Verbot für Kraftfahrzeuge über 3,5 t — No goods vehicles over 3.5 t
Zeichen 253, StVO Anlage 2. Bans motor vehicles over 3.5 t permissible total mass, including their trailers, and Zugmaschinen (tractor units). The statute's own exception is the exam trap: Personenkraftwagen und Kraftomnibusse sind ausgenommen — cars and buses may pass even if they weigh more than 3.5 t. Verified 2026-08-03.
In plain English
A lorry in the circle. Nothing to do with your car — but it is the anchor for the look-alike overtaking ban, Zeichen 277.
What you are looking at
White disc, red rim, a black lorry in side view.
Easy to confuse with — the exam exploits these
- Verbot für KraftwagenNo cars (and other multi-track motor vehicles)
- Verbot für kennzeichnungspflichtige Kraftfahrzeuge mit gefährlichen GüternNo vehicles carrying marked dangerous goods
- Tatsächliche MasseWeight limit (actual mass)
- Überholverbot für Kraftfahrzeuge über 3,5 tNo overtaking for goods vehicles over 3.5 t
- Verbot des Unterschreitens des angegebenen MindestabstandesMinimum following distance
- Zusatzzeichen „Lkw“ / MassenangabeSupplementary plate: goods vehicles / mass
Verbotszeichen (Prohibition) — you may not. usually a red circle. Checked against StVO Anlage 1–3 on 2026-08-03.
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Fines and Punkte are indicative. The amounts shown come from published Bußgeldkatalog tables, not from statute, and are last verified 2026-08-03. The binding figure is the one on your own Bußgeldbescheid.
Last updated: 2026-08-03