Or perhaps it’s a bit of a posing thing? Like years ago when even wagons that never went beyond Derby had TIR plates 
BTW some years ago Steve Perry from Swadlincote who drove for a Danish firm said Pahaeng meant trailer - I suppose that could be something following then
Just when I knew the answer and someone beat me to it, but I can confirm at least that “PÃ…HÆNG” means this truck can carry a long trailer.
Vi ses Andy
for your interest PÃ… HÆNG could also mean, say at a party that you have brought someone with you, as dragged someone along. I always get a chuckle when I see a policeman standing by the side of the road holding a ■■■■ Kontrol sign. Tak og vi ses Andy
Spardo:
Or perhaps it’s a bit of a posing thing? Like years ago when even wagons that never went beyond Derby had TIR plates
If you tried just using one of the ‘L’ signs in Austria just for posing,it will cost you a lot of money,because when you are stopped by plod they will want to see all the relevant paperwork and certification.
And when you can’t produce it,and they then check the vehicle to see if the ‘whisper-kit’ is fitted,you are going to part with a very substantial amount of money!
KW:
Spardo:
Or perhaps it’s a bit of a posing thing? Like years ago when even wagons that never went beyond Derby had TIR platesIf you tried just using one of the ‘L’ signs in Austria just for posing,it will cost you a lot of money,because when you are stopped by plod they will want to see all the relevant paperwork and certification.
And when you can’t produce it,and they then check the vehicle to see if the ‘whisper-kit’ is fitted,you are going to part with a very substantial amount of money!
You’re right KW, but I think Spardo meant the pose value of having International signage on vehicles that never leave the UK, or France come to that.
How that has pose value I have no idea, but you know how some people have the strangest ideas. Its as good an explanation as any.
Simon:
KW:
Spardo:
Or perhaps it’s a bit of a posing thing? Like years ago when even wagons that never went beyond Derby had TIR platesIf you tried just using one of the ‘L’ signs in Austria just for posing,it will cost you a lot of money,because when you are stopped by plod they will want to see all the relevant paperwork and certification.
And when you can’t produce it,and they then check the vehicle to see if the ‘whisper-kit’ is fitted,you are going to part with a very substantial amount of money!
You’re right KW, but I think Spardo meant the pose value of having International signage on vehicles that never leave the UK, or France come to that.
How that has pose value I have no idea, but you know how some people have the strangest ideas. Its as good an explanation as any.
Ah! of course.
Must be like the ones you see with the furry clogs,big wallet on a chain etc. 
KW:
[Ah! of course.
Must be like the ones you see with the furry clogs,big wallet on a chain etc.
Oi!! I had some furry ones once 
, very warm they were too , but the only chain was a snowchain lookalike hanging at the back of the chassis in case the gendarmes stopped me going up the Blanc.
Could have been a problem if they’d asked me to put them on though, it was just a bundle of…chains 
i am quiet sure.
there must be some overpaid underworked pen pushers in brussels.
every day when they go to work,they strive to think of ways to annoy drivers/hauliers.
lets introduce a new law today,now whats it to be.
wait till we have a coffee and invent something.
when i was a kid and wanted to go working in my fathers haulage company.
he wanted me to go to school instead of going driving.
i chose the truck life.
he said truck driving is for the uneducated.
i think he was a little wrong.
you would need a computer brain to keep up with the new laws that are arriving all the time.
can anybody give me a list of what all the circular green signs that have been
getting more popular on european wagonsand what countries they apply
i have seen some uk only wagons displaying “L”
i take it the 3 is the emmissons level
jon
i think L is low emisions S is silent (low engine noise) someone will correct me if im wrong but there primarly for when your running to countries like austria and switzerland that have a very green enviromental policy
L is for low noise, it’s actually a German word that escapes me at the moment and it allows you to do things like run in Austria at night. I used to have a list and I’ll see if I can dig it out.
Check this thread and the post by KW for more information on the ‘L’
i knew i could rely on you neil if id have known you were lurking id have left it to ya did i get s right please say i got one right or i’ll have to hide my head in shame
You were almost right Carl, you just got them the wrong way round. L is for noise and S is for emissions. 
Im trying to find my old TUV /BAG book,
the Green L is for Noise Emissions
L means Larmschutz. = Noise Protected
There are lots more now with local meanings, but hang on, this is trucknet. the answer will be along in a minute
Can you remeber the PHAENG stickers?
cheers mate i checked out kw’s link and i was right about it being austria so 1outta 3 aint bad but like it said on my school reports must try harder
Larmschutz, that was the word Malc I couldn’t remember it for love nor money tonight, thanks.
Phæng I belive is the Danish word for danger or something like that, most Danish trucks have it stuck on the wheel arch.
cheers neil ive always wondered what phaeng stood for
Phaeng was the red & white stickers on the Front wheel arch, which supposedly literally translates to “More Following”
If you can read the 6’’ long sticker, Im sure you can see the other 16 metres of an 18 metre truck.
I have seen other signs on truck bumpers and trailers!
U
H
A
sometimes in yellow sometimes in green
More following would make sense Malc, I was told it just meant danger but maybe it is one of those words taht can mean different things in the translation.
A white U on a green background is I believe an Austrian thing and it means both Low-Noise / Low Emission vehicle.
Black H on a yellow background is again Austrian and means trucks with this sign have been certified to carry a lower gross weight but can also carry the weight they were originally certified for.
Not sure about the yellow or green A but a black A on a white square means the vehicle is a certified waste carrier, you see this one in Germany.
Another German one is a black K on a white square. This is ‘Kombi-Verkehr,’ combined transport like road-rail, road-ship, road-air. Vehicles carrying this sign are exempt from the German Sunday and holiday driving bans, maximum travelling distance is limited to 150 kilometres.
Not sure about the yellow or green A but a black A on a white square means the vehicle is a certified waste carrier, you see this one in Germany.
Thats right, it means abfall. = waste
The K was mainly used when trucks were doing road / rail haulage at 44.000 when the limit was still 40 tonne. It was relaxed a bit when 44t came into full operation, although Kombiverkehr is still needed on the truck with a certificate.
An N was used too in Germany for Nahverkehr. (local traffic) They still use a similar system to the old A, B and C licence.
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