Road Signs and Markings: Animals
Commons · Question 79088 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued or plans to issue updated guidance to local authorities on the use of road signage in known wildlife crossing areas.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 20 Oct 2025
Local authorities are responsible for placing traffic signs including signs warning of hazards due to the presence of animals in the road. All traffic signs used on public roads must comply with the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 wh...