No Through Road Sign
Shape: Rectangle or square · Colour: Blue background
The road ahead is a dead end — there is no exit on the other side.
What It Means
This sign prevents drivers from entering a dead-end road in the belief that it connects through to another road. Entering a dead end and then reversing out can be dangerous — particularly at night when reversing a long distance may bring you back onto a busy road without adequate visibility. On narrow dead ends, turning around may be impossible for large vehicles.
📍 Where You'll See It
At entrances to cul-de-sacs, road terminators, service roads that do not connect, and some industrial estate roads.
✅ What You Must Do
Do not enter unless your destination is on that road. If you have entered by mistake, reverse slowly and carefully, checking traffic on the main road before emerging.
⚠️ Common Mistake
Entering a dead-end road at speed expecting a through route, then having to reverse dangerously onto a busy road.
⚖️ Legal Note
No specific violation for the sign itself.
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