Speed limit signs in the UK highway code are essential for ensuring road safety. These signs display the maximum speed allowed on a specific road or section. They come in various shapes, such as circles, rectangles, or ovals, with black numbers on white backgrounds. Speed limit signs are crucial for drivers to adhere to the designated speed, promoting a safer and smoother flow of traffic.
Entrance to a 20 miles per hour speed limit zone
Maximum speed limit of 20 miles per hour
Maximum speed limit of 30 miles per hour
Maximum speed limit of 40 miles per hour
Maximum speed limit of 50 miles per hour
Maximum speed limit of 60 miles per hour
Start of a 30 miles per hour speed limit at the boundary of a town or village
National speed limits apply
Start of motorway regulations, including the national speed limit
Length of road where two cameras are used to measure the average speed of a vehicle between two points
End of 30 miles per hour minimum speed limit
End of 40 miles per hour minimum speed limit
End of restriction or prohibition conveyed by an associated sign
Maximum speed of 30 miles per hour advised at a bend or other hazard
Minimum speed limit of 30 miles per hour
Minimum speed limit of 40 miles per hour
Commencement point of a newly imposed 30 miles per hour speed limit which is contiguous to an existing 30 miles per hour speed limit
Road works or temporary obstruction of the carriageway ahead
Reminder to drivers that traffic enforcement cameras are in use
Speed camera ahead and reminder of 30 miles per hour speed limit
Area in which cameras are used to enforce the speed limit regulations
