No. Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah each set their own, and some are specific to one road or one bridge. That is why this is a list rather than one answer.
Does it cover Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Gulf?
It covers restrictions recorded for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. Saudi city windows in Riyadh and Jeddah, Bahrain peak restrictions and Oman corridor rules are included.
Which time zone does it use?
The road’s, not yours. The UAE and Oman run at UTC+4 and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait at UTC+3, and the Gulf does not observe daylight saving — so the local time shown is exact rather than approximate. Change the country and the clock follows it.
What happens if a schedule cannot be read?
It is listed separately as unread, with the recorded text shown, and it is never counted as clear. A tool that quietly answers "no ban" for something it could not interpret would put a vehicle into a fine, and the driver would have no way to tell that answer from a real one.
Can I rely on this instead of checking with the authority?
No. It is a planning aid built from a recorded list, and rules change, carry exemptions, and vary by permit and vehicle class. Confirm anything that matters with the relevant roads or transport authority.
An ETA that ignores a 4pm ban is not an ETA
Checking by hand works for one truck. Across a fleet, the restriction has to be part of the plan — so a dispatcher is warned before the trip is assigned rather than after the fine arrives.