Road Signs and Markings

The Highway Authority provides signs in order to give information to the road user.

The Highway Code (see the external links section below) gives examples of the most common signs in normal use.

Signs fall into certain groups:

• regulatory signs - signs with red circles.

• warning signs - mostly triangular.

• direction signs - mostly rectangular. Destinations and map type.

• information signs - mostly rectangular.

All signs on the highway must be authorised by the Authority. Special signs are allowed with prior approval of the Department for Transport, or if they are experimental and under trial.

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See also

• Cycle Lanes and routes
• Road markings
• Street name plates

Contact us

If you would like to report any problems with our road signs:

• please use our report a problem page
• or call us on Tel 020 8489 5351

Useful External Links

The following links are not part of the Haringey Council website. Please read our legal disclaimer before using these links

• The Highway Code Website

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