{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-regulations-and-general-directions-2002/part-II/regulation-21",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/3113",
  "legislation_title": "The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-regulations-and-general-directions-2002",
  "path": "part/II/regulation/21",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Plates to be placed only in combination with specified signs",
  "text": "(1) A plate shown in a diagram whose number appears and is in the form (if any) specified in an item in column (2) of the Table may be placed on a road only in combination with a sign shown in a diagram whose number appears and is placed in the circumstances (if any) specified in column (3) of that item.\nTable\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\nItem\nPlate diagram number\nSign diagram number\n1.\n502\n501\n2.\n503\n501\n3.\n511\n504.1, 505.1, 506.1, 507.1, 510, 512, 512.1, 512.2, 513, 516, 517, 520, 523.1, 524.1, 528 or 556\n4.\n511 when varied to “HEAVY PLANT CROSSING”\n504.1, 505.1, 506.1, 507.1, 512.1 or 512.2\n5.\n513.1\n510, 512, 512.1, 512.2 or 513\n6.\n513.2\n512, 512.1, 512.2, 513 or 7009\n7.\n518\n516, 517 or 520\n8.\n519\n516 or 517\n9.\n525\n523.1 or 524.1\n10.\n526\n512, 512.1, 512.2, 513, 523.1, 524.1 or 554.1\n11.\n527\n523.1 or 524.1\n12.\n530.1\n530 or 530A\n13.\n530.2\n530, 530A, 629.2 or 629.2A\n14.\n531.2\n531.1\n15.\n543.1\n543, 3000, 3000.7, 3000.8, 3000.9 or 3000.10\n16.\n546\n545\n17.\n547.1\n545\n18.\n547.2\n545\n19.\n547.3\n544.1 or 545\n20.\n547.4\n544.2\n21.\n547.7\n545\n22.\n547.8\n543 or 544\n23.\n548.1\n548 when placed in advance of the sign shown in diagram 4005\n24.\n553\n552\n25.\n553.2\n553.1\n26.\n554.3\n554.2, 622.1A, 622.4, 629, 629A, 629.1 or 632\n27.\n556.2\n556.1\n28.\n557.2\n557.1\n29.\n557.3\n557.1\n30.\n557.4\n557.1\n31.\n558.2\n558\n32.\n563\n562\n33.\n563 when varied to “Road liable to flooding”\n554 or 562\n34.\n563.1\n562\n35.\n570\n513, 521, 523.1, 524.1, 548, 549, 550, 550.1, 550.2, 551, 551.1, 551.2, 554 (when varied to “Gates”), 555.1, 556, 557, 558, 558.1, 559, 581, 582, 614, 632, 642, 7001 or 7009\n36.\n572\n504.1, 505.1, 506.1, 507.1, 508.1, 509.1, 510, 516, 517, 520, 521, 522, 523.1, 524.1, 528, 529, 529.1, 530, 530A, 531.1, 543, 544, 544.1, 544.2, 550.1, 552, 554, 555, 770, 771, 772, 782, 950, 7001 or 7009\n37.\n573\n523.1, 524.1, 528, 529, 529.1, 530, 530A, 531.1, 543, 544, 544.1, 544.2, 550.1, 552, 554, 555, 770, 771, 772, 782, 950, 7001 or 7009\n38.\n575\n512, 512.1, 512.2, 513, 516, 517, 528 or 529.1\n39.\n583.1\n583\n40.\n584.1\n584\n41.\n607\n606 or 609\n42.\n608\n501, 601.1, 602, 606, 609 or 610\n43.\n615.1\n615\n44.\n618\n617\n45.\n618.1\n617\n46.\n620\n619, 619.1, 619.2, 622.1A, 622.5, 622.6, 622.7, 622.8, 629, 629A, 629.1 or 952\n47.\n620.1\n619 or 619.1\n48.\n622.9\n622.8\n49.\n627.1\n626.2A\n50.\n645\n614, 615, 632, 642, 811 or 7001\n51.\n773\n529, 529.1, 558, 770, 771 or 772\n52.\n778\n602\n53.\n778.1\n602\n54.\n780A\n779\n55.\n780.1A\n779\n56.\n780.2A\n779\n57.\n804.1\n801\n58.\n804.2\n801\n59.\n804.3\n801\n60.\n804.4\n801\n61.\n811.1\n811\n62.\n817.2\n523.1 and either 525 or 526, or 554.1 and 526\n63.\n876\n868, 868.1, 872.1, 873, 874 or 875\n64.\n950.1\n950\n65.\n953.2\n953 or 953.1\n66.\n954\n606, 609, 612, 613, 616, 629, 629A or 629.1\n67.\n954.2\n606, 609, 612, 613, 616, 629, 629A, 629.1 or 952\n68.\n954.3\n606, 609, 612 or 613\n69.\n954.4\n606, 609, 612, 613 or 816\n70.\n954.5\n606, 612, 613\n71.\n954.6\n606, 612, 613\n72.\n954.7\n606, 612, 613\n73.\n961\n958, 958A, 958.1, 959, 959A or 959.1\n74.\n2602.3\n955, 956 or 957\n75.\n7001.1\n7001\n76.\n7001.2\n7001\n76A.\n7009.1\n7009\n77.\n7021\n7001\n78.\n7022\n562\n79.\n7030\n543\n80.\n7208\n7202, 7206 or 7207\n81.\n7209\n7203, 7203.1, 7204 or 7205\n82.\n7256\n7250, 7251, 7252, 7253, 7254 or 7255\n(2) A plate shown in diagram 954.3 or 954.4 or the sign shown in diagram 954.6 or 954.7 shall not be placed in combination with the sign shown in diagram 616.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 2 revoked (22.4.2016) by The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 (S.I. 2016/362), dir. 1(1)(b), Sch. 19 Pt. 2 (with dirs. 12, 13)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in dir. 21(1) Table item 12 inserted (30.1.2012) by The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations and General Directions 2011 (S.I. 2011/3041), dirs. 1(1)(c), 14(1)(a) (with dir. 36)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in dir. 21(1) Table item 13 inserted (30.1.2012) by The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations and General Directions 2011 (S.I. 2011/3041), dirs. 1(1)(c), 14(1)(b) (with dir. 36)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in dir. 21(1) Table item 36 inserted (30.1.2012) by The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations and General Directions 2011 (S.I. 2011/3041), dirs. 1(1)(c), 14(1)(c) (with dir. 36)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in dir. 2(1) Table item 37 inserted (30.1.2012) by The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations and General Directions 2011 (S.I. 2011/3041), dirs. 1(1)(c), 14(1)(c) (with dir. 36)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in dir. 21(1) Table item 73 substituted (30.1.2012) by The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations and General Directions 2011 (S.I. 2011/3041), dirs. 1(1)(c), 14(1)(d) (with dir. 36)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Dir. 21(1) Table item 76A inserted (30.1.2012) by The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations and General Directions 2011 (S.I. 2011/3041), dirs. 1(1)(c), 14(1)(e) (with dir. 36)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Dir. 21 in force at 31.1.2003, see dir. 1(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3113/part/II/regulation/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:35:51.675498+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}