Advance direction sign

Advance direction sign

An advance direction sign on a motorway showing the next exit, its junction number, destinations and distance.

Motorway Signs

What should you do?

Decide early whether to exit and move into the left lane in good time.

How to recognise it

A blue rectangle with a black-boxed junction number 13, M7 and a branch to R415 Kildare and Nurney, 1 km.

Common confusion

The black-boxed number is the junction number; the M7 is the motorway route number.

Explanation written by the My Driving Test editorial team using the Department of Transport Traffic Signs Manual conventions and the RSA Rules of the Road.

Quick Facts

Category
Motorway Signs
Sign Name
Advance direction sign
Category Size
20 signs

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