The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 No. 362

SCHEDULE 11 E+W+S Signs that give information, are advisory or guide traffic

PART 5 E+W+S Permitted variants of the signs in Parts 2 and 4

37.—(1) The place name may be varied. E+W+S

(2) “Welcome to” may be omitted or varied to a similar phrase.

(3) “City of” or “Welcome to the City of” may precede the place name.

(4) “Please drive carefully” may be omitted or varied to “Thank you for driving carefully” or another road safety message of not more than five words.

(5) In Scotland, the Scottish Gaelic equivalent of—

(a) the place name;

(b) “Welcome to” or a similar phrase; and

(c) “City of” or “Welcome to the City of”,

may be used either in addition to, or instead of, the English version.

(6) When “Welcome to” is omitted, a phrase denoting an item of local geographical or historical interest, including “Market town of” or similar, may be added above the place name provided the phrase does not exceed five words.

(7) The relative sizes of lettering on different parts of the sign may be varied provided the place name remains the most prominent feature.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 11 para. 37 in force at 22.4.2016, see reg. 1(b)