THE OFFICIAL HIGHWAY CODE

Signals by authorised persons

Signals by authorised persons

Signals used by authorised persons, including police officers, arm signals to persons controlling traffic, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency officers and traffic officers and school crossing patrols. 

Police officers

Stop

police officers traffic from front

Traffic approaching from the front

police officers traffic from front and behind

Traffic approaching from both front and behind

police officers traffic from behind

Traffic approaching from behind

To beckon traffic on

police officer beckon from the side

From the side

police officer beckon from the front

From the front

police officer beckon from behind

From behind*

*In Wales, bilingual signs appear on emergency services vehicles and clothing

Arm signals to persons controlling traffic

car arm signal straight on

I want to go straight on

car arm signal turn left (1)

I want to turn left; use either hand

car arm signals turn right

I want to turn right

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency officers and traffic officers

traffic officer

Traffic officer

dvsa officer

DVSA officer

These officers now have new powers to stop/direct vehicles and will be using hand signals and light signals similar to those used by police. You MUST obey any signals given (see Rules 107 and 108).

School crossing patrols

school crossing patrol not ready

Not ready to cross pedestrians

school crossing patrol barrier to stop

Barrier to stop pedestrians crossing

school crossing patrol vehicle prepare stop

Ready to cross pedestrians, vehicles must be prepared to stop

school crossing patrol all vehicles stop

All vehicles must stop