Maximum weight
Prohibitory and restriction signs

Maximum weight

Vehicles exceeding the applicable weight limit shown must not pass.

Vehicles above the applicable weight limit must take another route. These restrictions are often used on bridges and roads with limited load capacity.

Common European signs show a weight figure inside a red-bordered circle. Germany’s 262 uses actual laden weight. France’s B13 and the UK’s 626.2A use authorised maximum gross weight. The US R12-1 is a white rectangular sign with black wording.

How it looks in each country

Official sign in each country; the code is its number in the national rules. Signs that come in two directions show the left and the right version.

  • Maximum weight (Vienna Convention model)
    Vienna Convention modelCode C,7
  • Maximum weight (Argentina)
    ArgentinaCode R-11(a)
  • Maximum weight (Australia)
    AustraliaCode R6-4
  • Maximum weight (Austria)
    AustriaCode 9c
  • Maximum weight (Bangladesh)
    BangladeshCode A16
  • Maximum weight (Belgium)
    BelgiumCode C21
  • Maximum weight (Brazil)
    BrazilCode R-14
  • Maximum weight (Bulgaria)
    BulgariaCode В18
  • Maximum weight (Canada)
    CanadaCode Rb-063
  • Maximum weight (Chile)
    ChileCode RR-4
  • Maximum weight (China)
    ChinaCode 禁 36
  • Maximum weight (Croatia)
    CroatiaCode B24
  • Maximum weight (Czechia)
    CzechiaCode B-13
  • Maximum weight (Denmark)
    DenmarkCode C31
  • Maximum weight (Egypt)
    Egypt
  • Maximum weight (Estonia)
    EstoniaCode 341
  • Maximum weight (Finland)
    FinlandCode C24
  • Maximum weight (Germany)
    GermanyCode 262
  • Maximum weight (Greece)
    GreeceCode R-23
  • Maximum weight (Hungary)
    HungaryCode 38
  • Maximum weight (Iran)
    IranCode 2-31
  • Maximum weight (Italy)
    ItalyCode Fig. II 68
  • Maximum weight (Japan)
    JapanCode 320
  • Maximum weight (Latvia)
    LatviaCode 312
  • Maximum weight (Lithuania)
    LithuaniaCode 314
  • Maximum weight (Malaysia)
    MalaysiaCode RP5
  • Maximum weight (Mexico)
    MexicoCode SR-17
  • Maximum weight (Netherlands)
    NetherlandsCode C21
  • Maximum weight (Norway)
    NorwayCode 318.1
  • Maximum weight (Philippines)
    PhilippinesCode R6-4
  • Maximum weight (Poland)
    PolandCode B-18
  • Maximum weight (Portugal)
    PortugalCode C6
  • Maximum weight (Romania)
    RomaniaCode C18
  • Maximum weight (Russia)
    RussiaCode 3.11
  • Maximum weight (Saudi Arabia)
    Saudi Arabia
  • Maximum weight (Serbia)
    SerbiaCode II-22
  • Maximum weight (Slovakia)
    SlovakiaCode 240-7
  • Maximum weight (Slovenia)
    SloveniaCode II-22
  • Maximum weight (Sweden)
    SwedenCode C20
  • Maximum weight (Switzerland)
    Switzerland
  • Maximum weight (Taiwan)
    TaiwanCode 限1
  • Maximum weight (Thailand)
    ThailandCode บ-33
  • Maximum weight (Türkiye)
    TürkiyeCode TT-24
  • Maximum weight (Ukraine)
    UkraineCode 3.15
  • Maximum weight (United States)
    United StatesCode R12-1
  • Maximum weight (Vietnam)
    VietnamCode P.115
Image credits

Sign images from Wikimedia Commons, used under their licences.