Mobile VMS displaying chevrons

Mobile VMS displaying chevrons

A trailer-mounted electronic sign displaying chevrons to show that traffic must move to one side, usually because a lane is closed ahead.

Variable Message Signs

What should you do?

Reduce speed, check mirrors and move over in the direction the chevrons point well before the works.

How to recognise it

A trailer on the road carrying an amber chevron display, with cones guiding traffic past it.

Common confusion

The chevrons point in the direction you should move, not the direction of the hazard.

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
Variable Message Signs
Sign Name
Mobile VMS displaying chevrons
Category Size
4 signs

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