Meaning per category – C

These signs indicate closures (no entry), one-way streets (entry from one direction only), and rush hour lane openings.

C-1
Closed in both directions to vehicles, horse riders, and handlers of horses and livestock. Pedestrians are allowed here.

C-2
One-way street. Closed in this direction to vehicles, horse riders, and handlers of horses and livestock. Pedestrians are allowed from this side.

The C-2 sign is also placed at the end of motorway or autoweg deceleration lanes in the opposite direction.
This sign is always accompanied by a ‘ga terug’ (go back) supplementary plate to prevent motorists driving in the wrong direction.

C-3
One-way street that can be entered from this side only. If a C-2 sign is seen at the beginning of the road, this sign will be at the end.

C-4
One-way street on the right. This sign is usually seen at T-junctions. You must turn right.

C-5
Entry from both sides allowed. This sign is seen near roads that appear to be one-way, such as parallel roads alongside main roads, and indicates that they are not one-way.

The C-6 to C-22 signs are the same as the C-1 sign, but specific to a particular group. The group to which this sign applies is indicated by an image, numbers, or letters stated on the sign.

c06 — C-6
Closed to motor vehicles on more than two wheels (also to motorcycles with sidecars)

c08 — C-8
Closed to agricultural vehicles, motor vehicles with limited speed and mobile machines

c09 — C-9
Closed to horse riders, livestock, carriages, agricultural vehicles, motor vehicles with limited speed, mobile machines, brommobielen, bicycles, mopeds, and disability vehicles

c10 — C-10
Closed to motor vehicles with trailers

c11 — C-11
Closed to motorcycles (also to motorcycles with sidecars)

c13 — C-13
Closed to mopeds, snorfietsen and disability vehicles with the engine running

c14 — C-14
Closed to bicycles (including snorfietsen) and disability vehicles without an engine

c15 — C-15
Closed to bicycles, mopeds and disability vehicles

c17 10 — C-17
Closed to vehicles and combinations of vehicles that (including load) are longer than indicated on the sign

c18 23 — C-18
Closed to vehicles that (including load) are wider than indicated on the sign

c19 23 — C-19
Closed to vehicles that (including load) are higher than indicated on the sign

c20 32 — C-20
Closed to vehicles with an axle load higher than indicated on the sign

c21 32 — C-21
Closed to vehicles and combinations of vehicles of which the total weight or the sum of the axle loads is higher than indicated on the sign

c22 — C-22
Closed to vehicles transporting certain hazardous substances

c22e — C-22e
Closed to passenger cars, commercial vehicles, lorries or buses due to emission requirements (environmental zone or zero-emission zone)

c22f — C-22f
End of closure due to emission requirements (environmental zone or zero-emission zone)

C-22 Zero-emission and environmental zone

Signs that indicate a zero-emission or environmental zone are accompanied by a supplementary plate that states whether certain (diesel) vehicles are allowed. This depends on the emission class under which the vehicle falls. The higher the emission class, the cleaner the vehicle. The vehicle’s emission class is stated in the national vehicle register.

c22e1 — C-22e1
Zero-emission zone for commercial vehicles and lorries, accessible to zero-emission vehicles

c22e4 — C-22e4
Environmental zone for diesel passenger cars, accessible to emission classes 4 to 6

c22e5 — C-22e5
Environmental zone for diesel passenger cars, accessible to emission classes 5 and 6

c22e6 — C-22e6
Environmental zone for diesel passenger cars and commercial vehicles, accessible to emission classes 4 to 6

c22e7 — C-22e7
Environmental zone for diesel passenger cars and commercial vehicles, accessible to emission classes 5 and 6

c22e8 — C-22e8
Environmental zone for lorries, accessible to lorries with emission class 6

c22e9 — C-22e9
Environmental zone for buses, accessible to buses in emission class 6

c22e10 — C-22e10
Environmental zone for lorries and buses, accessible to lorries and buses in emission class 6

Closure signs can also be used as zone signs. These signs remain valid until the end zone sign.

The last signs in the C series are not closure signs. This series also includes signs regarding the opening of extra lanes (rush hour lanes).

Closure signs may also be accompanied by supplementary plates indicating any applicable clarifications or restrictions.

Destination traffic: Drivers whose destination is on a road they are prohibited from entering due to a closure sign and cannot be reached via any other route. Public buses are always classed as destination traffic.

C-6 exempt destination traffic
The supplementary plate indicates that destination traffic may always drive into this road. Even if they fall into the category indicated on the sign above: motor vehicles on more than two wheels.

C-12 during certain hours
The supplementary plate indicates at which times the top sign applies. The road is open to all traffic outside these times. Also for the categories indicated on the sign above: all motor vehicles.