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Markeringsbord auto niet verplicht

On the passenger car itself a marker board is never required. On a car with protruding load a marker board is not required

Source: WVW 1994 art. 5 · checked 2026-10-23

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It is dusk on the weekly-market car park and the lamps flick on. On your trailer you mount a square marker board of 45 by 45 cm. Someone says it is too small. Does 45 x 45 cm comply with the law?

  1. Yes — 45 cm is above the legal minimum of 0.42 x 0.42 m
  2. No — a marker board must legally be at least 50 x 50 cm
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Correct answer: Yes — 45 cm is above the legal minimum of 0.42 x 0.42 m

Legal min. = square 0.42 x 0.42 m; 50x50 is only a commercial size, so 45x45 complies.

Why learners get this wrong: A marker board must legally be 50 by 50 cm.

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About The marker board: who, when, how big?: which statement is WRONG?

  1. On every trailer a marker board is always required, regardless of the load.
  2. The marking-board requirement applies to the trailer, not to the passenger car itself.
  3. The marking board is RED-AND-WHITE diagonally striped and retroreflective.
  4. The legal MINIMUM is a square board of 0.42 x 0.42 m; 50x50 is only a common commercial size, not the legal floor.
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Correct answer: On every trailer a marker board is always required, regardless of the load.

The board is required at side >10 cm OR rear >1 m protrusion; without that protrusion there is no board duty.

Why learners get this wrong: A passenger car with >1 m overhang must display a marker board.

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The board is required at side >10 cm OR rear >1 m protrusion; without that protrusion there is no board duty.

  1. False
  2. True
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Correct answer: True

The board is required at side >10 cm OR rear >1 m protrusion; without that protrusion there is no board duty.

Why learners get this wrong: On every trailer a marker board is always required, regardless of the load.

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You are sawing your own square marker board for the load that sticks out behind your trailer. The DIY store sells ready-made boards of 50 by 50 cm. How long must each side of your own board be at least (in cm)? Set the slider to your answer.

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Correct answer: 42 cm

Correct: 42.0 cm.

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For the weekly market in Deventer you load a beam onto your trailer that sticks out well over 1 m at the rear. You make the marker board for the end yourself. Which requirements must the board meet at minimum?

  1. Red-white diagonal stripes, square, at least 50 by 50 cm
  2. Red-white diagonal stripes, square, at least 42 by 42 cm
  3. Blue-white diagonal stripes, square, at least 42 by 42 cm
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Correct answer: Red-white diagonal stripes, square, at least 42 by 42 cm

False — you take the usual shop size for the legal minimum. A 50 by 50 cm board is common, but the prescribed minimum for the rear board is 42 by 42 cm

Why learners get this wrong: A marker board must legally be 50 by 50 cm.

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