When driving in a country that has a height limit of 4.0m, I’m not so sure that it’s OK to go with 4.1m, 4.15m or 4.2m, so I’m attempting to find out what is actually OK…
This works a bit like the “stop the action” film clips in the BBC’s a question of sport. 
Scenario
Your vehicle is (let’s take the average) 4.15m high…
You’re driving in a country that has a 4.0m height limit…
A nice police person stops you and out comes the telescopic measuring stick…
What happens next 
dieseldave:
When driving in a country that has a height limit of 4.0m, I’m not so sure that it’s OK to go with 4.1m, 4.15m or 4.2m, so I’m attempting to find out what is actually OK…This works a bit like the “stop the action” film clips in the BBC’s a question of sport.
Scenario
Your vehicle is (let’s take the average) 4.15m high…
You’re driving in a country that has a 4.0m height limit…
A nice police person stops you and out comes the telescopic measuring stick…
The law enforcement officer shakes his head, puffs out his chest and proclaims in his best English: “You is like well nicked bro, innit”.
Can I snog Sue Barker now
dieseldave:
allikat:
Dava:
ok well it looks like i am to high for swiss as my trailer is a twin vap fridge and i think they are 4.2 meter as im not at work at the mo i will measure up when im back thanks for the infoYou’ll have trouble in a lot of Euroland at 4.2, even oversize try to keep it below 4.15m, which is what the Dutch put down as a limit.
Hi allikat, do you have a source for that info please?
I’m asking because according to
THIS, the NL height limit is 4.0m.
It was from a recent article in Trucking about a heavy mover, in which they stated that 4m was the limit for normal traffic, and 4.15 was where the Dutch liked even oversize to finish. I could quote issue and page, but the mag in question is in my cab, in Belgium.
dieseldave:
When driving in a country that has a height limit of 4.0m, I’m not so sure that it’s OK to go with 4.1m, 4.15m or 4.2m, so I’m attempting to find out what is actually OK…This works a bit like the “stop the action” film clips in the BBC’s a question of sport.
Scenario
Your vehicle is (let’s take the average) 4.15m high…
You’re driving in a country that has a 4.0m height limit…
A nice police person stops you and out comes the telescopic measuring stick…
Well the German police officer relieved me of 130 DM and advised me of a safe route out of Essen, he told me that if I got stopped again just show the officer the ticket I gave you and it will save him from having to look up how much to fine you.
If it is at a Swiss Border they will just not allow you into the country, the problem there is you will have already done your T forms and have to cancel them…Been there done that got the T shirt, we had to get a local company in Basel to come and take the load from us to avoid the problems with T forms
Next time you go on a freight ferry or the shuttle look at the amount of trucks running over height, most Spanish, Porkys and French trucks seem to be higher than our trucks
allikat:
It was from a recent article in Trucking about a heavy mover, in which they stated that 4m was the limit for normal traffic, and 4.15 was where the Dutch liked even oversize to finish. I could quote issue and page, but the mag in question is in my cab, in Belgium.
Ahh, thanks for that allikat. 
It’s not that I disbelieved you, I just wondered where the info had come from.
OK, even though I wasn’t considering STGO type stuff, I’ll own up that I’d missed your meaning of “oversize,” thinking that you’d meant it as a ‘tolerance’ for naughty people whose truck should really be 4.0m 
jimti:
Next time you go on a freight ferry or the shuttle look at the amount of trucks running over height, most Spanish, Porkys and French trucks seem to be higher than our trucks
That’s a fair point jimti, cos I had noticed that too.
I’ve had a look at the European height chart that I’d linked above and found that France has no defined limit, just like the UK. So it seems that the French wouldn’t be too bothered about height, no matter where a vehicle came from.
That leaves me wondering how a Spaniard gets away with overheight in Spain, and how a Portuguese gets away with overheight in both Portugal and Spain, given that the height limit in Spain and Portugal is 4.0m. 
Maybe their police simply choose not to enforce that limit?
As already mentioned, try running overheight (4.0m) in Germany or Switzerland, and you’re likely to get done. 
I think it’s nice to know where the goalposts are, because people can then choose for themselves whether to run the risk.
Thanks for the tips well i will measure up soon as i get back to work on monday as long as the fines arnt for me to pay im not to botherd all the best for the new year
To be honest. I would be very careful in Holland if you are even a tad over 4.0 metres.
Most of their bridges are 4.0m exact, and if you happen to attempt to use the Coene tunnel, the Rijkswacht will be on site before you have passed the height sensors. At least they speak good English as they empty your wallet 
We run at 4.2 or 4.3 to do France and Spain. The trucks that run out to Hungary and Romania are 4.0m and many of our Eastern bloc units run on very low profile tyres.
dieseldave:
jimti:
Next time you go on a freight ferry or the shuttle look at the amount of trucks running over height, most Spanish, Porkys and French trucks seem to be higher than our trucksThat’s a fair point jimti, cos I had noticed that too.
I’ve had a look at the European height chart that I’d linked above and found that France has no defined limit, just like the UK. So it seems that the French wouldn’t be too bothered about height, no matter where a vehicle came from.
That leaves me wondering how a Spaniard gets away with overheight in Spain, and how a Portuguese gets away with overheight in both Portugal and Spain, given that the height limit in Spain and Portugal is 4.0m.
Maybe their police simply choose not to enforce that limit?As already mentioned, try running overheight (4.0m) in Germany or Switzerland, and you’re likely to get done.
I think it’s nice to know where the goalposts are, because people can then choose for themselves whether to run the risk.
Speaking strictly legalin Spain anything above 4 metres should be accompanied by the necessary convoy exceptional parerwork but generally a freat fuss is not made unless well over the limit, having said that Murphy’s law says that the one time you go for it you will get pulled by a moron
we must be ok for swiss then cos ive never had problems any were else and we do hungery i work for thorburn