Option to avoid roads restricted for vehicles >3.5 tonnes (trailer / caravan users)

I’d like to suggest a small but very useful addition for EV drivers who regularly tow a trailer or caravan: In many European countries, certain roads, bridges, mountain passes, or city access roads are legally forbidden for vehicles with a total permitted gross weight over 3.5 tonnes. This restriction often applies when towing even a light-to-medium trailer, because the combination (towing vehicle + trailer) exceeds 3.5 t, even if the tow vehicle itself is registered <3.5 t.

Suggested feature: Add a simple routing preference : "Avoid roads restricted for vehicles >3.5 t"

When enabled, ABRP would use map data tags for weight-restricted ways (OpenStreetMap already contains quite good coverage with tags like maxweight, maxgvweight, hgv=no, motorcar=designated with weight conditions, etc.) and reroute accordingly — just like existing avoid options.

This would make ABRP even more valuable for the people towing with EVs (ABRP is already a must-have for proper trip planning, especially with the customization of consumption).

Many thanks for considering this !

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1 day ago

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Benjamin

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