UK Road Signs

Hospital ahead with A&E

Entry to

20 mph zone

End of

20 mph

zone

Maximum

speed

National speed

limit applies

School crossing

patrol

Stop and

give way

Give way to

traffic on

major road

Manually operated temporary

STOP sign

Manually operated temporary

GO sign

No entry for

vehicular traffic

No vehicles

except bicycles

being pushed

No cycling

No motor

vehicles

No buses

(over 8

passenger

seats)

No

overtaking

No

towed

caravans

No vehicles

carrying

explosives

No vehicle or

combination of vehicles

over length shown

No vehicles

over

height shown

No vehicles

over

width shown

Give priority to

vehicles from

opposite

direction

No right turn

No left turn

No

U-turns

No goods vehicles

over maximum

gross weight

shown (in tonnes)

except for loading

and unloading

No vehicles

over maximum

gross weight

shown

(in tonnes)

Parking restricted

to permit holders

No stopping during

period indicated

except for buses

No stopping during

times shown

except for as long

as necessary to set

down or pick up

passengers

No waiting

No stopping

(Clearway)

Ahead only

Turn left ahead

(right if symbol

reversed)

Turn left

(right if symbol

reversed)

Keep left

(right if symbol

reversed)

Vehicles

may pass

either side to

reach same

destination

Mini-roundabout

(give way to - right)

Route to be

used by pedal

cycles only

Segregated

pedal cycle

and pedestrian

route

Minimum speed

End of minimum speed

Buses and

cycles

only

Trams only

Pedestrian

crossing

point over

tramway

One-way traffic

With-flow bus and

cycle lane

Contra-flow bus lane

With-flow pedal cycle lane

Distance to

STOP line

ahead

Dual

carriageway

ends

Road narrows

on right (left if

symbol reversed)

Road

narrows on

both sides

Distance to

Give Way

line ahead

Crossroads

Junction on

bend ahead

T-junction with

priority over

vehicles from

the right

Staggered

junction

Traffic merging

from left ahead

Double bend first

to left (symbol

may be reversed)

can be reversed

Bend to right

(or left if symbol

reversed)

can be reversed

Roundabout

Uneven road

Plate below some signs

Two-way traffic crosses one way road

Two-way traffic

straight ahead

Opening or

swing bridge

ahead

Low-flying aircraft or sudden

aircraft noise

Falling or

fallen rocks

Traffic signals

not in use

Traffic signals

Slippery road

Steep hill

downwards

Steep hill

upwards

Trams

crossing

ahead

Tunnel ahead

Level crossing with barrier or gate ahead

Level crossing

without barrier

or gate ahead

Level crossing

without barrier

School crossing

patrol ahead

Frail pedestrians likely to

cross road ahead

Pedestrians

in road ahead

Zebra

crossing

Overhead electric

cable, plate

indicates

maximum height

Available width of

headroom indicated

Sharp deviation of

route to left (or right if

chevrons reversed)

reversible

Light signals

ahead at level

crossing, airfield

or bridge

Miniature warning lights

at level crossings

Cattle

Wild animals

Wild horses

applies to ponies

Accompanied horses or ponies

applies to ponies

Cycle route

ahead

Risk of ice

Traffic queues

likely ahead

Distance over

which road

humps extend

Other danger

plate indicates the nature of the hazard

Soft vergers

Side winds

Hump bridge