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Large goods vehicle rear markings

Motor vehicles over 7500 kilograms maximum gross weight and trailers over 3500 kilograms maximum gross weight

A picture of two children inside a yellow square

School bus (displayed in front or rear window of bus or coach)

A picture of two children inside a yellow square.

Five red and yellow chevroned rectangles and three yellow rectangles with red outlines with the word Long Vehicle inside them

The vertical markings are also required to be fitted to builders' skips placed in the road, commercial vehicles or combinations longer than 13 metres (optional on combinations between 11 and 13 metres)

Five red and yellow chevroned rectangles and three yellow rectangles with red outlines with the word Long Vehicle inside them.

Certain tank vehicles carrying dangerous goods
must display hazard information panels

An orange rectangle containing the words 2YE above the number 1089 above the words Newtown-on-Moors (0123) 45678 and a red diamond containg picture of fire, the words Flammable liquid and the number 3 inside a white circle

The panel illustrated is for flammable liquid

An orange rectangle containing the words 2YE above the number 1089 above the words Newtown-on-Moors (0123) 45678 and a red diamond containg picture of fire, the words Flammable liquid and the number 3 inside a white circle

An orange rectangle

The above panel will be displayed by vehicles carrying certain dangerous goods in packages

An orange rectangle

Diamond symbols indicating other risks include:

A white diamond containing a picture of a skull and crossbones, the word Toxic and the number 6

Toxic substance

A white diamond containing a picture of a skull and crossbones, the word Toxic and the number 6.

A yellow diamond containing a picture of a burning circle, the words Oxidising Agent and the number 5.1 in a white circle

Oxidising substance

A yellow diamond containing a picture of a burning circle, the words Oxidising Agent and the number 5.1 in a white circle.

A green diamond containing a picture of a gas canister, the words Compressed Gas and the number 2 in a white circle

Non-flammable compressed gas

A green diamond containing a picture of a gas canister, the words Compressed Gas and the number 2 in a white circle.

A white diamond containing a picture of a fan, the words Radioactive and the number 7

Radioactive substance

A white diamond containing a picture of a fan, the words Radioactive and the number 7.

A half red and half white diamond containing a picture of a fire, the words Spontaneously Combustable and the number 4 in a white circle

Spontaneously combustible substance

A half red and half white diamond containing a picture of a fire, the words Spontaneously Combustable and the number 4 in a white circle.

A half black and half white diamond containing a picture of a liuid being poured out of two test tubes and melting a bar and a hand, the words Corrosive and the number 8 in a white circle

Corrosive substance

A half black and half white diamond containing a picture of a liuid being poured out of two test tubes and melting a bar and a hand, the words Corrosive and the number 8 in a white circle.

A red a white chevron inside a red outlined triangle

Side marker

A red a white chevron inside a red outlined triangle.

A red a white chevron inside a red outlined triangle pointing down

End marker

A red a white chevron inside a red outlined triangle pointing down.

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