Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions

Summary

The requester asked if the UK Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions and Traffic Signs Manual are adopted as law or best practice in the Isle of Man. The Department of Infrastructure responded that UK manuals are guidance only, while local traffic signs are regulated by the Traffic Signs (Application) Regulations 2003 and the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1985.

Key Facts

• UK Traffic Sign Manuals are design guidance documents only and not legally binding on the Isle of Man.
• The Isle of Man chooses to use and refer to UK guidance documents voluntarily.
• Traffic signs on the Isle of Man are regulated by the Traffic Signs (Application) Regulations 2003.
• The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1985, Part IV, also governs traffic signs in the Isle of Man.
• No specific Isle of Man version of the UK Traffic Signs Manual was supplied as a separate document.

Data Disclosed

• 2016
• 2003
• 1985
• 2024-10-09
• 2024-11-04
• 4186117
• 2 pages
• 1 document

Original Request

The UK "Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016" is the law that sets out the design and conditions of use of official traffic signs that can be lawfully placed on or near roads in Great Britain. The UK "Traffic Signs Manual" is a companion guide to the TSRGD which sets out dimensions and other details for using the authorised signs and markings. 1) Have these both been adopted as legal or best practice within the Isle of Man? If only best practice, please supply any information as to how best practice is aimed for. If not, and there is an Isle of Man version of the UK Traffic Signs Manual, then please supply it. Many thanks.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 4186117 1 November 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 9 October 2024, which states:

"The UK "Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016" is the law that sets out the design and conditions of use of official traffic signs that can be lawfully placed on or near roads in Great Britain.

The UK "Traffic Signs Manual" is a companion guide to the TSRGD which sets out dimensions and other details for using the authorised signs and markings.

1) Have these both been adopted as legal or best practice within the Isle of Man?

If only best practice, please supply any information as to how best practice is aimed for.

If not, and there is an Isle of Man version of the UK Traffic Signs Manual, then please supply it.

Many thanks."

Our response to your request is as follows:

‘All UK Traffic Sign Manuals are design guidance documents only. The Isle of Man is not bound by UK guidance documents but chooses to use and refer to them. Traffic signs on the Isle of Man are regulated by the Traffic Signs (Application) Regulations 2003. The following links contain the information on this regulation and guidance.’

THE TRAFFIC SIGNS (APPLICATION) REGULATIONS 2003
https://www.tynwald.org.im/spfile?file=/links/tls/SD/2003/2003-SD- 0827.pdf#search=%22the+traffic+signs+applications+regulation+2003%22

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3113/made

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1985, Part IV Traffic Signs https://legislation.gov.im/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1985/1985-0020/1985- 0020_8.pdf

Please quote the reference number 4186117 in any future communications.

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