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Applies to police vehicles — South African Road Sign R577

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

Applies to police vehicles road sign

R577

At a glance

Sign code
R577
Type
Regulatory
Official meaning
Selective-restriction plate R577: it limits the sign mounted above it to police vehicles.

What the Applies to police vehicles sign means

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

What you must do

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

Know the mistake this sign turns on

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Sources

  • Road Traffic Signs chart, National Department of TransportThe official chart. Sign R577 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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