{
 "name": "The nine most serious ADR road offences under Dutch enforcement",
 "source": "ILT, intervention strategy for dangerous goods by road",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-24",
 "dataset_version": "2026.08.1",
 "note": "ILT calls these the 9 most serious offences and states in terms that the list is not exhaustive. It is not a ranking by frequency.",
 "items": [
  {
   "nr": 1,
   "basis": "ADR, several provisions",
   "offence": "Carrying dangerous goods that are not permitted to be carried at all.",
   "category": "I",
   "criminal sanction": "proces-verbaal, a criminal citation",
   "remedial sanction": "last onder dwangsom, a penalty payment order, in particular cases on top of a citation"
  },
  {
   "nr": 2,
   "basis": "ADR, several provisions",
   "offence": "Leakage of dangerous goods.",
   "category": "I",
   "criminal sanction": "proces-verbaal, a criminal citation",
   "remedial sanction": "last onder dwangsom, a penalty payment order, in particular cases on top of a citation"
  },
  {
   "nr": 3,
   "basis": "ADR, several provisions",
   "offence": "Carriage in a containment (packaging, tank, receptacle, container) that was not manufactured or approved for this carriage, or is no longer fit for it.",
   "category": "I",
   "criminal sanction": "proces-verbaal, a criminal citation",
   "remedial sanction": "last onder dwangsom, a penalty payment order, in particular cases on top of a citation"
  },
  {
   "nr": 4,
   "basis": "Wet vervoer gevaarlijke stoffen, articles 19 and 24",
   "offence": "Failing to avoid built up areas, or failing to follow the mandatory route.",
   "category": "I",
   "criminal sanction": "proces-verbaal, a criminal citation",
   "remedial sanction": "last onder dwangsom, a penalty payment order, in particular cases on top of a citation"
  },
  {
   "nr": 5,
   "basis": "ADR 8.6.4",
   "offence": "Carrying dangerous goods through a tunnel where this is not permitted.",
   "category": "I",
   "criminal sanction": "proces-verbaal, a criminal citation",
   "remedial sanction": "last onder dwangsom, a penalty payment order, in particular cases on top of a citation"
  },
  {
   "nr": 6,
   "basis": "ADR, several provisions",
   "offence": "The vehicle is not correctly loaded under the stowage or loading provisions.",
   "category": "I",
   "criminal sanction": "proces-verbaal, a criminal citation",
   "remedial sanction": "last onder dwangsom, a penalty payment order, in particular cases on top of a citation"
  },
  {
   "nr": 7,
   "basis": "ADR, several provisions",
   "offence": "Vehicles carrying dangerous goods are not identifiable as such, for example marking or labelling is missing, or no transport document is present.",
   "category": "I",
   "criminal sanction": "proces-verbaal, a criminal citation",
   "remedial sanction": "last onder dwangsom, a penalty payment order, in particular cases on top of a citation"
  },
  {
   "nr": 8,
   "basis": "ADR 8.2.1 and 1.3",
   "offence": "Personnel do not hold the required training, meaning the ADR certificate or general awareness training.",
   "category": "I",
   "criminal sanction": "proces-verbaal, a criminal citation",
   "remedial sanction": "last onder dwangsom, a penalty payment order, in particular cases on top of a citation"
  },
  {
   "nr": 9,
   "basis": "ADR 1.8.3.1",
   "offence": "No dangerous goods safety adviser appointed or employed for carriage by road.",
   "category": "I",
   "criminal sanction": "proces-verbaal, a criminal citation",
   "remedial sanction": "last onder dwangsom, a penalty payment order, in particular cases on top of a citation"
  }
 ]
}