Attention! Changes to traffic rules for the EU Presidency, Budapest traffic affected

From today, 1 July 2024, the Ministry of Construction and Transport has made it possible for delegation vehicles arriving in the capital for the Hungarian EU Presidency to use the bus lanes. In addition to the amendment to the Highway Code, newly authorised cars will also be issued with distinctive stickers to make them easier to check and detect.

The Ministry of Construction and Transport (MCPT) is amending legislation to help transport in the capital during the EU presidency. To prevent EU presidency-related vehicles from causing additional congestion on Budapest’s already busy road network, an amendment to the decree on road traffic rules will allow “designated vehicles of delegations to use bus and trolleybus lanes without disturbing bus and trolleybus traffic, i.e. public transport” from 1 July.

However, this applies strictly only to designated vehicles that can use the bus lane without disrupting public transport. The bus lane will remain the bus and trolleybus lane, and public transport will continue to have priority.

Totalcar reports that vehicles newly entitled to use the bus lane will also receive distinctive self-adhesive stickers, which will be mandatory on the front and rear of vehicles to facilitate control and visibility.