Direction to a motorway at the junction shown, indicating route number

Motorway signs

Direction to a motorway at the junction shown, indicating route number

A blue rectangle showing the route number (M1, M6, etc.) and an arrow. Directs you to the start of the motorway from a non-motorway road. Get into the correct lane well before the junction; once you commit to the slip road there's usually no easy way back.

Shape
Rectangular
Background
Blue
Border
White
Text type
Number (Route)
Primary symbol
Arrow
Secondary symbol
Other
Diagram reference
2902.1

Where you'll see this sign

On A-road approaches to motorway junctions, and on signed driver-information routes leading from town centres to nearby motorways.

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