Abnormal loads: Other information

Restrictions

Abnormal loads are not allowed to travel in the Lincolnshire police force area:

• Monday to Friday 7am to 9am
• Monday to Friday 4pm to 6pm
• When it's dark, except on the A1 or A180 and the vehicles are all correctly lit and marked
• In bad weather or when visibility is poor

Dispensations

A dispensation is a permission for an abnormal load to travel without having to notify us each time.

Please use our dispensation enquiry form to ask about our dispensations.

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Other information

Private escorts

Depending on the size of your vehicle and which roads you're using, you may need to provide a private escort.

When you need a private escort:

Road	Width	Length	Weight
A1 or A180 only	Over 4.3m	Over 30m	Over 130T
All other roads	Over 4.1m	Over 30m	Over 100T

You might also need a private escort for smaller vehicles depending on the route, type of load etc.

We recommend you provide a private escort for any vehicle over 3.65m while travelling on single carriageways.

If you are providing a private escort, please tell us when you notify us.

Police escorts

You need a police escort if your load can't travel without:

• breaking driving laws (for example going right around a keep left bollard, or crossing solid white lines)
• stopping or directing traffic

If you need a police escort, please notify us as soon as possible (at least two weeks in advance).

You'll need to pay for a police escort. We'll tell you how much it will cost.

Short notice

If you need to move an abnormal load at short notice (less than the required notice period) then you should phone the Abnormal Loads office to ask for permission on:

• 01522 212447 Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm
• 01522 558125 (answering machine outside these hours)

Maximum advance notice

We cannot accept notifications more than 30 days in advance, or for periods of more than 30 days of movement.

This is so we have all the up-to-date traffic management information to decide if the route is safe.

Risk assessment

It's your responsibility to complete a risk assessment before you move an abnormal load.

Roadworks, closures and diversions

Please check the one.network website for closures along your route. Diversion routes may not be suitable for abnormal loads. If you can't travel on the route you've told us, you need to check with our abnormal loads team.

We recommend you call us on 101 half an hour before you set off or enter Lincolnshire, to make sure your route is not affected by any local problems.

North and North East Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire are covered by Humberside Police, not Lincolnshire police.