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Motor traffic in nature

It is prohibited to drive a motorised vehicle in off-road terrain, even if it is your own land. There are some general exceptions from the ban and it is also possible to apply for an exemption for driving off-road. Special rules apply to personal water crafts and snowmobiles.

Off-road driving is prohibited in the whole of Sweden. The County Administrative Board may decide on an exemption from the off-road driving ban and the snowmobile ban. We work to ensure that motor traffic does not interfere with, or harm, the land, vegetation, recreational life, animal life, reindeer husbandry, agriculture or forestry.

Ban on off-road driving

The main provision under the Off-Road Driving Act is that it is prohibited to drive a motorised vehicle on bare ground, even if it is your own land.

What counts as terrain?

All natural land off roads is counted as terrain, for example:

  • parks
  • fields
  • meadows
  • fens
  • mires
  • beaches
  • bare mountains
  • hiking trails
  • running trails
  • tractor paths

What counts as a motorised vehicle?

Motorised vehicles is a collective term for all types of vehicles powered by a motor, for example:

  • car
  • motorcycle
  • four-wheel ATV
  • electric bike
  • tracked vehicle
  • snowmobile

Personal water crafts (PWC)

You may only drive a personal water craft in designated waterways or in areas that are approved by the County Administrative Board. If you break the rules you may be fined.

Snowmobile

Snowmobiles may only be driven on snow-covered ground, where neither the ground nor the vegetation are damaged. Within certain areas, mostly in the mountains, the snowmobile traffic is regulated by snowmobile bans. There, you are only permitted to drive on designated and marked scooter trails.

Exceptions from the ban on off-road driving

General exceptions from the ban on off-road driving apply to:

  • Agriculture
  • Forestry
  • Staff working on a governmental or municipal assignment
  • Civil protection
  • Doctors
  • Fire department
  • Mountain rescue
  • Reindeer husbandry
  • Retrieving trapped bears, moose, deer or wild boar.

The exemptions require an approval from the landowner and only apply if the measure cannot be carried out in other appropriate ways.

Exemption for off-road driving

You may apply for an exemption for driving off-road if you have special reasons. An exemption is a single exception from the ban. Besides the exemption, you need the approval of the landowner to drive on the ground.

Reasons for an exemption may, for example, be:

  • Disability
  • Certain material transports
  • Competitions
  • And more

The e-services and forms of the County Administrative Board in this field are not available in English. If you wish to submit an application or notification, you may contact the County Administrative Board, which can inform you how to proceed.

Helmet rules

The Swedish Transport Administration provides more information about which rules that apply to helmets and off-road driving.

Questions and answers about helmet rules, Swedish Transport Administration External link.

Contact

Competitions and vehicle shows on a road

Are you arranging a competition or vehicle show on a road? Then you first need to apply for a permit from the County Administrative Board.

In order to arrange a competition or a vehicle show on a road then you need to apply for a permit from the County Administration Board. If the event extends into more than one county, then you should send your application to the County Administration Board in the county where the event starts.

What counts as a vehicle?

  • cars
  • motorcycles
  • mopeds
  • bicycles
  • roller skis
  • inline skates
  • other methods of transportation with wheels.

Apply for a permit

You need to send in an application for a permit no later than four months prior to the start of the competition or vehicle show.

The e-services and forms of the County Administrative Board in this field are not available in English. If you wish to submit an application or notification, you may contact the County Administrative Board, which can inform you how to proceed.

Application fee

  • Competition on a road in one county: SEK 2,900.
  • Competition on a road affecting more than one county: SEK 7,100.
  • Vehicle shows on a road are free.

Other permits that you may require

Closure of a public road

For competitions or vehicle shows that require the closure of a public road, a permit from the body responsible for the road is also required. It is the local municipality or Trafikverket that has responsibility for public roads.

Public event

You may also require a permit from the police if there are other activities arranged in connection with the competition or vehicle show.

Apply for a public event permit, the Police Authority External link.

Dela sidan:

Landshövding

Stefan Attefall

Besöksadress

Bäverns gränd 17

Postadress

751 86 Uppsala

Organisationsnummer

202100-2254

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