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Verbot des Wendens — No U-turn

Zeichen 272, StVO Anlage 2. You may not turn round here. Verified 2026-08-03.

Verbot des Wendens — No U-turn
Verbotszeichen · Prohibition

In plain English

Common before busy junctions and on multi-lane city roads where one U-turn blocks everything. Go round the block instead.

What you are looking at

White disc, red rim, a black U-turn arrow struck through by a red diagonal bar.

Remember it like this

Even where it is allowed, §9 Abs. 5 StVO makes a driver turning round give way to everybody. The sign only removes an option you never had a right to anyway.

Easy to confuse with — the exam exploits these

Verbotszeichen (Prohibition) — you may not. usually a red circle. Checked against StVO Anlage 1–3 on 2026-08-03.

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Last updated: 2026-08-03