Width limitPoland
Traffic rules
Poland
1. Width limit
A width limit prohibits vehicles or vehicle combinations whose total width exceeds the value shown from entering or passing a road section, bridge, tunnel, gateway or other narrow passage. The width includes the vehicle’s load and any equipment or objects extending from its sides.
Drivers must know the maximum travelling width of their vehicle and load, observe advance warnings and use an alternative route when necessary. They should never enter when sufficient lateral clearance is uncertain.
What does a posted vehicle-width restriction mean in Poland?
A width restriction limits entry to a passage that cannot legally accommodate vehicles above the indicated width. Look for the local sign near older town streets and bridges and read any advance warning or exception plate. Measurements are generally given in metres.
🔗 eli.gov.pl • Poland, Road Traffic Law — articles 5, 19; Signs 18, 20; 2021/433 axle-load amendment
Vehicles wider than indicated prohibited.
English • Traffic sign B-15 • Maximum width in metres. Sign B-15 prohibits vehicles whose width, including their load, exceeds the value shown.
Polski • B-15 • zakaz wjazdu pojazdów o szerokości ponad ... m. Znak B-15 „zakaz wjazdu pojazdów o szerokości ponad......m” oznacza zakaz ruchu pojazdów, których szerokość (również z ładunkiem) jest większa od wartości podanej na znaku.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Eli.gov.pl • § 20 ust. 1
SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Szczepan dyskusja Mail 18:29, 31 December 2006 (UTC) • Public domain • Original revision 2025-10-01. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork reviewed against the Polish official sign catalogue, Dz.U. 2019 poz. 2310: Eli.gov.pl • B-15, PDF page 42, with amendments 2021/433, 2021/2065, 2022/2372 and 2026/133 checked. Catalogue-equivalent illustration; intentional update from the previous PNG. This is an educational illustration, not a manufacturing specification.
How should you check the width of a loaded vehicle in Poland?
Check the vehicle and any projecting load or equipment. The legal measurement may exclude particular fittings such as mirrors, depending on local rules, but those fittings still need physical space to pass safely. Never assume the statutory measurement guarantees sufficient real-world clearance.
🔗 eli.gov.pl • Poland, Road Traffic Law — articles 5, 19; Signs 18, 20; 2021/433 axle-load amendment
Can a driver ignore a width restriction if the road looks wide enough in Poland?
No. A regulatory width limit must be obeyed unless an applicable exemption or authorised arrangement permits entry. Check your route before driving a wide van, trailer or load through a narrow town, bridge or roadworks section.
🔗 eli.gov.pl • Poland, Road Traffic Law — articles 5, 19; Signs 18, 20; 2021/433 axle-load amendment
