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As a general rule, may a goods lorry use a VAO high-occupancy lane because it is loaded or empty, when it is not providing an emergency or road-maintenance service and has no exceptional authorisation from the traffic authority?

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No.

No. General access is limited to motorcycles, passenger cars and adaptable mixed-use vehicles under the specified conditions; an empty or loaded lorry does not qualify on that basis. It is incorrect to say no lorry can ever use one: emergency and maintenance services have provisions, and the competent authority may permit or direct other vehicles to enter in unusual circumstances for safety or traffic flow.

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  • No.

  • Yes, provided we are driving with a load.

  • Yes, provided we are driving without a load.

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