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The supplementary plate indicates buses.
When you see the sign
Read the supplementary plate together with the main sign above it. It indicates that the main sign’s regulation applies to buses, so before following or assessing the regulation, you must determine whether the vehicle you are driving is registered as a bus.
Rules
- Sign 807.3 is a supplementary plate and only has a specific meaning when read together with the main sign.
- The supplementary plate indicates that the main sign’s regulation applies to the vehicle category bus.
- A bus is a motor vehicle designed to carry more than eight passengers in addition to the driver.
- The supplementary plate must not be confused with 807.1 Passenger car or 807.2 Van, lorry and tractor unit.
Tips
- Always look at the main sign first, then use the bus symbol to determine which vehicle category the regulation applies to.
- Check the vehicle’s registered category if you are unsure; its size and appearance alone do not determine whether it is a bus.
- Pay particular attention when the supplementary plate is placed below a parking or traffic-regulation sign, as the space or regulation may then be restricted to buses.
- Do not assume that the sign applies to your passenger car simply because you are transporting many people.
Common misconceptions
- Thinking that the supplementary plate means a bus stop. A bus stop is indicated by a separate main sign.
- Reading the bus symbol as general information that buses operate in the area, rather than as a restriction of the main sign’s scope.
- Thinking that a large passenger car or van automatically counts as a bus.
Test yourself
Easy
What does this supplementary sign indicate?
- AThat there is a bus stop at the location
- BThat the regulation of the main sign applies to buses
- CThat buses often drive in the area
- DThat the regulation of the main sign applies to passenger cars
Medium
This supplementary sign is placed below a sign prohibiting parking. You are driving a passenger car, and parking is otherwise legal at the location. What can you do?
- AI may park because the location is a bus stop
- BI may not park because the prohibition applies to all motor vehicles
- CI may not park because the prohibition applies to passenger cars
- DI may park because the prohibition applies only to buses
Hard
A prohibition sign has this supplementary sign. Which vehicle is covered by the prohibition?
- AA large van designed for goods and two passengers in addition to the driver
- BA large passenger car designed for seven passengers in addition to the driver
- CA motor vehicle designed for nine passengers in addition to the driver
- DA motor vehicle designed for eight passengers in addition to the driver
Theory test tip
A common trap is to answer that the sign indicates a bus stop. In the theory test, remember that this is a supplementary plate indicating the vehicle category bus, and that its meaning must be read together with the main sign.
Did you know
Vehicle symbols on supplementary plates make it possible to use the same main sign for different vehicle categories. The bus symbol can therefore limit parking and traffic regulations, among other things, without the need for a separate main sign for buses.
Frequently asked questions
Does the main sign apply to passenger cars when this supplementary plate is placed below it?
As a general rule, the supplementary plate restricts the main sign’s regulation to buses. An ordinary passenger car is therefore not covered by the restriction, but you must always read all the signs at the location.
Does the supplementary plate indicate a bus stop?
No. The supplementary plate indicates the vehicle category bus, while a bus stop is marked with a separate sign.
Is a minibus always considered a bus under the rules?
What matters is how the vehicle is designed and registered, not what it is commonly called. A bus is designed to carry more than eight passengers in addition to the driver.
Can the supplementary plate be displayed on its own?
It is intended to be understood together with a main sign. Without the main sign, it does not indicate which specific regulation applies to buses.
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