The LHV exemption: what it allows

The annual LHV exemption

With the annual exemption you drive a combination of at most 25.25 m and 60,000 kg for one year. The exemption is issued on the towing vehicle. After a year you apply again.

Vehicle and driver

Each vehicle in the combination must meet the legal dimensions and weights on its own and have an LHV entry in the vehicle register; a foreign vehicle needs an LHV certificate. The driver needs a CCV certificate, foreign drivers included.

Only on the LHV network

You may only drive on the roads that are green in the RDW Digital Exemptions Road Map when you choose LHV there. Outside it you need a one-off LHV exemption, which you can only request with a form. Truckroute plans an LHV trip only on the network the RDW publishes in the DWO.

Applying

You apply to the RDW with a customer number, online with a Crosweb certificate or with a form. The RDW decides within 5 working days. The current fees are listed by the RDW.

Read also

• Route planner for LHVs (longer heavier vehicles): Choose LHV under dimensions and weight and Truckroute plans only over the roads of the RDW LHV network, with at least 25.25 m and 60,000 kg.
• The LHV network: which roads an LHV may use: The LHV network is the sum of the roads that national, provincial and municipal authorities open for LHVs. Truckroute shows it and plans only on it.