Be Sure To Check On This When You Order Traffic Signs …

It’s often a daunting process when placing an order for traffic signs, especially if it’s the first time you’ve ever done it. But in fact, it’s a whole lot more simple than it may appear to you at first – just ensure you approach a quality supplier, and they will generally guide you through the whole process, and be able to advise you as appropriate.

Just a quick note to start with though – please bear in mind the following guidelines only apply to those placing an order for road signs from the UK. If you live elsewhere, you need to ask your own regulatory authority to get the right advice.

So what is the main mistake that can be made when placing an order for traffic signs for placement onto a public highway?

In brief, ordering road signs from a company which doesn’t manufacture them in accordance with Department for Transport rules. (Told you it would be simple, remember?)

Most companies of course will do so if they are intending to remain in the sign business for any length of time, but it remains your responsibility to always make sure that the signs you receive will fully comply with all the relevant regulations and rules.

In fact, a reputable UK-based road sign manufacturer will have signs for sale that comply not just with British but also with European Quality Standards, so remember to ask about this before choosing your supplier.

The most reputable suppliers will be able to provide every sign detailed in The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 publication – so you’ll literally just need to inform them as to precisely which sign(s) you are seeking.

To produce the signs, your supplier will need to refer to working drawings, relevant sections of the Traffic Signs Manual and additional sources of relevant information supplied by the UK’s Department for Transport on their web site – there are precise specifications for elements like the alphabet to be used (lettering style and so on), distances between arrows and other images on a sign, the spacing between lines, and more.

However suppliers with many years of experience in the sign industry will know exactly what they are doing and will doubtless have supplied the same or similar sign several times before, so you can simply leave it in their capable hands.

Most suppliers nowadays use digital printing technology to produce custom signs onto the required material, and delivery times are often rapid.

As you’d expect, the same regulations do not apply for traffic signs that are private road usage, but if traffic safety is your responsibility, it would seem logical that the same rules are adhered to so as not to cause driver misunderstanding.

Hopefully with the above information you should now be able to buy the traffic signs you need with full confidence.