Heavy goods vehicles and weight restrictions

Report a heavy goods vehicle (HGV)

If you see a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) on a road with a weight limit, report it to the police.

• Call 101 (non-emergency)
• The council cannot take legal action in these cases

“Except for access” weight limits

Some roads have a sign that says “except for access”.

This means:

• Large vehicles can use the road if they need to visit a property on it
• If they do not need access, they should not use the road

How weight limits are checked

It can be hard for the police to enforce weight limits.

They may need to:

• Follow the vehicle
• Take it to a weighbridge to check its weight

Contact Highways

Report an issue via traCE.

If you consider a highways issue to be a danger to life