UK Road Signs

Traffic signs: Signs giving orders

Signs with red circles are mostly prohibitive. Plates below signs qualify their message.

English and Polish road sign definitions
Polish English
Road sign

strefa ograniczonej predkosci (do 20 mil na godz.)

 Entry to 20 mph zone
The number 20 inside a red outlined circle within a white rectangle with the word zone inside it

koniec strefy ograniczonej predkosci (do 20 mil na godz)

 End of 20 mph zone
The number 30 inside a red outlined circle within a white rectangle with the words zone ends next to the number 20 inside a grey circle with a diagonal line through it

przejscie uczeszczane przez dzieci

 School crossing patrol
A picture of two children walking, a horizontal line and the word stop on a yellow background inside a red outlined circle

ograniczenie predkosci

 Maximum speed
The number 40 inside a red outlined circle

koniec ograniczenia predkosci (obowiazuje ogolny limit predkosci dla kraju)

 National speed limit applies
A black diagonal line inside a white circle

stop i ustap pierwszenstwa

 Stop and give way
The word Stop inside a red octagon

ustap pierwszenstwa

 Give way to traffic on major road
The words Give Way inside a red outlined triangle

zakaz ruchu wszelkich pojazdow (oprocz pchanych rowerow)

 No vehicles except bicycles being pushed
The words No Vehicles inside a white rectangle underneath a red outlined circle

zakaz wjazdu

 No entry for vehicular traffic
A white horizontal line inside a red circle

zakaz skretu w prawo

 No right turn
A black line bending at 90 degrees to the right with a red diagonal line through it inside a red outlined circle

zakaz skretu w lewo

 No left turn
A black line bending at 90 degrees to the left with a red diagonal line through it inside a red outlined circle

zakaz zawracania

 No U-turns
An upside down U with a red diagonal line through it inside a red outlined circle

pierwszenstwo dla nadjezdzajacych z przeciwka

 Give priority to vehicles from opposite direction
A red arrow pointing up and a black arrow pointing down inside a red outlined circle above the words Give Way to oncoming vehicles inside a white rectangle

zakaz wyprzedzania

 No overtaking
A picture of the backs of a black car and a red car inside a red outlined circle

zakaz wjazdu pojazdow silnikowych

 No motor vehicles
A picture of the back of a black car below the side of a black motorcycle inside a red outlined circle

recznie sterowane tymczasowe znaki STOP i JEDZ

 Manually operated temporary STOP and GO signs
The word stop inside a red octagon within a grey circleThe word Go inside a green circle

zakaz wjazdu autobusow (pow. 8 miejsc dla pasazerow)

 No buses (over 8 passenger seats)
A picture of a bus inside a red outlined circle

zakaz wjazdu rowerow

 No cycling
A picture of a bicycle inside a red outlined circle

zakaz wjazdu pojazdow ciagnacych przyczepy campingowe

 No towed caravans
A picture of a car towing a caravan inside a red outlined circle

zakaz wjazdu pojazdow z materialami wybuchowymi

 No vehicles carrying explosives
A picture of a car from the front with an explosion above it inside a red outlined circle

zakaz wjazdu pojazdow o dlugosci calkowitej ponad.....m.

 No vehicle or combination of vehicles over length shown
A picture of a lorry and the measurment 32 foot and 6 inches with arrows pointing left and right inside a red outlined circle

zakaz wjazdu pojazdow o wysokosci pow.....m.

 No vehicles over height shown
The measurments 4.4 metres and 14 feet and 6 inches with arrows pointing inwards from the top and bottom inside a red outlined circle

zakaz wjazdu pojazdow o szerokosci pow......m.

 No vehicles over width shown
The measurments 2 metres and 6 feet and 6 inches with arrows pointing inwards from the left and right inside a red outlined circle

zakaz wjazdu pojazdow o rzeczywistej calkowitej masie wiekszej niz.....ton

 No vehicles over maximum gross weight shown (in tonnes)
The numbers 17 T and letters m g w inside a red outlined circle below the words Weak Bridge within a white rectangle

zakaz wjazdu pojazdow ciezarowych-dostawczych o rzecztwistej masie calkowitej wiekszej niz....ton, (oprocz zaladunku i rozladunku)

 No goods vehicles over maximum gross weight shown (in tonnes) except for loading and unloading
The words Except For Loading inside a white rectangle below a picture of a lorry with the number 7.5 T on its side inside a red outlined circle

zakaz postoju

 No waiting
A red outlined circle with a blue fill with a red diagonal line through it

zakaz zatrzymywania sie

 No stopping (Clearway)
A red outlined circle with a blue fill with a red cross through it

zakaz zatrzymywania sie w podanych dniach i godz., oprocz czasu niezbednego do tego,aby wsiedli lub wysiedli pasazerowie.

 No stopping during times shown except for as long as necessary to set down or pick up passengers
The words Urban Clearway Monday to Friday inside a yellow rectangle above a white rectangle with the words am 8 to 9.30 and a black rectangle with the words pm 4.30 to 6.30

Parkowanie tylko dla posiadaczy pozwolen

Parking restricted to permit holders
The words Permit Holders Only next to a blue square with the letter P inside it within a with rectangle

zakaz zatrzymywania sie w podanym czasie, za wyjatkiem autobusow.

 No stopping during period indicated except for buses
The words Red Route and, No Stopping At Any Time Except Buses, divided by a red horizontal line inside a red outlined rectangle

Signs with blue circles but no red border mostly give positive instruction.

English and Polish road sign definitions
Polish English
Road sign

Ruch w jedna strone

 One-way traffic (note: compare circular 'Ahead only' sign)
A white arrow pointing up inside a blue rectangle

Nakaz jazdy prosto

 Ahead only
A white arrow pointing up inside a blue circle

Nakaz jazdy w lewo (skrecenie za znakiem) lub w prawo, jesli symbol jest odwrocony

 Turn left ahead (right if symbol reversed)
A white arrow bending 90 degrees to the left inside a blue circle

Nakaz jazdy w lewo( skrecenie przed znakiem) lub w prawo, jesli symbol jest odwrocony

 Turn left (right if symbol reversed)
A white arrow pointing left inside a blue circle

Nakaz jazdy z lewej strony znaku (lub z prawej, jesli symbol jest odwrocony)

 Keep left (right if symbol reversed)
A white arrow pointing down and to the left inside a blue circle

Droga dla rowerow

 Route to be used by pedal cycles only
A picture of a bicycle inside a blue circle

Wydzielona droga dla pieszych i rowerow

 Segregated pedal cycle and pedestrian route
A picture of a bicycle and two pedestrians either side of a vertical line inside a blue circle

Minimalna predkosc

 Minimum speed
The number 30 inside a blue circle

Koniec predkosci minimalnej

 End of minimum speed
The number 30 with a red diagonal line through it inside a blue circle

Ruch okrezny

 Mini-roundabout (roundabout circulation - give way to vehicles from the immediate right)
Three arrows forming a clockwise circle within a blue circle

Nakaz jazdy z prawej lub lewej strony znaku

 Vehicles may pass either side to reach same destination
Two white arrows pointing down, to the left and the right inside a blue circle

Droga tylko dla autobusow i rowerow

 Buses and cycles only
A picture of a bicycle above a bus inside a blue circle above the word Only inside a white rectangle

Droga tylko dla tramwajow

 Trams only
A picture of a tram inside a blue circle above the word Only inside a white rectangle

Przejscie dla pieszych przez torowisko tramwajowe

 Pedestrian crossing point over tramway
A picture of a tram with the words Tramway Look Both Ways inside a blue square

Wydzielony pas ruchu dla autobusow i rowerow poruszajacych sie w tym samym kierunku

 With-flow bus and cycle lane
A picture of a bus above a bicycle next to a vertical line inside a blue rectangle

Wydzielony pas ruchu dla autobusow poruszajacych sie w przeciwnym kierunku

 Contra-flow bus lane
A picture of a bus above an arrow pointing down next to a vertical line and two arrows pointing up inside a blue rectangle

Wydzielony pas ruchu dla rowerow poruszajacych sie w tym samym kierunku

 With-flow pedal cycle lane
A picture of a bicycle next to a vertical line in a blue rectangle

 

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