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.
February's Most Popular Articles...
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What are the Different Types of Loading Restrictions?: There are many different types of loading restrictions on the motorist but it is apparent that not many of us know what… [262 views in Feb]
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Using an Emergency Telephone on the Motorway: If you breakdown on any motorway in the UK at least you will not be too far away from an emergency telephone. This means that you… [146 views in Feb]
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Speed Limit Signs: Taking heed of Signage is a very important part of driving and one of the most important sets of signs on our roads are the speed limit signs. These have many… [108 views in Feb]
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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… [90 views in Feb]
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Explain a Red Route: In the UK, red routes are major roads in urban areas, stopping, loading or unloading a vehicle is not allowed by law or only when the adjacent signs state that… [84 views in Feb]
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History of Road Markings and How they were First Designed: The first ever road markings that were seen in the UK were in 1918 and the first ever was the famous white line.… [70 views in Feb]
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Latest Comments
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Hamy
Re: Driving When Approaching a School Crossing Patrol
By law, does a school crossing patrol person have to display a lollipop stop sign when stopping traffic.
1 February 2019 -
Karen Robson
Re: What are the Different Types of Loading Restrictions?
I parked in a loading bay at 7 pm with a blue badge. It says on website I read , loading bays only…
24 January 2019 -
FatherOfDisabledSon
Re: Will You get Fined if you Park There?
I rarely use my sons disabled permit but I did on Saturday 29th Dec. 2018. The sign said Goods vehicles loading only…
8 January 2019 -
Pat
Re: Driving When Approaching a School Crossing Patrol
I failed my test even the lollipop lady were on the road
18 November 2018 -
Jimmy
Re: What are the Different Types of Loading Restrictions?
There is a loading only bay with red box marked on the road. However there are no signs next to…
8 September 2018 -
Chris
Re: Traffic Light Rules in the UK
Is it legal to place permanent traffic lights at a T junction where both are residential roads. An alternating one way system…
30 August 2018 -
zilbos
Re: Using an Emergency Telephone on the Motorway
Utterly hopeless - managed to limp my car into lay-by on A299 with one of these sos phones today, and held on…
10 August 2018 -
John
Re: Road Markings that Indicate Parking Restrictions
Can you help . I asked a disabled blue badge holder why he was parked on a yellow line ( single traffic…
25 June 2018 -
Judge Dredd
Re: Painted Chevrons: What Do they Mean?
When incidents occur on bends its usual that if they become frequent that some intervention takes place. Hazard lines…
29 April 2018 -
Art Demarco
Re: History of Road Markings and How they were First Designed
I didn't know that most road markings are to direct overtaking. My wife and I have been…
19 April 2018
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