C11.1 Højresving forbudt
No right turn
- Your action
- Choose a permitted route; do not turn right at this junction or entrance.
- Common mistake
- This bans a right turn; it does not command a left turn.
Lesson 3 of 18 · Restrictions
Restrictions and speed
Read what each restriction applies to and how it ends.
Learn the signs
C11.2 Venstresving forbudt
No left turn
- What it means
- A left turn and a U-turn are prohibited at the junction or entrance covered by this sign.
- Your action
- Do not turn left or make a U-turn at the junction or entrance covered by the sign.
- Common mistake
- In Denmark the left-turn prohibition also prohibits a U-turn.
C12 Vending forbudt
No U-turns
- Your action
- Continue using a permitted manoeuvre; do not make a U-turn here.
- Common mistake
- A U-turn ban does not, by itself, ban a normal left turn.
C19 Indkørsel forbudt
No entry
- Your action
- Do not enter from this end with your car. Check any explicit exception plate.
- Common mistake
- An empty road or a convenient shortcut does not cancel a no-entry sign.
C51 Overhaling forbudt
No overtaking
- What it means
- Overtaking is prohibited, with specified exceptions including two-wheeled bicycles and two-wheeled small mopeds. Other safety rules still apply.
- Your action
- Do not overtake a car or motorcycle here. The sign has specific exceptions for two-wheeled bicycles and small mopeds.
- Common mistake
- A clear view does not cancel the ban. A motorcycle is not one of the bicycle/small-moped exceptions.
C53 Ophør af overhaling forbudt
End of no overtaking
- Your action
- Reassess visibility, markings and other restrictions before overtaking.
- Common mistake
- The end of this sign restriction is not a guarantee that overtaking is safe or otherwise legal.
C55 Lokal hastighedsbegrænsning
Local speed limit
- 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.
C56 Ophør af lokal hastighedsbegrænsning
End of local speed limit
- What it means
- The local speed restriction ends. The applicable general or otherwise signed limit still depends on the road, area and vehicle.
- Your action
- Work out the applicable limit from the road type, area, vehicle and any further signs.
- Common mistake
- This sign does not mean unlimited speed, or always the same 50/80 km/h rule on every road.
E55 Tættere bebygget område
Urban area
- Your action
- Apply the built-up-area rules, including the normal 50 km/h general limit unless another limit applies.
- Common mistake
- A separately signed lower limit still matters.
E56 Ophør af tættere bebygget område
End of urban area
- What it means
- The built-up-area rules end. Determine the applicable speed from the road type, vehicle and other signs.
- Your action
- Identify the road type and applicable limits after leaving the built-up area.
- Common mistake
- This sign alone is not an instruction to accelerate to a specific speed.
E68.4 Zonetavle
Zone with local speed limit
- Your action
- A zone with the displayed local speed limit begins. Follow the zone restriction until its end or an explicitly signed exception.
- Common mistake
- A zone does not simply end at the next ordinary junction.
E69.4 Ophør af zone
End of zone with local speed limit
- Your action
- The signed local speed-limit zone ends. Reassess the other rules and signs that apply.
- Common mistake
- The end of one zone does not remove every other traffic rule.
Recall: name each sign
Similar signs, different decisions
Look at the exact symbol first, then read the difference.
No left turn also bans a U-turn. A no-U-turn sign alone does not ban an ordinary left turn.
Identify whether you are reading a local speed sign or a zone sign. The zone restriction continues across ordinary junctions until its end.
What would you do?
Answer without looking back. Your first check is kept as your result. This is practice, not an official exam.
Lesson result
Sources and review date
Reviewed: 2026-10-17. Study explanations are our wording; use official rules and your instructor’s guidance.