Road Guides
Police to halt traffic on key roads for the Budva summit
On 22 October, police will periodically stop traffic for up to 60 minutes on routes into Budva and toward several borders while leaders attend the Berlin Process Summit.
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Car Life
Castellana urges early winter tyre change before seasonal queues
The Montenegrin tyre retailer has widened fitting capacity in Tuzi to eight bays and is offering winter and all-season tyres with free delivery across Montenegro.
Electric Mobility
Montenegro’s Forza Group invests in electric-vehicle infrastructure
The Kotor and Tivat hotel group lists charging infrastructure for electric vehicles among everyday resource-efficiency measures at its properties.
Car Life
Turkish driver detained after dangerous overtakes on Podgorica–Cetinje road
Montenegrin traffic police stopped C.I. after he ignored a stop signal, passed a car on a blind bend and crossed a solid line to overtake a queue.
Road Guides
Traffic halts of up to 40 minutes on routes to Budva on 21 October
Montenegro police will periodically stop traffic from 14:00 to 22:00 on 21 October on three corridors serving the Berlin Process leaders’ summit in Budva.
Road Guides
Wednesday traffic stops on Montenegro roads for Budva summit
From 14:00 to 22:00 on 21 October, police will briefly halt traffic on routes through Podgorica, the coast and toward Sukobin for the Berlin Process summit in Budva.
Car Life
Montenegro sees no case yet to raise speed limits
The Transport Ministry says safety reviews have not justified higher limits, while a signage study and any new decisions remain in preparation.
Car Life
Sozina Tunnel serves 3.59 million vehicles since the start of the year
Monteput data show 3.59 million vehicles have used the Sozina Tunnel since the beginning of the year, after 4.14 million passages last year.
Car Life
Montenegro finds no case yet for higher road speed limits
Safety checks have not justified raising limits, the Transport Ministry says, while more than half of drivers measured in 2025 were over the posted speed.
Auto Industry
EU rules will not force Montenegro to scrap old Golfs and Passats
Montenegro’s car fleet rose from 176,000 to 275,000 in a decade, mostly on used European imports, while new EU end-of-life rules and Euro 7 do not require owners to replace cars already on the road.
Car Life
Seized cars pile up as Montenegro rarely keeps them for good
Temporary freezes now cover vehicles as well as cash and property, while a Mercedes-Benz S600 is among the few cars courts have permanently confiscated.
Car Life
Fuel and lubricants lift Montenegro inflation to 5.5%
Motor-vehicle fuel and lubricants were 32.8 percent dearer than a year earlier, helping push harmonised inflation in Montenegro to 5.5 percent against 3.8 percent in the EU.
Car Life
Driver held after striking police escort on Nikšić–Podgorica road
Nikšić police arrested Milan Đukanović over an alleged illegal overtake and deliberate hit on a police escort car, while Prva banka said he has never worked there.
Car Life
Northern police seize Mercedes and Renault in overnight checks
Security Centre North checked 288 vehicles and drivers, arrested two people for traffic offences and temporarily took Mercedes and Renault cars off the road.
Car Life
Nikšić driver held after striking police escort car
Police say a Volkswagen driver illegally overtook and deliberately hit an escort vehicle of director Lazar Šćepanović on the Nikšić–Podgorica road, then drove on.
Car Life
Nikšić driver held after striking police escort on main road
Police say a 65-year-old Volkswagen driver illegally overtook an escort on the Nikšić–Podgorica road on 15 October, then struck a follow car that suffered minor damage.
Road Guides
Budva traffic limits set for Berlin Process summit
Montenegro hosts the Berlin Process leaders’ summit in Budva on 21–22 October 2026, with road, sea and air restrictions through 23 October around Miločer and Sveti Stefan.
Road Guides
Rogami residents say heavy trucks threaten the Širalija bridge
People in Podgorica’s Rogami warn that Fidija trucks of about 25 tonnes cross a bridge they say is meant for up to five tonnes, while the company says the weight was never officially measured.
Road Guides
Podgorica starts €2.4 million boulevard link to divert transit
An 800-metre continuation of Bulevar Veljka Vlahovića will meet Bulevar Josipa Sladea and help form a loop meant to move through-traffic away from the city.
Car Life
Montenegro will not reveal where new speed cameras stand
Police say seven people died on Montenegrin roads from 7 August to 5 October, down from 13 a year earlier, and they will not tell drivers where automatic speed cameras are sited.
Car Life
Police withhold new radar sites as Montenegro road deaths fall
From 7 August to 5 October, seven people died on Montenegrin roads, against 13 in the same period of 2025, while police sanctioned 42,405 offences and kept new radar sites unpublished.