Regulatory sign
End of goods vehicles restriction sign
What does the End of goods vehicles restriction sign mean?
A faded lorry crossed by diagonal lines means the goods vehicle ban has ended.
Also known as: End of lorry ban
What it means
The restriction on goods vehicles ends here.
The grey colours and diagonal lines are the general way to show the end of a prohibition. The lorry shows which restriction ends.
After this sign, the ban on goods vehicles from the previous sign no longer applies.
Where you'll see it
At the end of a stretch of road with a goods vehicle weight restriction.
Rules to know
The sign means the end of the goods vehicles restriction.
Know Your Traffic Signs, p. 17
Common mistakes
Mistake: Thinking the grey sign is a new ban.
Instead: The faded colours and diagonal bars mean the opposite: the ban has ended.
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- Know Your Traffic Signs (Department for Transport, Sixth edition, 2023), Regulatory signs, p. 17
Sign image: Department for Transport, Traffic sign images (diagram 622.2). © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last reviewed 11 October 2026. This page explains the sign in our own words; for the full rules, see The Highway Code. How we source and check content