Load, passengers and trailers

Loading correctly

• The load may not block your view or cover lights and indicators.
• The load must be secured and covered if necessary, so that it does not fall off or create dust.
• Ropes and tarpaulins may not hang loose or drag on the ground.
• The maximum permitted weight may not be exceeded, and you may not carry more passengers than the car is registered for.

Source: Trafikförordningen 3 kap. 78–81 §§ och 4 kap. 4 och 6 §§ · Legal text (Swedish): Road Traffic Ordinance (1998:1276) (opens in a new tab)

Load that sticks out

• Load that sticks out in front of the car or more than one metre behind must be marked.
• Load that sticks out more than 20 cm to the side must be marked.
• In darkness the load is marked with a white lamp and white reflectors to the front and a red lamp and red reflectors to the rear.

Source: Trafikförordningen 3 kap. 82 och 83 §§ · Legal text (Swedish): Road Traffic Ordinance (1998:1276) (opens in a new tab)

Which trailer may you tow with a B licence?

• A light trailer, that is, no more than 750 kg maximum permitted weight, or a heavier trailer if the car and trailer together have a maximum permitted weight of no more than 3.5 tonnes.
• With the extended B category (special driving test) the combined maximum permitted weight may be no more than 4.25 tonnes.
• The maximum trailer weight that applies to the car may never be exceeded.

Source: Körkortslagen 2 kap. 5 och 7 a §§ och trafikförordningen 4 kap. 3 § · Legal text (Swedish): Driving Licence Act (1998:488) (opens in a new tab) · Legal text (Swedish): Road Traffic Ordinance (1998:1276) (opens in a new tab)

Speed with a trailer

With a braked trailer, or a light unbraked trailer, you may drive at no more than 80 km/h. With a heavier unbraked trailer the limit is 40 km/h, and then the trailer's gross weight may not be higher than the car's.

Source: Trafikförordningen 4 kap. 20 § · Legal text (Swedish): Road Traffic Ordinance (1998:1276) (opens in a new tab)