Signs giving orders

No goods vehicles over maximum gross weight shown

No goods vehicles over maximum gross weight shown (in tonnes) except for loading and unloading

What does this sign mean?

Goods vehicles heavier than the weight on the sign, given in tonnes, must not use the road, though access for loading and unloading is normally allowed. Restrictions like this protect weak bridges and keep heavy traffic out of residential and historic streets. Drivers of goods vehicles must know their maximum gross weight, not just the weight of the load, and follow the signed lorry route instead. Weight restriction signs are a regular feature of the lorry theory test and appear in car questions about signs aimed at other vehicles.

Highway Code references

• Rule 109 from General rules, techniques and advice for all drivers and riders (103 to 158)

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