Farmers Need Access to Motorways

IFA President Francie Gorman said IFA will oppose any move to drive tractors off our motorways.

Tractors that travel on the motorway are equipped for speeds above 50km. Tractors with a lower speed are not allowed to travel on motorways.

In most cases, the journey tractors are undertaking is local, so the time spent on the motorway is short. 

Many farm holdings are fragmented, so farmers need access to the road network.

“This attempt to ban tractors from our motorways has nothing to do with road safety, as implied by the IRHA.  It is part of a campaign to corner the market for transporting goods on our roads,” he said.