Traffic signs
Signs C7a and C7b: closed to buses
Three signs look alike but apply to different vehicles. For a coach that makes the difference between a normal route and a detour.
The three signs
C7: closed to trucks. C7a: closed to buses. C7b: closed to trucks and buses. A coach may therefore pass C7, but not C7a and C7b. A sub-sign with a weight limits the sign to heavier vehicles.
In the route
Truckroute knows the signs from the Dutch traffic sign data: 319 C7b signs and 82 C7a signs (as of 23-10-2026). With the number plate of a bus the route avoids C7a and C7b and passes C7; in the navigation of the app you choose the type Coach for this. With a truck it is the other way round at C7a. A sign that Truckroute cannot place on a road does not count; the signs on site always prevail.
In Germany
The German sign 253 (no trucks) does not apply to a bus. Signs 250, 251 and 260, which ban all motor vehicles, do apply to a bus; where Truckroute knows them, the route avoids them for a coach.
Frequently asked questions
May a coach use a street with a truck ban?
Yes, if the sign is C7: that applies only to trucks. If it is C7b, it may not.
Read also
- Route planner for coaches and buses: Enter the number plate of your coach: Truckroute plans with the height, length and weight of the bus and only avoids the signs that apply to a bus.
- Low-emission zones, charges and tolls for coaches: Which zones apply to a coach, and which charges does a bus pay? Low-emission zones for buses, zero-emission zones from 2029 and the Maut.
- A route that fits height, weight and length: Truckroute avoids every sign and road section that is too tight for your truck, plus closures and roadworks, and explains with the route why it takes a detour.
Sources: Dutch Traffic Rules (RVV 1990), annex 1: traffic signs, German road traffic regulations (StVO), annex 2: regulatory signs.
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- Zero-emission zone Almere: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Alphen aan den Rijn: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Amersfoort: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Amsterdam: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Apeldoorn: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Arnhem: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Assen: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Breda: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Delft: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Den Haag: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Deventer: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Ede: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Eindhoven: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Enschede: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Gouda: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Groningen: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Haarlem: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Haarlemmermeer: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Leiden: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Maastricht: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Nijmegen: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Rotterdam: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Tilburg: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Utrecht: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Venlo: truck route and exemption
- Zero-emission zone Zwolle: truck route and exemption