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Applies to high-occupancy vehicles — South African Road Sign R575

This is a supplementary plate fixed under another road sign. It means the sign above it applies only to high-occupancy vehicles. Read it together with the sign above. That sign's instruction applies to high-occupancy vehicles. If your vehicle is not in that class, the sign above does not apply to you, unless another plate also applies.

Applies to high-occupancy vehicles road sign

R575

At a glance

Sign code
R575
Type
Regulatory
Official meaning
Selective-restriction plate R575: it limits the sign mounted above it to high-occupancy vehicles.

What the Applies to high-occupancy vehicles sign means

This is a supplementary plate fixed under another road sign. It means the sign above it applies only to high-occupancy vehicles.

What you must do

Read it together with the sign above. That sign's instruction applies to high-occupancy vehicles. If your vehicle is not in that class, the sign above does not apply to you, unless another plate also applies.

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Sources

  • Road Traffic Signs chart, National Department of TransportThe official chart. Sign R575 was checked against it, artwork and meaning, before being published here.
  • National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000 — Schedule 1Where the prescribed meaning of each road traffic sign is set out.

Last updated 2026-08-23.

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