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title: "No Pedestrians Sign Meaning | UK Road Signs | Fast Track"
url: https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/theory/road-signs/no-pedestrians
description: "Understand the UK No Pedestrians road sign, Highway Code P.625 reference, theory test scenarios, and safety rules."
lang: en
---

# No pedestrians — UK road sign

This prohibitory sign bans pedestrians from walking along hazardous highways, tunnels, or flyovers.

Image: No pedestrians — red, white and black circle UK road sign (https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/signs/no-pedestrians.svg)

A red ring enclosing a black figure of a walking person indicates that pedestrian access is prohibited.

This sign is installed along high-speed expressways, motorways, tunnels, and industrial bypasses where foot traffic presents an extreme safety hazard.

## What this sign means

Pedestrians are legally forbidden from walking on the carriageway, footway, or verge beyond the sign.

It protects foot traffic from high-speed vehicular flows and narrow clearances.

- Walking figure icon inside a red circle.
- Bans all foot traffic, joggers, and pedestrians.
- Found at motorway entrances, tunnel approaches, and elevated slip roads.

## What to do when you see it

Pedestrians must turn back or use designated footbridges, underpasses, or pedestrian diversions.

Drivers should remain vigilant, as pedestrians entering high-speed areas by mistake present serious hazards.

## How this sign is tested

DVSA theory test questions test candidate knowledge of pedestrian safety and restricted road types.

Questions check whether you know where pedestrians are legally prohibited from walking.

## Common mistakes

Thinking that joggers or runners are permitted past the sign (all foot traffic is banned).

Confusing this sign with warning signs that show pedestrians crossing ahead (triangular signs).

## Test yourself on this one

Road and traffic signs is the biggest category in the question bank with 102 questions, and signs turn up inside other categories too. Work through them free, no sign-up needed.

Practise road sign questions (https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/theory/practice)

## Frequently asked questions

Where are No Pedestrians signs usually located?

They are placed at slip roads, motorways, vehicular tunnels, and major flyovers.

Are mobility scooter users classed as pedestrians for this sign?

Yes, mobility scooter users must not enter areas prohibited to pedestrians.

What shape is a No Pedestrians sign?

It is a red circular regulatory sign indicating an order.

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