Maximum total mass
Official name: Closed to vehicles and combinations exceeding the indicated total mass or combined axle load
Prohibition
Written by Chris Prosman Reviewed by Dirk van Zuijlen
Updated
- Sign code
- C21
- Category
- Prohibition
- Traffic signs
- Closed to vehicles above the indicated total mass or combined axle load.
Closed to vehicles above the indicated total mass or combined axle load. Compare the actual total mass of the vehicle or combination with the stated mass 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 C20 — Maximum axle load
C21: Closed to vehicles above the indicated total mass or combined axle load. C20: Closed to vehicles with an axle load above 4.8 tonnes. Read the separate application of C20 too; similar appearance does not mean identical meaning.
C20 — Maximum axle loadLegal basis
Explained in the course
Practise this sign for your theory exam
Maximum total mass 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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