Explore the definitive index of all Great Britain road signs, complete with their official meanings and practical applications. This comprehensive resource is designed to enhance your understanding of the Highway Code and prepare you thoroughly for the DVSA driving theory test. Easily identify, learn, and revise every essential traffic sign you'll encounter on UK roads, ensuring confident and compliant driving.
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Prepare for a steep climb with the Steep Hill Upwards warning sign (524.1).
Prepare for a STOP or GIVE WAY sign ahead with this crucial advance warning.
The 502 'Distance to STOP line' plate adds vital information to warning signs.
What does the 'Distance to GIVE WAY Line' warning plate mean?
Prepare for Crossroads with the 504.1 Advance Warning Sign
Prepare for a T-junction ahead with this advance warning road sign.
Prepare for a side road joining from the right with this advance warning sign.
Prepare for a staggered junction ahead with this advance warning sign.
Prepare for traffic merging from the left with this advanced warning sign.
Warning: Traffic Merging Onto The Main Road From Your Left
Understand the 511-V Speed Reduction Warning Plate to safely adjust your speed.
Warning: Prepare for a bend to the right ahead.
Understand the Junction on a Bend Warning Sign (512.1)
Watch out for junctions on bends with this advance warning sign!
Prepare for a crossroads junction located on a bend with this advance warning sign.
Prepare for a double bend ahead with the 'first to the left' warning sign.
Decode the Roundabout or Bend Warning Plate (513.1) on Great Britain Roads
Understand the Advisory Speed Limit sign (513.2-V) for safer driving in Great Britain.
Understand the Sharp Deviation of Route to the Left Warning Sign (515)
Prepare for roads that narrow on both sides with this advance warning sign.
Prepare for a Road Narrows on the Right warning sign
Advance Warning of Single File Traffic in Each Direction
Warning: Road Ahead is Narrow, Only One Vehicle at a Time
Prepare for the End of the Dual Carriageway with Sign 520
Advance Warning of Two-Way Traffic Sign (521): Prepare for Changing Road Conditions
Prepare for two-way traffic on a route crossing ahead with this warning sign.
Prepare for a steep hill downwards with this warning sign!
Understand the 'Plates Used With Steep Hill Signs' warning traffic sign.
What do 'Plates Used with Steep Hill Signs' mean on the road?
Advance Warning for Steep Hill Plates: Sign 527
Prepare for the hump bridge ahead with this advance warning sign.
Understand the Opening or Swing Bridge warning sign
Prepare for Tunnels with the "Tunnel" Warning Sign (529.1)
Prepare for traffic signals ahead with this advance warning sign.
This plate tells you about part-time traffic signals ahead.
Prepare for Part-Time Traffic Signals Ahead with Warning Sign 543
Advance Warning of Zebra Crossing Traffic Sign (544)
Watch out for pedestrians ahead with this warning sign!
Watch out for frail pedestrians likely to cross with this warning sign (544.2).
Slow down and be alert for children with the 545 warning road sign.
The 546 School Plate: Understanding Extra Detail for Children Signs
This supplementary plate adds crucial detail to the children crossing warning sign.
This plate adds vital context to the Children Sign.
Advance Warning: Pedestrians May Be In The Road Ahead
Watch out for disabled pedestrians with this advance warning sign.
Understand the Disabled Children plate that accompanies the Children Sign
Watch out for cattle on the road with this warning sign!
Understand the Supervised Cattle Crossing Plate (548.1)
Watch out for sheep on the road with this advance warning sign!
Watch out for wild horses or ponies ahead with this warning sign!
Watch out for accompanied horses and ponies near the road!
Advance Warning: Horse-Drawn Vehicles Likely in the Road
Be Prepared for Migratory Toad Crossings with This Advance Warning Sign
Watch out for wildfowl crossing the road with this warning sign (551.2).
Be prepared for small wild animals crossing the road with this warning sign.
Prepare for a Cattle Grid with this advance warning road sign.
Understand the Cattle Grid Bypass Plate supplementary warning sign.
Prepare for Agricultural Vehicles Ahead with This Warning Sign
The Farm Traffic Plate (553.2) provides essential context to main warning signs.
The 'Worded Warning' sign (554) means anticipate a hazard ahead.
Prepare to check your brakes with this advance warning sign.
Prepare for ice and snowdrifts with this advance warning road sign.
The 554.3 Ice Warning Plate clarifies hazardous conditions ahead.
Prepare for quayside or river bank hazards with this advance warning sign.
Understand the 'Water Course Alongside Road' Warning Sign (555.1)
Prepare for a bumpy ride with the Uneven Road warning sign.
Soft Verges warning sign means prepare for softer ground ahead
Understand the Soft Verges Distance Plate (556.2) and how it modifies warnings.
Prepare for slippery road conditions ahead with this advance warning sign.
Prepare for Humps Ahead with the 557.1 Warning Sign
Prepare for humps ahead with the 'Distance for which humps extend' sign.
Prepare for upcoming road humps with the 'Direction to and distance for which humps extend' sign.
Advance Warning of a Hump Ahead with Direction and Distance
Prepare for low-flying aircraft or sudden noise with this warning sign.
Prepare for low-flying helicopters or sudden noise with this warning sign.
Prepare for gliders ahead with the 'Gliders Likely' warning sign.
Prepare for falling or fallen rocks with this important warning sign.
Prepare for 'Other Danger Ahead' with this crucial warning road sign.
Prepare to stop: Fire station ahead warning sign means lights will control traffic.
Prepare for hazards further ahead with the 'Distance Over Which Hazard Extends' sign.
Understand the 'Distance to Hazard' warning sign and how to use the information it provides.
Prepare for upcoming hazards with the Distance and Direction to Hazard warning sign.
Prepare for potential animal presence with the 'Area infected by animal disease' warning sign.
Understand the 'Oncoming Traffic in the Middle' Warning Sign (575)
Prepare for Slow-Moving Military Vehicles with Sign 582
Prepare for slow-moving vehicles ahead with this advance warning traffic sign.
Understand the 583.1 supplementary plate for slow-moving vehicle distance warnings.
Prepare for traffic queues ahead with this warning sign.
Understand the 'Queues Likely' Supplementary Warning Plate (584.1)
Understand the Accident supplementary plate (563) to clarify road hazards.
Learn how the 'Blasting' supplementary plate clarifies road hazards and distances.
The 'Blind Summit' supplementary plate clarifies hazards on warning signs.
The 563V5 'Dust Cloud' supplementary plate clarifies specific hazards.
Understand the 'Fallen Tree' supplementary plate and its warning.
Understand the 'Frost Damage' supplementary plate (563V8) and its meaning.
Understand the 'Hidden Dip' supplementary road sign for hazard awareness.
What does the 'Overhead cable repairs' supplementary road sign mean?
Understand the 'Road Liable to Flooding' supplementary plate for safer driving.
Understand the 'Smoke' supplementary road sign for hazard awareness
No Right Turn for Vehicular Traffic Sign (612): Understand What It Means
Understand the 'Stop at Major Road' sign (601.1) and know when to stop.
You must give way to traffic on the major road ahead.
Understand the 'Give Way to Major Road Traffic' sign (602-WLS) and its rules in Great Britain.
Understand the 'No Entry for Vehicular Traffic' (616) Regulatory Sign in Great Britain
Understand the 'All Vehicles Prohibited Except Pedal Cycles Being Pushed by Hand' Sign (617)
The 618.1B Information Plate: What This Sign Tells You and How to Act
Understand the 'Play Street Vehicle Prohibition' Sign (618)
Obey the 'Motor Vehicles Prohibited' sign to avoid fines and hazards.
What does the 'Motor Vehicles Except Solo Motorcycles Prohibited' sign mean for your driving?
What the 'Solo Motorcycles Prohibited' road sign means for your journey.
Understand the 'Towed Caravans Prohibited' Road Sign (622.7)
What the 'Pedestrians Prohibited' sign (625.1) means for drivers in Great Britain.
No Horses Allowed: Understanding the Ridden or Accompanied Horses Prohibited Sign
Horse-drawn vehicles are not allowed past this 'Horse-drawn vehicles prohibited' regulatory sign.
Articulated Vehicles Prohibited Sign: What It Means For Your Drive
Goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes unladen weight are prohibited from this road.
Understand the 'End of Goods Vehicle Weight Prohibition' traffic sign (622.2) in Great Britain.
Vehicles Exceeding Length Prohibited (Metric) Road Sign: Understand the Restriction
The 'Vehicles Exceeding Length Indicated Prohibited (Imperial)' Sign: Know the Limits!
Vehicles carrying explosives are prohibited on this road by sign 622.8.
What the Explosives Prohibition Supplementary Plate means for drivers.
DG-TUNNEL-BAN: Dangerous Goods Tunnel Restriction Sign Explained
Understand the 'Vehicles exceeding width indicated prohibited' road sign (629A).
Understand the 'Vehicles exceeding height indicated prohibited' road sign (629.2A).
Understand the Gross Weight Bridge Restriction Sign (626.2A)
Understand Sign 620: Exception Plate for Access to Premises on Great Britain Roads
Understand the 'Except for Loading/Unloading by Goods Vehicles' Sign (620.1)
Understand the 'No Overtaking' traffic sign and what it means for your driving.
Sign 615: You Must Give Way to Oncoming Traffic
Understand the Priority to Oncoming Vehicles Road Sign (615.1)
Understand the 'No U-turns for Vehicular Traffic' Sign (614)
Understand the 'No Left Turn for Vehicular Traffic' road sign (613).
Understand the 'Stop, Children Crossing Ahead' Handheld Sign
What the 'Stop before crossing, Police ahead' sign (633) means for your driving
Understand 'Restrictions for Decorative Highway Area' Signs (Code 651)
Mandatory Left Turn: Understand the 606 'Vehicular Traffic Must Turn Left' Sign
Mandatory Turn Ahead: You Must Follow the Arrow's Direction
Mandatory 'Keep Left of Sign' Directive Traffic Sign
Master the Dual Carriageway Plate (608) Regulatory Sign
Understand the 607 One-Way Plate: A Binding Regulatory Traffic Sign
Master the Mini-Roundabout Give Way sign (611.1)
What does the 'No Waiting' road sign mean for drivers in Great Britain?
What the Clearway, No Stopping (642) Road Sign Means for You
Understand the One-Way Traffic Sign (Code 652)
What does the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) sign mean?
You are now leaving a controlled or voucher parking zone.
The National Speed Limit Applies Sign (671) Explained
Understand the 30 mph Minimum Speed Limit Sign (Code 672)
You've reached the end of the 30 mph minimum speed limit.
Prepare for the 20 mph speed limit zone ahead with this essential traffic sign.
The 'End of 20 mph Zone' sign means you can now drive faster.
This sign indicates an area where cameras enforce speed limits.
Average Speed Check signs tell you when to maintain a specific speed for enforcement.
The Speed Camera sign means a speed restriction is in force.
Speed Camera Ahead with a 30 mph Reminder: Know the Rules!
National Speed Limits: Know the Rules and Drive Safely
Understand Speed Limits in Miles Per Hour for Northern Ireland with the NI-SPEED-LIMITS Sign
Understand the 20 mph Maximum Speed Limit Road Sign
Obey the Maximum Speed 30 mph Traffic Sign
Maximum Speed 40 mph Means Exactly That – Don't Exceed It!
Maximum Speed 50 mph (80 km/h) Traffic Sign Explained
Maximum Speed 60 MPH (97 km/h) Road Sign Explained
Understand the Maximum Headroom Warning sign (530A) and ensure your vehicle fits!
This supplementary plate warns of an overhanging building affecting your vehicle's height.
Heed the Maximum Headroom Directly Ahead sign to avoid height collisions.
Watch out for low bridges with the 'Maximum Headroom Directly Ahead' imperial sign!
Understand Height Restrictions with Arch Bridge Warning Signs
Prepare to stop for level crossings with gates or barriers ahead.
Understand the 'Level Crossing Without Gate or Barrier Ahead' Sign (771)
Watch out for trams crossing ahead with this essential warning sign!
Prepare to stop for light signals at railway or tramway crossings ahead.
Electrified Overhead Cable Ahead: What This Sign Means for Railway Crossings
Watch for overhead cable height at level crossings with the 780A supplementary plate.
Understand the 'Risk of Grounding at Level Crossing Ahead' Warning Sign
Understand the Large Vehicles Phone Crossing Operator sign (783) before approaching level crossings.
Information Sign: Phone Ahead Before Crossing Railway with Very Large Vehicles
Know the 'Telephone at Level Crossing' sign (787) and how to react safely.
What to do at a Level Crossing with a Telephone Sign (Sign 788)
Prepare to stop for railway crossings with the Countdown Marker (3) sign.
Prepare to stop for level crossings with the Countdown Marker sign.
Understand the Countdown Marker to Level Crossing sign (789.2) and approach with caution.
Sign 775 warns you not to block the level crossing ahead.
Second Train Warning Plate (777): What to do at busy level crossings.
Single Track Level Crossings Ahead: Be Prepared to Stop Safely
Warning: User Operated Gate Level Crossing Ahead
Prepare to stop, look, and listen at railway crossings with this vital traffic sign.
Understand the Target for Crossing Gate sign and navigate level crossings safely.
Prepare for overhead electric wires at railway or tram crossings with the LC-OW sign.
Live Rail at Crossing: Understand This Crucial Level Crossing Sign
Warning of a Non-Vehicular Crossing: Approach with Caution!
Instruction for Vehicular Crossing Without Telephone: Know What to Do
Prepare to Stop: Understand the Target for Crossing Gate Road Sign
What the LC-OW-2 Overhead Electric Wires at Crossing Sign Means for Your Drive
Navigate Railway Crossings Safely with the Live Rail Sign
What does the Animal Traffic Crossing Plate (LC-ANIMAL-PLATE) mean for drivers?
Warning: Overhead Wires Risk for Long Loads at Crossings
Understand Horserider Instructions at Electrified Crossings (LC-HR-OW)
What does the 'Buses Prohibited' road sign mean?
What does the 'Riding of Pedal Cycles Prohibited' sign mean for drivers?
Learn about the 'Cyclists Crossing or Cycle Route Ahead' road sign (950)
Understand the 'Shared Route for Pedal Cycles and Pedestrians Only' Sign (956)
Segregated Track and Path for Pedal Cycles and Pedestrians Only Road Sign (957)
Understand the 'Route for use by pedal cycles only' traffic sign (955)
This sign means the route is exclusively for tramcars.
Exclusive Bus and Tramcar Route Sign: Know Where You Can and Cannot Go
Understand the Contra-flow Bus Lane Sign (960) and Shared Road Space
Sign 967: Understand Routes Recommended for Pedal Cycles on the Main Roadway
This sign marks the end of a restricted bus or cycle lane.
Understand the Junction Ahead Leading to Cycle Parking Road Sign (2603)
Understand the 'With Flow Cycle Lane' sign to safely share road space.
Understand the 963T Bus Lane Sign: Traffic May Proceed From Both Directions, Pedestrians Take Note!
Understand the With-flow Cycle Lane Ahead Traffic Sign
Understand the 'Parking place for buses only during the times shown' road sign (661.1VB).
Understand the Contra-flow Bus and Cycle Lane Reminder Sign (963.2)
Know when you can enter a pedestrian zone with loading exceptions.
End of Pedestrian Zone Restrictions Sign (618.4) Explained
Pedestrian Zone Waiting Restriction Repeater Sign (637.2V)
Know the Rules for Lorries Loading in Pedestrian Zones with Sign 618
Pedestrian Zone Motor Vehicle Restriction: Know the Rules Before You Enter
Understand the 'Waiting Prohibited Except for Loading During the Period Indicated' Sign
Decode the 'No Waiting Except Loading' Sign and Its Directional Arrows
Understand the 'No Waiting in Off-Highway Loading Area' Sign
Understand the Sign 638: Continuous Prohibition on Loading and Unloading
Learn the meaning of the 'Bay reserved for loading and unloading only' road sign (660.4)
Understand the 'No Waiting and No Loading Direction Plate' Sign (640) in Great Britain
Understand the 'Parking Place' sign (801) and its complex rules
Parking Place Reserved Exclusively for Disabled Badge Holders
Understand the 'Parking with time limit and return period' sign (661.1)
This sign means parking is reserved for voucher payment during specific times.
This sign directs you to a parking place available only on a specific day.
This sign indicates where you can park partially on the verge or footway in Great Britain.
This sign means you might be able to park on the verge or footway.
You are leaving a restricted parking area: understand the 667.2 sign.
You've Reached the End of a Designated Verge or Footway Parking Area
Prepare to leave motorway regulations behind in one mile.
Understanding the Start of Motorway Regulations Sign (2901)
This sign helps you identify the route number you'll reach from a motorway exit.
Understand the '10 miles to the next motorway service area' sign for safe journeys.
Prepare for Motorway Junctions Ahead with Sign 2912
Motorway Service Area Entrance: Plan Your Break Safely
Understand the Motorway Junction Route and Destination Sign (2903)
Navigate Motorways Safely with Route Confirmation Signs and Distances
Master the 2902 'Direction to Motorway Junction' Sign for Confident Driving
Recognise the Motorway Service Area Entrance sign for essential facilities and route planning.
Motorway Services Area Ahead: Plan Your Stop with Distances Shown.
Motorway Services Ahead With Distances: Plan Your Stops on High-Speed Roads
Motorway Service Area Operator and Facilities Sign: Your Guide to Essential Information
Motorway Services Sign: Your Guide to Services and Route Planning on High-Speed Roads
Know When to Leave the Motorway for the A38 to Mansfield and Matlock
Motorway sign 868M warns of an additional traffic lane joining from the left ahead.
Understand the 'Tiredness Warning' sign for safe motorway driving.
Motorway Signal: Prepare to Leave at the Next Exit
Understand the 'Risk of Fog Ahead' Motorway Signal
Motorway Signal: Risk of Ice Ahead - Proceed with Caution
Understand the 'End of Temporary Motorway Restrictions' Signal
Motorway Advisory Speed 50 mph: What this signal means for you.
Motorway Signal: Lane 2 Closed Ahead, Use Lane 1 With Caution
Motorway Signal: Lanes 2 and 3 Closed Ahead, Use Lane 1 With Caution
Motorway Signal 6006.7: Lane 1 Closed – Obey Instructions and Proceed with Caution
Motorway Signal: Do Not Enter the Traffic Lane Directly Below
Understand the 'Both Lanes Closed' motorway signal (6006.4)
Motorway signals: What to do when all three lanes are closed
What to do when you see the 'All Four Lanes Closed' motorway signal
Plan ahead with the 300 yards to roundabout or route exit direction sign
Prepare for roundabouts and route exits with the 200 yd advance direction sign.
Prepare for Roundabouts and Exits with the 100 yd Direction Sign
Navigate junctions near bypassed towns with the Primary Route Junction sign.
Prepare for additional lanes joining from the right ahead with this crucial direction sign.
Prepare for an additional lane joining from the left in 200 yards
What does the Tourist Information road sign mean for your drive?
Find Camping and Caravan Sites with This Tourist Information Sign
Know the 'Steam Railway Tourist Attraction 300 yd Ahead' Sign
Picnic Area Ahead Sign: Your Guide to Tourist Destinations
Follow the brown tourist attraction symbol sign to find points of interest.
Follow the Brown Tourist Route Sign to Places of Interest
Picnic Area Direction Sign: Guiding You to Visitor Attractions
This brown sign indicates the direction and distance to tourist information points.
Understand the 2926 sign guiding you to tourist attractions from a motorway exit slip road.
Follow Tourist Signs Directing Pedestrians to Attractions
This sign indicates a junction leading to a tourist attraction ahead.
Find the Youth Hostel: Information Sign at 200 yards
Sign 2924: Junction Ahead from Motorway Exit to Tourist Attractions
Follow the Sign to a Historic Castle Tourist Attraction 10 Miles Ahead
What does the Tourist Information sign mean?
The Tourist Coach Photo Stop sign guides you to attractions but doesn't override traffic rules.
Motorway Junction Ahead for a Tourist Area
Navigate to Tourist Attractions with the 'Tourist Parking and Facilities Ahead' Sign
Follow the Solid Circle emergency diversion route sign to stay on track.
Follow the Solid Triangle diversion route when your usual way is blocked.
Follow the Hollow Square for emergency diversion routes on UK roads.
Follow the Hollow Diamond for Emergency Diversions
Follow the Diversion: Sign 2716 Explains Temporary Route Changes
Follow the diversion route when this sign directs you to turn right.
Follow this Diversion sign when road works start to your left on minor roads.
Understand the One-Way Traffic sign (810-L) to navigate safely.
This information sign means you can pass either side to reach the same destination.
Sign 811 tells you that traffic from the opposite direction has priority.
Prepare for the 'No Through Road' sign with this essential Great Britain traffic information.
Understand the 'Unsuitable for Heavy Goods Vehicles' Information Sign
What the 'Unsuitable for Long Vehicles' road sign means for your driving journey.
Understand the 'No Hard Shoulder for 400 yd' Road Sign
Prepare for a weight restriction and find an alternative route with this information sign.
Understand the 'Passing Place on a Narrow Road' Information Sign (822)
Understand and react correctly to the 'Road Works' traffic sign.
Slow down for loose chippings during roadworks.
Understand the 'Lanes bend ahead' temporary roadworks sign (7221)
Understand the 'Restrictions Apply' Road Sign for Vehicle Width
Follow the Diversion: Navigating Temporary Traffic Management Signs
Understand the Temporary Advisory Speed Limit road sign for roadworks.
Follow the 'Get in Lane' sign for temporary roadworks, directing HGVs left and others right.
Understand the 'Police Accident' temporary roadworks sign (829.2)
Obey Standard Traffic Light Signals Correctly to Stay Safe and Legal
Understand the 'No Left Turn' Traffic Light Signal in Great Britain
Understand the Red-and-Tram-Proceed Traffic Light Signal for Trams
Understand the Bike-Signal: A Traffic Light Specifically for Cyclists
Learn the meaning of the 'Wig-wag' traffic signal
Pedestrian Light Signals: Know When to Stop and Go Safely
Understanding the Caravans Symbol on Road Signs
The Cattle symbol warns of farm animals on or near the road.
What the Animal-Drawn Vehicles Symbol Means on UK Roads
Recognise the 'Animal-Drawn Vehicles' Symbol on Road Signs
Recognise the 'Elderly People' Symbol on Road Signs
The Frogs Symbol: What it Means on Great Britain Road Signs
Understand the symbol of horses on road signs in Great Britain.
What Does the 'Small Wild Animals' Symbol on a Road Sign Mean?
Understanding the Horses Symbol on Great Britain Road Signs
Decode the Wild Animals Symbol on Road Signs
Understanding the Children Symbol on Road Signs
Understanding the Roadworks Symbol on Great Britain Road Signs
Understand the 'Quayside or Riverbank' symbol and its context on road signs.
The 'Cars' Symbol: Identifying Road Users and Facilities
The 'Ducks' Symbol: What This Road Sign Means and How to React
The Sheep Symbol Road Sign: What It Means and How to React
Recognise the Pedestrians Symbol and Understand Its Context on Road Signs
Understanding the Pedestrians Symbol on Road Signs
Understand the 'Motor Vehicles Except Motorcycles' Symbol on Road Signs
What the 'Motor Vehicles Except Motorcycles' Symbol Means on Road Signs
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