What should you do?
Slow down, obey any temporary speed limits and follow cones, signs and instructions from workers.
How to recognise it
Orange diamond with a black figure digging with a shovel beside a heap.
Common confusion
Orange diamond signs are temporary road works warnings, unlike the permanent yellow diamond warning signs.
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.



