{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-regulations-and-general-directions-2016/schedule-12/part-24",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/362",
  "legislation_title": "The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-regulations-and-general-directions-2016",
  "path": "schedule/12/part/24",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": "Arrows, symbols and panels that may be placed on a services sign",
  "text": "Sign table — Schedule 12, Part 24\n(1)\nItem\n(2)\nDescription\n(3)\nDiagram\n(4)\nPart 22 diagram A item number\n(5)\nVariants and supplementary information\n1\nDirectional arrow\n(Alternative types)\n1, 2, 3\n1. The direction in which the arrow shown by diagram A points may be varied;\n2. The arrow must be white when placed on a blue or black background part of the sign\n2\nSymbol:\nRestaurant\n1, 2, 3\nThe symbol must be white when placed on a blue or black background part of the sign\n3\nSymbol:\nLight refreshment facilities\n1, 2, 3\nThe symbol must be white when placed on a blue or black background part of the sign\n4\nSymbol:\nPicnic area with a minimum of ten tables, each with seating for six persons\n1, 2, 3\nThe symbol must be white when placed on a blue or black background part of the sign\n5\nSymbol:\nOvernight accommodation\n1, 2, 3\n1. The symbol must be reversed when incorporated on a sign with a right pointing arrow;\n2. The symbol must be white when placed on a blue or black background part of the sign\n6\nSymbol:\nTourist Information Centre or Point\n1, 2, 3\n1. The symbol must be white when placed on a blue or black background part of the sign;\n2. The background colour of the symbol must be the same as the background of the sign on which it is incorporated\n7\nSymbol:\nLPG fuel\n1, 2, 3\n1. The symbol must be white when placed on a blue or black background part of the sign;\n2. The background colour of the symbol must be the same as the background of the sign on which it is incorporated\n8\nSymbol:\nFuel\n1, 2, 3\n1. The symbol must not be used in combination with the unleaded petrol symbol shown in item 9;\n2. The symbol must be white when placed on a blue or black background part of the sign\n9\nSymbol:\nUnleaded petrol\n1\n1. The word “Petrol” must always be used in combination with and placed to the left of the symbol;\n2. The price of unleaded petrol in pence must be shown to the right of the symbol, followed by the letter “p”;\n3. The figures indicating the price of unleaded petrol may be displayed, in any appropriate style, as variable legends in white characters on the blue background of the sign or displayed as variable legends in white or yellow characters on a black background;\n4. The symbol must not be used in combination with the fuel symbol shown in item 8\n10\nSymbol:\nFacilities for recharging electric vehicles\n1, 2\nThe black patch must be omitted when the symbol is placed on a blue background, in which case the size of the car and plug symbol must be increased proportionally to a height of 14 stroke widths\n11\nSymbol:\nCorporate identifier\n(more than one identifier may be shown on a sign)\n1, 3\n1. The corporate identifier must be a logo of appropriate colours and design, contained within the white border of the square symbol;\n2. The background of the symbol within the border may be of any colour appropriate to the logo;\n3. The background colour on which the symbol is placed must be black on the sign provided for at item 3 of the sign table in Part 22\n12\nSymbol:\nFacilities provided only for vehicles other than heavy goods vehicles\n2\nThe symbol must be reversed when incorporated on a sign with a right pointing arrow\n13\nSymbol:\nFacilities provided only for heavy goods vehicles (truckstop)\n3\n1. The symbol may be reversed;\n2. “Lorries only” may be added below the lorry symbol\n14\nPanel:\nName of operator\n(at the top of the sign)\n1, 3\n1. The name of the operator may be varied, may be in any style of lettering and may include a logo;\n2. The legend, logo, background and border may be in any contrasting colours;\n3. The border may be omitted\n15\nPanel:\nName of operator\n(at the top of the sign)\n1, 3\n1. The name of the operator may be varied, may be in any style of lettering and may include a logo;\n2. The legend, logo and background may be in any contrasting colours;\n3. A white border may be added to the inside edge of the panel, to ensure adequate contrast between the panel and the background of the sign\n16\nPanel:\nServices not open for 24 hours\n(within the sign)\n2, 3\nThe panel must have white letters on a black background with a white border when incorporated in diagram A at item 3 of the sign table in Part 22\n17\nPanel:\nFuel only available 24 hours a day\n(at the bottom of the sign)\n2, 3\nThe panel must have white letters on a black background with a white border when incorporated in diagram A at item 3 of the sign table in Part 22\n18\nService point for motorhomes\n1, 2\n1. The symbol must be reversed when incorporated on a sign with a right pointing arrow;\n2. The symbol must be white when placed on a blue background.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 12 Pt. 24 Table item 18 inserted (S.) (23.5.2022) by The Traffic Signs Amendment (Scotland) Regulations and General Directions 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/111), regs. 1(2), 7(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 12 Pt. 24 in force at 22.4.2016, see reg. 1(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/362/schedule/12/part/24",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:41:34.516500+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."
}