Sign F12: End of the mandatory use of the passing lane

Legal meaning

End of compulsory use of the passing lane, intended only for motor vehicles that cannot or may not travel faster than 25 km/h.

Source: RVV 1990 annex 1 · checked 2026-10-23

Shape and colour

Round blue sign with a red diagonal bar: end of the order.

Where the sign stands

At the end of the passing lane, on the right.

What the exam asks about this sign

The question is what applies to a tractor after this sign: the passing lane is no longer compulsory or ends, the tractor drives on the main carriageway again. For other drivers it means slow traffic may be ahead of them again. Trap: candidates confuse it with F14 (end of bus lane).

Often confused with

• Mandatory passing lane reserved for agricultural and forestry tractors. F11 — The order that F12 ends.
• End of the bus lane F14 — End of bus lane: the same idea for buses.
• End of a lane L5 — End of lane: a lane that stops.