Maximum axle load
Official name: Closed to vehicles with an axle load higher than indicated
Prohibition
Written by Chris Prosman Reviewed by Dirk van Zuijlen
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- Sign code
- C20
- Category
- Prohibition
- Traffic signs
- Closed to vehicles with an axle load above 4.8 tonnes.
Closed to vehicles with an axle load above 4.8 tonnes. The value limits axle load. An acceptable total mass does not prove that every axle meets this limit.
How to recognise the sign
A circular red-bordered sign; read its symbol, text or number for the precise restriction.
Supplementary panel and application
Read a supplementary panel as part of the closure. “Uitgezonderd” (except) with a symbol indicates an exemption; a symbol alone can instead limit application to that group.
Difference from C21 — Maximum total mass
C20: Closed to vehicles with an axle load above 4.8 tonnes. C21: Closed to vehicles above the indicated total mass or combined axle load. Read the separate application of C21 too; similar appearance does not mean identical meaning.
C21 — Maximum total massLegal basis
Explained in the course
Practise this sign for your theory exam
Maximum axle load belongs to the Prohibition category. In the CBR theory exam a traffic sign is almost never asked on its own: you are shown a situation and have to know what you may or must do in it. In the free sign trainer you practise the signs by category, with the explanation shown right after every answer.
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