Traffic Road Signs Giving Orders

Signs with RED CIRCLES are generally PROHIBITIVE

Manually operated temporary stop & go signs

Manually operated temporary stop & go signs

Stop and give way

School crossing patrol

School crossing patrol

no-waiting

No waiting

No vehicles or combination of vehicles over length shown

No vehicles or combination of vehicles over length shown

No vehicles over height shown

No vehicles over height shown

No vehicles carrying exposives

No vehicles carrying exposives

No vehicles except bicycles when being pushed

No vehicles except bicycles when being pushed

no-uturns

No u-turns

No towed caravans

No towed caravans

No stopping

No stopping

no-right-turn

No right turn

No vehicles width shown

No vehicles width shown

no-overtaking

No overtaking

No motor vehicles

No motor vehicles

no-left-turn

No left turn

End of 20 mph zone

no-entry

No entry

no-cycling

No cycling

no-buses

No buses

national-speed-limit

National speed limit

weak-bridge

No vehicles over maximum gross weight shown, in tonnes

Parking restricted to permit holders

entry-20mph-zone

Entry to a 20 mph zone

No goods vehicles over maximum gross weight shown, in tonnes, except for loading and unloading

No goods vehicles over maximum gross weight shown, in tonnes, except for loading and unloading

Signs with BLUE CIRCLES but no red border
generally give POSITIVE instructions

turn-left-ahead

Turn left ahead (right if symbol reversed)

Turn left (right if symbol reversed)

Turn left (right if symbol reversed)

Minimum speed

Minimum speed

miniroundabout

Miniroundabout

keep-left

Keep left (right if symbol reversed)

End of minimum speed

End of minimum speed

Route to be used by pedal cycles only

Route to be used by pedal cycles only

Ahead only

Ahead only

Segregated cycles and pedestrian route

Segregated cycles and pedestrian route

Vehicles may pass either side to reach same destination

Vehicles may pass either side to reach same destination

With-flow pedal cycle lane

With-flow pedal cycle lane

Trams only

One way Road

One way Road

Contra-flow bus lane

Contra-flow bus lane

With-flow pedal cycle lane

With-flow pedal cycle lane