Understanding Traffic Signs and Their Meanings...
If you are you confused by the many different traffic signs in the UK, this is the website for you. Even for experienced drivers, getting your head around all of the traffic signs, traffic signals and road markings, and what exactly they are instructing you to do can be bewildering.
June's Most Popular Articles...
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Painted Chevrons: What Do they Mean?: The use of chevrons is commonplace in the UK. Motorists will recognise them from warning signs for bends or they can be painted on the road to… [6 views in Jun]
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Give Way and Stop Signs: How to Use Them: The Give Way and Stop signs are part of every day life as a motorist but do we use them correctly? These road signs are normally placed at… [4 views in Jun]
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Traffic Light Rules in the UK: The traffic Light Signal is an institution in the UK and the first set was erected in 1868. It was located outside the houses of Parliament in London by… [4 views in Jun]
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Breach of Road Signage: What are the penalties?: Every road is governed by signs and if you breach these then you will receive penalty points and a fine from the authorities.… [2 views in Jun]
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Signs with Blue Circle and No Red Border: Information: Nobody can be sure for certain but records claim that it was probably the Romans who devised the first signs with stones… [2 views in Jun]
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Hand Signals a Police Officer May Use: Roads without traffic signals would be a like a world without laws. Nobody would care about anybody else and the likelihood is that anarchy… [2 views in Jun]
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When approaching a speed bump today, with a car parked on my side, a car was coming towards me but the…
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Goods vehicle loading only Mon - sat. 8 am - 6.30pm 20 min It means can v park the car on sundays?
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I got a parking ticket, for parking at the end of a line of cars, which was on a speed bump,.. No signs…
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I have received a PCN for parking on a Red Route at Airport Way Luton. The pictures sent clearly shows where my car was parked (along with…
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Re: What are the Different Types of Loading Restrictions?
Pulled over into loading bay, bank holiday Monday to drop daughter off at work. Engine was still…
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Hi, i stopped in a loading bay to load some heavy shopping( i am disabled, an able bodied person…
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Re: What are the Different Types of Loading Restrictions?
I just received a ticket for parking in a loading bay and it says no loading and I have a disabled…
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I park it says restricted parking the ticket says 3 minutes traffic wardens waited before giving…
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