C55: Local speed limit

C55 · Prohibitory signs

Local speed limit

På dansk Lokal hastighedsbegrænsning

Your action
Keep at or below the displayed maximum, and slower when conditions or a lower vehicle limit require it.
Common mistake
The number is a maximum, not a speed you must maintain.

Source check: 2026-10-16 · Order §19; curriculum 7.3. Road markings order 425, 13 April 2023 · Færdselsstyrelsen — category B, May 2026

C Round with a red border: something is forbidden - entry, a manoeuvre, a speed, parking.

Learn it in lesson 01 → All signs

In the course

Do not confuse

C55C55Local speed limitE68.4E68.4Zone with local speed limit

Identify whether you are reading a local speed sign or a zone sign. The zone restriction continues across ordinary junctions until its end.

E39E39Recommended speedC55C55Local speed limitD55D55Minimum speed

E39 is recommended speed, C55 is a legal maximum and D55 a prescribed minimum. The square, red-bordered circle and blue circle serve different purposes; always account for conditions.

Neighbours of this sign in the C group.
C56End of local speed limitC51No overtakingC52No overtaking by trucksC53End of no overtakingC54End of the truck overtaking prohibitionC59End of signed prohibitionsC61No stoppingC62No parking

Drawing from Wikimedia Commons, free of copyright under section 9 of the Danish copyright act. Code and name follow executive order 425 of 13 April 2023 on road marking. Study material, not the legal text.

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