Transporters protested against the planned toll increase in Budapest and its surroundings

The transporters reported the demonstration to the police after the ÉKM announced on Friday that an agreement had been reached between the ministry, transporters and professional interest groups.

The goals were described as common in the sense that international transit traffic should be carried out on the 2×2 lane road network to the greatest extent possible. to be resolved; this, they say, will increase traffic safety and significantly reduce the burden on the population.

The ministry wrote on Sunday that they are puzzled by the individual actions that ignore the agreement and try to disrupt the peace of the country preparing for the holidays.

The participants in Monday’s demonstration gathered on the entrance section of the M3 motorway, then the trucks traveled along the Róbert Károly körút – Árpád bridge – Szentendrei út – Batthyány utca – M0 motorway – Megyeri bridge – M3 motorway – M3 entrance route. Finally, the organizers gave speeches at Hősök teren; here the movement lasted until 8 pm.

One ​​of the organizers of the demonstration, Tibor Orosz, said at a press conference held at Heroes’ Square that they are demanding the reconsideration and abolition of the toll law, as well as substantive negotiations from the Ministry of Transport and Communications, and that they will continue the protest in the absence of results. He stated that they were not protesting against the government, but for the truck drivers and for a change in the law.

According to press information, István Sinka, another organizer of the event, took the truck drivers’ demands to the ÉKM together with others, where they said they were received by Minister János Lázár’s chief of staff and the deputy state secretary, who indicated that they were open to dialogue.

According to his statement, they will spend the night at a gas station, but they consider the demonstration a success, which is why they called on everyone to go home peacefully on Tuesday. The continuation of the demonstration depends on how the Ministry of Transport and Communications responds to their demands.

– he indicated.

The Budapest Police Headquarters wrote on its website after the permit expired, after 8 p.m.: Budapest’s public roads are fully passable, the police thank the road users for their patience.