(other than those
for low bridges, railway and tramway levelcrossings, bus and pedal cycle facilities,
traffic calming androad works)
Distance
to
STOP line
Distance
to GIVE WAY line
Traffic
signals
ahead
Traffic
signals that operate only at certain times
Crossroads
T-junction
Side
road
Staggered
junction
The priority through
the junction is indicated by the broader line
Traffic
merges from the left
Traffic
merges onto main carriageway
Roundabout
Bend
to right (left if symbol reversed)
Double
bend first to the left (right if symbol reversed)
Junction
on a bend (symbols may be reversed)
Plate
used with "roundabout" or "bend" signs
Adverse
Camber on the road ahead
Sharp deviation of route to the left (right if chevrons reversed) (alternative
designs)
Risk
of lorries overturning on bend to the left (right if symbol reversed)
Block paving incorporated into a roundabout to indicate sharp deviation of route
Plate
used with warning signs where a reduction in speed is necessary
Road
narrows on both sides
Road
narrows on right (left if symbol reversed)
Narrow
Road ahead with oncoming vehicles
Single
file traffic in each direction
Road
wide enough for only one line of vehicles
End
of dual carriageway
Two-way
traffic
Two-way
traffic on
route crossing ahead
Near-side
edge of carriageway or obstruction near that edge (alternative shapes). White
markers are used on the off-side edge and amber ones on the off-side edge of a
dual carriageway
Worded
warning. "Ford" may be varied to "Flood", "Gate", "Gates" or "No smoking"
Try
brakes after crossing a ford or before descending a steep hill Steep hill
downwards
(10% is equivalent to 1:10)
Steep
hill upwards (20% is equivalent to 1:5)
Plates used with "steep hill" signs
Sign
used with "steep hill" or "try your brakes" signs
Opening
or swing bridge Quayside
Quayside
or river bank
End
of bridge parapet, abutment wall, tunnel mouth etc.
Water
course alongside road
Soft
verges for distance shown
Tunnel
Hump
bridge
Uneven
road
Slippery
roadSide
Side
winds
Distance
to hazard
Distance
and direction to hazard
Distance
over which hazard extends
Low-flying
aircraft or sudden aircraft noise
Gliders
likely
Low-flying
helicopters or sudden helicopter noise
Risk
of falling or fallen rocks
Traffic
queues likely ahead
Slow-moving
military vehicles likely to be in or crossing the road
Slow-moving
vehicles for distance shown
Risk
of ice. "Ice" may be varied to "Snowdrifts"
Warning
of signals - "FIRE" maybe varied to "AMBULANCE"
Other
danger. The plate indicates the nature of the hazard
Zebra
crossing
Pedestrians
in road for distance shown
Frail
pedestrians likely to cross
Disabled
pedestrians. "Disabled" may be varied to "Blind"
Children
going to or from school
Alternative
plates used with "school" sign
Lights
warning of children likely to be crossing the road on their way to or from school
(used with "school" sign)
Pedestrians
likely to be crossing a high-speed road where there is no formal crossing point
Horse-drawn
vehicles likely to be in the road
Accompanied
horses or ponies likely to be in or crossing the road
Wild
horses or ponies
Wild
animals
Wild
fowl
Migratory
toad crossing
Sheep
Agricultural
vehicles
Area
infected by animal disease
Cattle grid with indication of bypass for horse-drawn vehicles and animals
