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Road Signs and Markings: Languages

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 55463

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Highways Agency has issued guidance on the use of (a) electronic and (b) other road signs with foreign languages.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

National Highways does not have a specific policy and has not issued guidance on the use of non-electronic or electronic traffic signs using a different language other than English.

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