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Driving in United Kingdom - Traffic rules and Road signs

Welcome to Accudriver! Here you can read and learn road rules in United Kingdom. Also, you may take a look for road signs of United Kingdom. It would be really useful to check the traffic rules before going to United Kingdom. Make your trip safer!

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United Kingdom

General rules

Traffic Direction
Left Hand
Km/h or Mp/h
mp/h

For business inquiries: contact@accudriver.io

Speed limits rules

Urban Area

30

Speed road

60

Express road

70

Where to rent a car in United Kingdom?

The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍

Required car kit

Triangle
Recommended
First aid
Recommended
Fire extinguisher
Recommended
Spare bulb
No
Tow Rope
No

Other differences in rules

Maximum promille alcohole
0.08

0.05 Scotland

Toll roads
Yes
Minimum driver age
17

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Where to rent a car in United Kingdom?

The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍

United Kingdom road signs

Checkpoints signs

Police
Toll

End of prohibition signs

End of no overtaking

Indication signs

Bus stop
Escape lane
Hospital
No through road
Parking

Mandatory signs

Bicycles and pedestrians only
Bicycles only
Pass on either side
Pass on this side
Proceed right only
Roundabout
Straight ahead only
Turn right ahead only

Priority signs

Give Way Yield
Give way to oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming vehicles
Stop

Prohibitory signs

Maximum height
Maximum vehicle length
Maximum weight
Maximum width
No U-turns
No bicycles
No buses
No entry
No heavy goods vehicles
No left turn
No motor vehicles except motorcycles
No motor vehicles
No motorcycles
No overtaking
No parking or waiting
No parking zone
No pedestrians
No right turn
No stopping
No tractors
No trailers
No vehicles carrying dangerous goods
No vehicles carrying explosives
No vehicles

Special regulations signs

Lane ends
Motorway ends
Motorway
One-way street
Pedestrian zone
Residential area living street

Speed limit signs

Advisory speed limit
End of maximum speed limit
End of speed limit zone
Maximum speed limit
Minimum speed limit ends
Minimum speed limit
Speed limit zone

Warning signs

Accident area accident ahead
Bend ahead
Children
Crossroads with a minor road
Cyclists ahead
Dangerous crosswinds
Domestic animals
Double bend ahead
Falling rocks or debris
Give Way ahead
Junction with a minor road
Level crossing (multiple tracks)
Level crossing (one track)
Level crossing with barriers ahead
Level crossing without barriers ahead
Loose road surface
Low-flying aircraft
Merging traffic
Opening or swing bridge
Other danger
Pedestrian crossing ahead
Road hump ahead
Road narrows on both sides
Road narrows on one side
Roadworks ahead
Roundabout ahead
Slippery road surface
Snow or ice
Soft verges
Steep ascent
Steep descent
Stop ahead
Traffic queues likely ahead
Traffic signals ahead
Tram crossing
Tunnel ahead
Two-way traffic ahead
Uneven road ahead
Unprotected quayside or riverbank
Wild animals
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Rules

Driving in United Kingdom - Traffic rules and Road signs

Welcome to Accudriver! Here you can read and learn road rules in United Kingdom. Also, you may take a look for road signs of United Kingdom. It would be really useful to check the traffic rules before going to United Kingdom. Make your trip safer!

gb

United Kingdom

General rules

Traffic Direction
Left Hand
Km/h or Mp/h
mp/h

For business inquiries: contact@accudriver.io

Speed limits rules

Urban Area

30

Speed road

60

Express road

70

Where to rent a car in United Kingdom?

The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍

Required car kit

Triangle
Recommended
First aid
Recommended
Fire extinguisher
Recommended
Spare bulb
No
Tow Rope
No

Other differences in rules

Maximum promille alcohole
0.08

0.05 Scotland

Toll roads
Yes
Minimum driver age
17

🔥 Download our mobile app!

Works fully offline

Rules of more than 60 countries in your pocket

Comparing traffic rules and road signs between countries

Regular updates

Where to rent a car in United Kingdom?

The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍

United Kingdom road signs

Checkpoints signs

Police
Toll

End of prohibition signs

End of no overtaking

Indication signs

Bus stop
Escape lane
Hospital
No through road
Parking

Mandatory signs

Bicycles and pedestrians only
Bicycles only
Pass on either side
Pass on this side
Proceed right only
Roundabout
Straight ahead only
Turn right ahead only

Priority signs

Give Way Yield
Give way to oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming vehicles
Stop

Prohibitory signs

Maximum height
Maximum vehicle length
Maximum weight
Maximum width
No U-turns
No bicycles
No buses
No entry
No heavy goods vehicles
No left turn
No motor vehicles except motorcycles
No motor vehicles
No motorcycles
No overtaking
No parking or waiting
No parking zone
No pedestrians
No right turn
No stopping
No tractors
No trailers
No vehicles carrying dangerous goods
No vehicles carrying explosives
No vehicles

Special regulations signs

Lane ends
Motorway ends
Motorway
One-way street
Pedestrian zone
Residential area living street

Speed limit signs

Advisory speed limit
End of maximum speed limit
End of speed limit zone
Maximum speed limit
Minimum speed limit ends
Minimum speed limit
Speed limit zone

Warning signs

Accident area accident ahead
Bend ahead
Children
Crossroads with a minor road
Cyclists ahead
Dangerous crosswinds
Domestic animals
Double bend ahead
Falling rocks or debris
Give Way ahead
Junction with a minor road
Level crossing (multiple tracks)
Level crossing (one track)
Level crossing with barriers ahead
Level crossing without barriers ahead
Loose road surface
Low-flying aircraft
Merging traffic
Opening or swing bridge
Other danger
Pedestrian crossing ahead
Road hump ahead
Road narrows on both sides
Road narrows on one side
Roadworks ahead
Roundabout ahead
Slippery road surface
Snow or ice
Soft verges
Steep ascent
Steep descent
Stop ahead
Traffic queues likely ahead
Traffic signals ahead
Tram crossing
Tunnel ahead
Two-way traffic ahead
Uneven road ahead
Unprotected quayside or riverbank
Wild animals