Norway Removals Truck Rules: Tolls and Winter Tyres

What do tolls, tyres and street rules mean for a moving truck in Norway?

Norway collects road tolls automatically at every toll station, charges foreign-registered vehicles as well, and treats a vehicle over 3,500 kg used in business differently from a light van. In winter, tyre and chain rules for lorries follow weight, and Oslo and Bergen add a fee on studded tyres. This page sets out what the official pages say and where they stop.

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How does a foreign-registered van pay Norwegian tolls?

AutoPASS’s page for foreign vehicles (opens in a new window) says all vehicles must pay road tolls in Norway. For a vehicle up to 3,500 kg there are two routes: a tag agreement with a toll service provider, or registering the vehicle with an online service the page names. Without either, an invoice follows and a lookup fee may be added.

The page, updated on 21 January 2026, says a tag cannot be had at the Norwegian border for vehicles up to 3,500 kg, so it must be ordered well ahead. A tag gives 20 percent off each crossing; registering without one gives no discount. Where tolls depend on emissions, the charge follows the fuel type and Euro class on record. The Norwegian tariff page (opens in a new window) (updated 11 November 2024) adds that a foreign vehicle whose Euro class or fuel type is not registered pays the highest tariff.

The page on lookup fees (opens in a new window) (updated 22 April 2025) says the fee is the actual cost of finding the owner in the vehicle register of your country and is itemised on the invoice. Its rates from 1 May 2025 are EUR 5.10 for Germany, EUR 8.67 for Spain, EUR 14.00 for Austria and PLN 47.40 for Poland. It lists no rate for the United Kingdom, so none is given here.

When is a toll tag compulsory for a moving lorry in Norway?

AutoPASS’s page on the compulsory tag (opens in a new window) says every Norwegian or foreign motor vehicle over 3,500 kg registered to a company, or otherwise used in business, must carry a valid tag tied to a valid user agreement on all public roads. Vehicles registered to private persons and used only privately, such as a motorhome, are not covered. It does not mention a removal vehicle.

The page, updated on 12 August 2025, says a tag can be ordered online and sent by post, or collected at customs offices along the border and at ferries that cross it. A tag collected at the border is not valid until the user agreement is made with the provider the page names. The agreement links the tag number to one registration number, so moving the tag to another vehicle means changing the agreement.

Statens vegvesen’s page (opens in a new window), which shows no date, says the police, customs and the road administration check tags along the road. A missing or invalid tag costs NOK 8,000, or NOK 16,000 on a repeat within two years. The fee must be paid within three weeks even if you appeal, or it rises by 50 percent.

What do Oslo’s toll rings charge a heavy vehicle?

The Oslo toll company’s tariff page (opens in a new window), valid from 1 January 2026, says its 83 toll stations form three rings: Bygrensen, Osloringen and Indre ring. Charges are collected only on the way into Oslo and within it, and an hourly rule means only one crossing an hour is charged in the two inner rings. Rates differ for vehicles up to 3,500 kg and for heavier ones.

Heavier group, outside rush hour.
NOK 161 for Euro 5 and older, NOK 109 for Euro 6, and nothing for zero-emission and gas vehicles.
Heavier group, rush hour.
NOK 223 for Euro 5 and older and NOK 162 for Euro 6. Rush hour means 06.30 to 09.00 and 15.00 to 17.00, and the surcharge is not charged on Saturdays, Sundays, official holidays or in July.
Lighter group.
A diesel van pays NOK 42 outside rush hour and NOK 50 in it, a petrol or plug-in hybrid NOK 38 and NOK 47, and an electric van nothing. A valid AutoPASS agreement gives 20 percent off.

The tariff page puts the lighter group at up to and including 3,500 kg and the heavier group at 3,500 kg and over, while AutoPASS says heavier means over 3,500 kg. A vehicle at exactly 3,500 kg is therefore not clearly placed. The company’s invoice page (opens in a new window) says a vehicle passing without an AutoPASS agreement gets an invoice from it, whether Norwegian or foreign registered.

Where do you find tolls outside Oslo, and what about ferries?

AutoPASS’s English home page (opens in a new window) sends drivers to the road administration’s map of all toll stations and from there to the company that owns each station, which sets the price. AutoPASS’s tariff page (updated 11 November 2024) says that as of January 2022 environmental tariffs for the heavier group apply in Oslo, Bergen and Kristiansand. We read no tariff page for Bergen, Trondheim or Stavanger. The Tromsø toll rules we did read are on the Tromsø page.

AutoPASS’s ferry page (opens in a new window) (updated 23 January 2024) says a tag can pay on several ferry routes, and that some toll schemes collect their charge as a supplement on the ferry ticket. We read no ferry operator page, so no sailing or fare is given.

Which winter tyre and chain rules apply to a moving truck?

Statens vegvesen’s page on tyres (opens in a new window) asks for at least 3 millimetres of tread on vehicles under 3,500 kg from 1 November to the first Sunday after Easter Monday, and 1.6 millimetres otherwise. In Nordland, Troms and Finnmark the winter period runs from 16 October to 30 April. Where grip needs it, winter tyres or chains are required outside those dates too.

Over 3,500 kg, tread and tyres.
The page on heavy vehicles (opens in a new window) asks for 5 millimetres in the same winter period for a lorry and a trailer, and makes winter tyres compulsory from 15 November to 31 March. The drive axles and front steering axles of a lorry need the three-peak snowflake type; other axles may carry the M+S type.
Over 3,500 kg, chains.
The chains page (opens in a new window) asks for at least three chains: one for a front wheel and two for the drive wheels. A lorry with a trailer needs at least seven with twin drive wheels, or five with single wheels or double chains. In the 5 millimetre period chains must be carried whatever the conditions.
Fees.
The heavy-vehicle page lists NOK 1,000 per tyre up to 7,500 kg and NOK 2,000 above it for too little tread or wrong tyres, and NOK 750 or NOK 1,200 per missing chain, NOK 1,500 with a trailer over 3,500 kg.

None of the three Statens vegvesen pages shows a date, and none names a removal vehicle.

Do Oslo and Bergen charge for studded tyres, and what do they cost?

Oslo’s page (opens in a new window) and Bergen’s page (opens in a new window) both charge for driving on studded tyres from 1 November 2026 to 4 April 2027, even when only passing through. Up to 3,500 kg the fee is NOK 35 a day, NOK 450 a month or NOK 1,400 for the season; above it, NOK 70, NOK 900 and NOK 2,800.

Oslo.
A sticker bought in Bergen or Trondheim is accepted. Driving without one costs NOK 750 extra. Stickers are sold in an app, online and at machines, not by text or Vipps, and a season sticker can be cancelled for a refund of the rest.
Bergen.
The page says the scheme matches Oslo’s and Trondheim’s, so a valid permit there holds in Bergen. Fees already paid are not refunded, and the season fee can be invoiced, which the page says suits businesses.
Both.
Neither page is dated. Oslo gives a complaint form for people without a Norwegian personal number. Statens vegvesen allows studded tyres only in the winter period above, with studs on all wheels.

May a moving truck stop to load where parking is banned in Norway?

Statens vegvesen’s page on loading places (opens in a new window) says that where parking is banned, the shortest possible stop to load or unload is allowed and is not parking, but only for goods of some quantity, size or weight that are not easy to handle. You may not pack or unpack during the stop: everything must be ready for the loading itself.

Sign 370.
Stopping is banned except for goods transport, and loading is allowed only for vans, lorries and tractor units in the hours shown. The same sign can add a parking ban for other hours.
Sign 552.
Parking reserved for those vehicles for up to 30 minutes needs a parking disc. Loading and unloading is still allowed after 30 minutes, since only the time needed for it is lawful.
Pedestrian streets.
A sign with an exception for goods transport allows loading in the hours shown. Stopping in the carriageway is allowed within the traffic rules, weighed against the alternatives.

The page shows no date and does not mention a household move. We read no city page on reserving space for a moving truck in Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim or Stavanger. What the Trondheim parking company publishes is on its own page.

What size and weight limits does Statens vegvesen give for lorries?

Statens vegvesen’s Trucker’s Guide (opens in a new window) gives a maximum width of 2.55 metres on public roads (2.60 for a vehicle with an insulated body), a maximum combination length of 19.5 metres and a maximum combination weight of 50 tonnes, if the combination has enough axles and axle spacing. Some roads allow less.

The guide’s PDF carries no edition date we could confirm. The road lists page (opens in a new window) says the lists give each road’s permitted weight and combination length, and that special transport needs a dispensation applied for in good time. The guide adds that axle loads can be restricted on some roads at certain times.

What do the Norwegian pages leave open?

The pages do not say whether a household move counts as business use for the heavy-vehicle tag, how a vehicle at exactly 3,500 kg is placed in Oslo’s rings, or who applies, pays or registers when a removal company does the move. We read no page on a low-emission zone in force in Oslo or Bergen, so none is described.

Not read.
Toll tariffs for Bergen and Stavanger (Trondheim’s and Tromsø’s are summarised on their city pages); ferry operator pages; Stavanger’s studded tyre page (Trondheim’s is summarised on its city page); city rules on reserving street space for a move; and the statutes the tyre pages cite.
Dates.
Several pages show no date. Toll tariffs change at the start of a year, and studded tyre fees change with each season.

Open the linked pages again just before the move. To plan the weeks around it, use our international moving checklist.

To see how these rules apply in one city, read the Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Kristiansand or Fredrikstad and Sarpsborg page, the last of which covers one toll ring shared by two towns. The Norway removals hub lists the other Norway guides.

Norwegian tolls, tyres and street rules, answered

Do foreign-registered vehicles pay tolls in Norway?

Yes.

AutoPASS says all vehicles must pay road tolls. For vehicles up to 3,500 kg you can sign a tag agreement or register the vehicle online, or an invoice follows and a lookup fee may be added. A tag cannot be collected at the border for these vehicles, so order it early.

Is a toll tag compulsory for a moving lorry?

For any vehicle over 3,500 kg registered to a company or used in business, AutoPASS says yes, with a valid user agreement.

The page does not name a removal vehicle. A missing or invalid tag costs NOK 8,000, and NOK 16,000 on a repeat within two years.

What does Oslo’s toll ring cost a heavy lorry?

On the rates valid from 1 January 2026, a vehicle in the heavier group pays NOK 109 for Euro 6 and NOK 161 for Euro 5 and older outside rush hour.

In rush hour it is NOK 162 and NOK 223. Zero-emission and gas vehicles pay nothing.

Which tyres and chains does a lorry over 3,500 kg need in winter?

Statens vegvesen asks for 5 millimetres of tread from 1 November to the first Sunday after Easter Monday and winter tyres from 15 November to 31 March.

A lorry must carry at least three chains, or seven with a trailer and twin drive wheels.

Is there a studded tyre fee in Oslo and Bergen?

Yes, for the season from 1 November 2026 to 4 April 2027, even when passing through.

Up to 3,500 kg it is NOK 35 a day, NOK 450 a month or NOK 1,400 a season; above that, NOK 70, NOK 900 and NOK 2,800. Driving without a sticker in Oslo costs NOK 750 extra.

Can a moving truck stop to load where parking is banned?

Statens vegvesen allows the shortest possible stop to load or unload goods that are not easy to handle, without packing or unpacking during it.

Signs can limit this to vans and lorries in set hours. The page does not mention a household move, so ask the removal company.

Describe the Norwegian address and the road to it

Tell us the street address and postcode, the floor, whether there is a lift, how wide and steep the road is, any signs that ban stopping and the day you want to move. A move in winter or through a toll city is worth saying. Photos of the street and entrance show what access is like.

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Driving a Moving Truck in Norway: Tolls, Winter Tyres and Street Stops