Special vehicle traffic permit

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Updated: July 2024, 3


Special vehicle traffic permits are required based on the Road Act.

Roads are built to allow vehicles of a certain standard to operate safely and smoothly, but vehicles that exceed the standard are generally not allowed to pass because they may affect the road, traffic, and environment. .

Vehicles with a special structure or special cargo to be transported that exceed the general limits for width, length, height, or total weight, or on bridges, elevated roads, tunnels, etc. Vehicles that exceed either the gross weight or height limits are called "special vehicles," and require a special vehicle permit to drive on the road.

———– (Article 47, Paragraph 2 of the Road Act)

The general limit value that is the standard for special vehicles corresponds to (Article 47, Paragraph 1 of the Road Act, Article 3 of the Vehicle Restriction Order).

Penalties based on the Road Act for allowing special vehicles to pass without permission

[Road Act Article 101, Paragraph 4]
If vehicle traffic is prohibited or restricted, a person who allows the vehicle to pass in violation of this or a person who violates the permit conditions will be sentenced to imprisonment for up to six months or a fine of 6 yen.
[Road Act Article 101, Paragraph 5]
Anyone who violates a road administrator's or road inspector's order to stop traffic, etc. will be sentenced to imprisonment for up to 6 months or a fine of 30 yen.
[Road Act Article 102, Paragraph 1]
A person who allows a vehicle that exceeds the vehicle width, length, height, weight, minimum turning radius, etc., to pass without permission from the road administrator or in violation of the permit conditions shall be fined less than 100 million yen. fine
[Road Act Article 102, Paragraph 2]
A person who does not have a permit when allowing a special vehicle to pass will be fined up to 100 million yen.

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