The EU Mobility Package is the set of European regulations, adopted from 2020 onwards, that reforms the road transport sector: driving and rest times, posting of drivers, cabotage rules, tachograph obligations and access to the profession. The goal is fairer working conditions and fair competition in the single market.
What it introduces
Key measures include: updated driving and rest times, an obligation for drivers to return every four weeks, rules against systematic cabotage, and the progressive extension of the smart tachograph G2V2 to new vehicles. The package also required vehicles to return every eight weeks, but the EU Court of Justice annulled that obligation on 4 October 2024.
What changes for fleets
The most significant impact is the extension, from 1 July 2026, of part of the obligations to light commercial vehicles (over 2.5 t up to 3.5 t) in international transport or cabotage for hire and reward. The first step came on 21 May 2022, when the Community licence became mandatory for vehicles over 2.5 t as well. The full sequence of deadlines is in the Mobility Package 2026-2028 roadmap; for vans see the 2026 obligation.
FAQ
Does the Mobility Package also affect vans?
Yes, in part, and in two steps. Since 21 May 2022 light commercial vehicles over 2.5 t used in international transport or cabotage for hire and reward have needed a Community licence; from 1 July 2026 they also need a G2V2 tachograph.
Are the Mobility Package and the G2V2 tachograph the same thing?
No. The Mobility Package is the legal framework; the G2V2 is the on-board device that makes some of its rules (times, borders, cabotage) verifiable.