Details of non-standard traffic signs approved in England since 1 January 2011.
| Date | Case | Traffic Authorisation | Applicant | Scheme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Case | Traffic Authorisation | Applicant | Scheme |
| 06/01/2025 | 5257 |
Pedestrian and Cycle Zone Sign with Except Authorised Vehicles, Area-wide (PDF - 1000 KB) |
Essex County Council | Pedestrian and Cycle Zone, entry sign |
| 06/01/2025 | 5255 |
A parallel crossing on a long table (road hump), Great Western Road, Gloucester (PDF - 5500 KB) |
Gloucestershire County Council | Parallel pedestrian and cycle crossing |
| 12/12/2024 | 5254 |
Zig-zag lines at signal controlled segregated pedestrian & cycle crossing, parallel crossing (PDF - 1500 KB) |
Nottinghamshire County Council | Parallel pedestrian and cycle crossing |
| 09/12/2024 | 5253 |
Blackwall & Silvertown Tunnel user crossing charge signs, informatory signs, temporary signs (PDF - 3500 KB) |
Transport for London | Tunnel charge information signs |
| 02/12/2024 | 5252 |
Cycles prohibited sign 951 with time plate, Sheep Street, Bicester (PDF - 1000 KB) |
Oxfordshire County Council | Prohibitory signs |
| 25/11/2024 | 5251 |
Direction signs on the M25 - J23 to J27. Tiger tail (PDF - 1500 KB) |
Highways Agency, Highways England, National Highways | Direction signs |
| 25/11/2024 | 5250 |
Prohibition of motor vehicles (619) and supplementary plate to be used on a directional sign (PDF - 1000 KB) |
Transport for London | Prohibitory signs, Advance sign |
| 25/11/2024 | 5249 |
A parallel crossing on a long table (road hump), Cowley Road, Chesterton, Cambridge (PDF - 1500 KB) |
Cambridgeshire County Council | Pedestrian crossing |
| 25/11/2024 | 5248 |
A parallel crossing on a long table (road hump). Junction between Slingsby Walk (NCN Route 67) and Oatlands Drive, Tewit Park, High Harrogate (PDF - 7500 KB) |
North Yorkshire County Council | Pedestrian crossing |
| 25/11/2024 | 5247 |
A parallel crossing on a long table (road hump), Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire (PDF - 2500 KB) |
Oxfordshire County Council | Pedestrian crossing |
| 13/11/2024 | 5246 |
Prohibition of motor vehicles (619) and supplementary plate. Junctions of A10 Bishopsgate with Liverpool Street and Middlesex Street, London (PDF - 1500 KB) |
Transport for London | Prohibitory signs |
| 13/11/2024 | 5245 |
Legend COLLISION to be displayed on Variable Message Signs (VMS) for Police Vehicles. Area-wide. The Police (PDF - 1000 KB) |
ACPO | Variable Message Signs (VMS) |
| 11/11/2024 | 5244 |
Diagram 829.2 Accident ahead legend varied to Collision. Area-wide. The Police (PDF - 1000 KB) |
ACPO | Information sign |
| 11/11/2024 | 5243 |
Toucan crossing on a long table (road hump), Station Parade, Harrogate (PDF - 3500 KB) |
North Yorkshire County Council | Pedestrian crossing |
| 11/11/2024 | 5242 |
Prohibition of motor vehicles (619) and supplementary plate (licensed private hire), Westgate Bus Link, Oxford (PDF - 1500 KB) |
Oxfordshire County Council | Prohibitory signs |
| 28/10/2024 | 5241 |
Toucan crossing on a long table (road hump), Hyde Park Road and Brudenell Road junction, Leeds (PDF - 1500 KB) |
Leeds City Council | Pedestrian crossing |
| 28/10/2024 | 5240 |
Toucan crossing on a long table (road hump), Thorntree Road, Thornaby (PDF - 1500 KB) |
Stockton on Tees Borough Council | Pedestrian crossing |
| 28/10/2024 | 5239 |
Toucan crossing on a long table (road hump) A1045 Thornaby Road, Thornaby (PDF - 1500 KB) |
Stockton on Tees Borough Council | Pedestrian crossing |
| 11/11/2024 | 5238 |
Toll signs, chargers, charging, Humber Bridge (PDF - 1500 KB) |
Humber Bridge Board | Toll signs |
| 28/10/2024 | 5237 |
Yellow box marking, Driffield (Skerne Road) Level Crossing, Driffield, Network Rail (PDF - 2500 KB) |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Road Marking |
| 21/10/2024 | 5236 |
A Pedex crossing on a long table (road hump), A281 Horsham Road, Shalford (PDF - 2500 KB) |
Surrey County Council | Pedestrian crossing |
| 04/11/2024 | 5235 |
A parallel crossing on a long table (road hump), Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire (PDF - 2000 KB) |
Oxfordshire County Council | Parallel pedestrian and cycle crossing |
| 14/10/2024 | 5234 |
A parallel crossing on a long table (road hump), Redcar Road, Thornaby (PDF - 2500 KB) |
Stockton on Tees Borough Council | Parallel pedestrian and cycle crossing |
| 09/10/2024 | 5233 |
No left turn except vehicles under 7.5t, Tavistock Road, (A386), Plymouth (PDF - 2000 KB) |
Plymouth City Council | Prohibitory signs |
| 14/10/2024 | 5232 |
No right turn except for loading by goods vehicles. St Denys Road (Spur), Portswood Road (PDF - 2000 KB) |
Southampton City Council | Prohibitory signs |
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