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36. Height limit
A height limit prohibits vehicles whose total height exceeds the value shown from entering or passing a road section, bridge, tunnel, gateway or other structure. The vehicle’s height includes its load and any equipment attached above it.
Drivers of high vehicles must know their exact height, observe advance warnings and use an alternative route when necessary. They should never rely only on visual judgement or attempt to pass beneath a structure when safe clearance is uncertain.
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Which Belgian sign indicates a height limit?
Traffic sign C29 prohibits access for vehicles whose height, including their load, exceeds the height displayed on the sign.
🔗 codex.vlaanderen.be • Belgian Road Code — articles 6, 12, 45, 46.3 and 68.3 (C29)
🔗 wegcode.be • Belgian Road Code of 1 December 1975 — articles 6, 12, 45, 46.3 and 68.3 (C29)
Vehicles higher than indicated prohibited.
English • Traffic sign C29 • No drivers of vehicles whose height, including the load, exceeds the indicated height.
Français • Signal routier C29 • Accès interdit aux conducteurs de véhicules ayant, chargement compris, une hauteur supérieure à celle indiquée.
Nederlands • Verkeersbord C29 • Verboden toegang voor bestuurders van voertuigen waarvan de hoogte, lading inbegrepen, groter is dan de aangeduide.
Sources
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🔗 Wegcode.be • Artikel 68. Verbodsborden (NL)
🔗 Codedelaroute.be • Article 68. Signaux d'interdiction (FR)
Does a Belgian height-limit sign apply only to trucks?
No. It applies to every vehicle that exceeds the displayed height, including buses, motorhomes, vans, cars with high roof loads and other vehicles.
🔗 codex.vlaanderen.be • Belgian Road Code — articles 6, 12, 45, 46.3 and 68.3 (C29)
🔗 wegcode.be • Belgian Road Code of 1 December 1975 — articles 6, 12, 45, 46.3 and 68.3 (C29)
What is the normal maximum vehicle height in Belgium?
The general maximum height of a loaded vehicle is 4 metres. Cycles without a motor have a lower 2.50-metre loaded-height limit. Flanders and Wallonia provide a specific 4.30-metre exception for loads of compressed flax bales. These general provisions do not override a lower C29 height restriction, the actual clearance or other vehicle-specific conditions.
🔗 codex.vlaanderen.be • Belgian Road Code — articles 6, 12, 45, 46.3 and 68.3 (C29)
🔗 wegcode.be • Belgian Road Code of 1 December 1975 — articles 6, 12, 45, 46.3 and 68.3 (C29)
Does a Belgian height-limit sign change priority?
No. Drivers must continue to obey traffic lights, priority signs and the ordinary priority rules.
🔗 codex.vlaanderen.be • Belgian Road Code — articles 6, 12, 45, 46.3 and 68.3 (C29)
🔗 wegcode.be • Belgian Road Code of 1 December 1975 — articles 6, 12, 45, 46.3 and 68.3 (C29)
What should you do at a Belgian height-limit sign if your vehicle is too tall?
Do not pass the sign. Stop where safe and follow the indicated diversion. Contact the police or road authority when turning or reversing cannot be done safely.
🔗 codex.vlaanderen.be • Belgian Road Code — articles 6, 12, 45, 46.3 and 68.3 (C29)
🔗 wegcode.be • Belgian Road Code of 1 December 1975 — articles 6, 12, 45, 46.3 and 68.3 (C29)

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