Revision question · Incidents, accidents and emergencies

You're at the scene of an incident. What does it mean if there's a plain orange rectangle displayed on one of the vehicles?

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It's carrying dangerous goods

It's carrying a first-aid kit

It's carrying medical supplies

It's unladen

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Plain orange plates identify dangerous goods carried in packages. Road tankers and tank containers use hazard-warning panels with more information. Do not assume a plain plate identifies the substance; keep clear and give emergency services information from a safe place.

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Rule 284Highway Code rule · Plain orange plates warn of dangerous goods in packages; they do not identify the substance in the way a numbered tanker hazard panel can. Keep clear at a spill.Rule 285Highway Code rule · Plain orange plates warn of dangerous goods in packages; they do not identify the substance in the way a numbered tanker hazard panel can. Keep clear at a spill.

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