Load, weight and vehicle dimensions — 57 AARTO offence codes

Charges for exceeding permitted load, mass, weight, or vehicle dimensions. Browse 54 infringements and 3 offences in this AARTO Schedule 3 category, each with its demerit point value.

Demerit point values are taken from Schedule 3, column 6 of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Regulations, 2026 (GN R.7646, Government Gazette 54922). This is an unofficial summary for convenience; verify any code against the official gazette. Demerit enforcement under Act sections 24–28 is not live as of August 2026 — updates & sources →

What this category covers

This hub lists 57 Schedule 3 charges grouped as load, weight and vehicle dimensions. Point values in this set range from 0 to 5 demerit points. 3 of them carry 4 or more points — enough that a few final charges can approach the 15-point disqualification threshold.

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57 offence codes in the Load, weight and vehicle dimensions category
Code	Wording	Type	Points
`1019`	Failure to proceed on command of a traffic officer or directed by a road traffic sign to a mass measuring bridge	offence	0
`1020`	Operated motor vehicle while the mass has been exceeded and load has not been reduced or adjusted on instruction of traffic officer	offence	0
`2873`	Trailer, GVM exceeding 3 500 kg or goods vehicle exceeding 12 000 kg did not have a rear underrun protection device or did not comply with specifications	infringement	1
`2901`	Trailer with GVM exceeding 12 000 kg exceeded 11.3 metres	infringement	0
`2902`	Trailer, GVM not exceeding 12 000 kg exceeded 8 metres	infringement	0
`2903`	Trailer, GVM exceeding 12 000 kg exceeded 12.5 metres	infringement	0
`2904`	Articulated/combination of vehicles exceeded 18.5 metres	infringement	0
`2907`	Any other vehicle exceeded 12.5 metres	infringement	0
`2908`	Combination of vehicles exceeded 22 metres	infringement	0
`2909`	Combination of vehicles not consisting of drawing vehicle and one or two trailers	infringement	0
`2910`	Operated a combination of motor vehicles being a motor vehicle drawing more than one other motor vehicle which are not trailers	infringement	0
`2911`	Combination of vehicles could not bend in a horizontal plane and the length of the trailer and the rear overhang exceeded 3.1 metres	infringement	0
`2915`	Goods vehicle GVM exceeding 12 000 kg - width exceeded 2.6 metres	infringement	0
`2916`	Vehicle - overall width exceeded 2.5 metres	infringement	0
`2918`	Vehicle - overall height (with load) exceeded 4.3 metres	infringement	0
`2923`	Semi-trailer front overhang exceeded 1.8 metres	infringement	0
`2929`	Vehicle - the rear overhang exceeded 60% of wheelbase	infringement	0
`2931`	Vehicle carrying goods/fittings that projected more than 1.25 metres on either side of centre-line	infringement	0
`2932`	Vehicle carrying goods/fittings projecting more than 300 millimetres beyond the front of the vehicle	infringement	0
`2933`	Vehicle carrying goods/fittings projecting more than 1.8 metres beyond the rear of the vehicle	infringement	0
`2934`	Vehicle - the front overhang + any projection exceeded limit provided for in Reg. 226(1)(b)	infringement	0
`2935`	Vehicle - bracket projecting more than 150 millimetres beyond widest part of vehicle	infringement	0
`2936`	Vehicle/combination of vehicles exceeded overall length	infringement	0
`2940`	Vehicle with load projecting more than 150 millimetres to the sides without the necessary red flags attached during the day	infringement	0
`2942`	Vehicle with load projecting more than 300 millimetres to the rear without the necessary red flags/cloth attached during the day	infringement	0
`3600`	Failed to adhere to the prescribed measures for loading, transporting and accepting dangerous goods	infringement	0
`3677`	Failed to take all reasonable measures as far as the loading and transportation of goods were concerned	infringement	0
`3678`	Failed to take all reasonable measures as far as the loading and transportation of goods were concerned	infringement	0
`3679`	Failed to take all reasonable measures as far as the loading and transportation of goods were concerned	infringement	0
`3680`	Failed to take all reasonable measures as far as the loading and transportation of goods were concerned	infringement	0
`3681`	Failed to take all reasonable measures as far as the loading and transportation of goods were concerned	infringement	0
`3682`	Failed to take all reasonable measures as far as the loading and transportation of goods were concerned	infringement	0
`3683`	Failed to take all reasonable measures as far as the loading and transportation of goods were concerned	infringement	0
`3684`	Failed to take all reasonable measures as far as the loading and transportation of goods were concerned	infringement	0
`3685`	Failed to take all reasonable measures as far as the loading and transportation of goods were concerned	offence	0
`4345`	Failed to comply with the directions conveyed by a road traffic sign by proceeding beyond a point with a load exceeding the tonnage indicated on the sign	infringement	0
`4347`	Failed to comply with the directions conveyed by a road traffic sign by proceeding beyond a point with a load height exceeding the limit as indicated on the sign	infringement	0
`4348`	Failed to comply with the directions conveyed by a road traffic sign by proceeding beyond a point with a load exceeding the length limit indicated on the sign	infringement	0
`4351`	Failed to comply with the directions conveyed by a road traffic sign by picking up a hitch-hiker within a distance of 500 metres beyond such sign. Non-RWC	infringement	0
`4352`	Hitch-hiker failed to comply with the directions conveyed by a road traffic sign by attempting to secure a lift within a distance of 500 metres beyond such sign	infringement	0
`4353`	Failed to comply with the directions conveyed by a road traffic sign by picking up a hitch-hiker within a distance of 500 metres beyond such sign. RWC	infringement	0
`4366`	Failed to comply with the directions conveyed by a road traffic sign by overtaking within a distance of 500 metres beyond a no-overtaking sign. Non-RWC	infringement	4
`4367`	Failed to comply with the directions conveyed by a road traffic sign by overtaking within a distance of 500 metres beyond a no-overtaking sign. RWC	infringement	5
`4368`	Goods vehicle failed to comply with the directions conveyed by a road traffic sign by overtaking within a distance of 500 metres beyond a no-overtaking sign	infringement	5
`4393`	Failed to comply with the directions conveyed by a road traffic sign by proceeding beyond a sign prohibiting vehicles that are wider than width indicated on sign	infringement	0
`4396`	Hawker failed to comply with the directions conveyed by a road traffic sign by trading within 75 metres on either side of sign	infringement	0
`5032`	Stopped a vehicle on a public road within a tunnel or subway or on a bridge or within six metres of a tunnel, subway or bridge	infringement	1
`5033`	Stopped a vehicle on or within six metres from the beginning or end of any part of such roadway where the normal width thereof was constricted	infringement	1
`5036`	Stopped a vehicle alongside or opposite another vehicle on such roadway where such roadway was less than nine metres wide	infringement	2
`5041`	Parked a vehicle alongside or opposite another vehicle on such roadway where such roadway was less than nine metres wide	infringement	0
`5048`	Parked a vehicle on or within six metres from the beginning or end of any part of such roadway where the normal width thereof was constricted	infringement	0
`5049`	Parked a vehicle within a tunnel or subway or on a bridge or within six metres of a tunnel, subway or bridge	infringement	0
`5050`	Parked a vehicle within the prescribed keep clear zone around a fire hydrant : 1,5 metres on either side and between the hydrant and the road centre line	infringement	0
`5054`	Parked a vehicle on a portion of the road or the shoulders outside an urban area or with any part of such vehicle within 1 metre of the edge of such roadway	infringement	2
`5060`	Parked a vehicle on a road less than 5.5 metres wide	infringement	0
`5400`	Operated a vehicle towing another vehicle with a tow-rope, chain or tow-bar longer than three and a half metres	infringement	0
`6018`	Vehicle encroaching upon adjacent parking bay due to length of vehicle - failed to put into operation parking meter for additional demarcated parking	infringement	0

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