Lesson 8 of 18 · Directions and plates

Read the plate below the sign

Tell a distance from a section length, and read durations, days and hours.

Learn the signs

U1.1

Distance to start: 500 m

What it means: In this example the main sign takes effect 500 m ahead. Read what the main sign actually means.
Your action: In this example the main sign takes effect 500 m ahead. Read what the main sign actually means.
Common mistake: 500 m is a distance to the beginning, not automatically the length of the restriction.

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U1.2

Distance to start: 500 m

What it means: In this example the main sign takes effect 500 m ahead. Read what the main sign actually means.
Your action: In this example the main sign takes effect 500 m ahead. Read what the main sign actually means.
Common mistake: 500 m is a distance to the beginning, not automatically the length of the restriction.

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U2.1

Applies from 200 to 800 m ahead

What it means: In this example the main sign applies to the section beginning 200 m ahead and ending 800 m ahead.
Your action: In this example the main sign applies to the section beginning 200 m ahead and ending 800 m ahead.
Common mistake: The section is 600 m long; 800 m is the distance from the sign to its end.

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U2.2

Applies from 200 to 800 m ahead

What it means: In this example the main sign applies to the section beginning 200 m ahead and ending 800 m ahead.
Your action: In this example the main sign applies to the section beginning 200 m ahead and ending 800 m ahead.
Common mistake: The section is 600 m long; 800 m is the distance from the sign to its end.

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U3.1

Duration: one hour

What it means: Read this one-hour duration together with the main sign, for example a permitted parking duration.
Your action: Read this one-hour duration together with the main sign, for example a permitted parking duration.
Common mistake: A duration is not a clock time or a day of the week.

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U3.2

Day: Wednesday

What it means: The Danish word Onsdag means Wednesday: read the main sign as applying on the stated day.
Your action: The Danish word Onsdag means Wednesday: read the main sign as applying on the stated day.
Common mistake: Do not read the day name as a daily time limit.

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U3.3

Hours by weekday, Saturday and holiday

What it means: Unbracketed black/white hours apply on weekdays except Saturdays; brackets mean Saturdays; red means Sundays and public holidays. Here red 9–12 ends at noon.
Your action: Unbracketed black/white hours apply on weekdays except Saturdays; brackets mean Saturdays; red means Sundays and public holidays. Here red 9–12 ends at noon.
Common mistake: Do not apply all three rows every day or interpret 12 as midnight in this example.

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U3.4

Duration: one hour

What it means: Read this one-hour duration together with the main sign, for example a permitted parking duration.
Your action: Read this one-hour duration together with the main sign, for example a permitted parking duration.
Common mistake: A duration is not a clock time or a day of the week.

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Example road scene with U3.4 (illustration) — **Example on the road** Illustration: the street is AI-made, the sign is the official drawing.

U3.5

Day: Wednesday

What it means: The Danish word Onsdag means Wednesday: read the main sign as applying on the stated day.
Your action: The Danish word Onsdag means Wednesday: read the main sign as applying on the stated day.
Common mistake: Do not read the day name as a daily time limit.

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U3.6

Hours by weekday, Saturday and holiday

What it means: Unbracketed black/white hours apply on weekdays except Saturdays; brackets mean Saturdays; red means Sundays and public holidays. Here red 9–12 ends at noon.
Your action: Unbracketed black/white hours apply on weekdays except Saturdays; brackets mean Saturdays; red means Sundays and public holidays. Here red 9–12 ends at noon.
Common mistake: Do not apply all three rows every day or interpret 12 as midnight in this example.

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Recall: name each sign

Similar signs, different decisions

Look at the exact symbol first, then read the difference.

U1.1Distance to start: 500 m

U2.1Applies from 200 to 800 m ahead

U1 states distance to the beginning. U2 states distance to the beginning and to the end of a section.

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.

Road markings order 425, 13 April 2023