No right turn sign: what it means
The no right turn sign means you must not turn right at the junction or entrance ahead. A plate below may limit the ban to certain times.
What does the no right turn sign mean?
A red ring or red circle means something you must not do. Know your traffic signs explains that where a change of direction is banned, a red bar across the arrow is added to the red circle. A time plate below the sign makes it a part-time ban.
Quick quiz
What does the sign at the top of this page mean?
- Do not turn left here.
- Do not turn round to go back the way you came.
- Do not turn right here.
Show answer
C. Do not turn right here. A red circle with a red bar across a right-turn arrow bans right turns (Know your traffic signs). Source: Know your traffic signs: regulatory signs, GOV.UK; The Highway Code, rule 109, GOV.UK; Traffic sign images, Department for Transport, GOV.UK
Where will you see it?
At junctions where right turns would block traffic or cross a busy flow, often in town centres and on main roads.
What should you do?
Go another way: continue and turn round legally further on, or plan a different route. You must obey signs that give orders (rule 109).
What do people get wrong?
Turning right anyway because the road looks clear. The ban applies whatever the traffic.
Common questions
Can I turn right outside the times on the plate?
Yes. A time plate makes it a part-time ban, so the turn is allowed outside the times shown (Know your traffic signs).
Can I make a U-turn instead?
Only where it is allowed and safe. A separate no U-turns sign bans that too.
Compare with
No left turn signDo not turn left here.
No U-turns signDo not turn round to go back the way you came.
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Sources
Checked on 3 November 2026 against Know your traffic signs (regulatory signs) and The Highway Code rule 109.
- Know your traffic signs: regulatory signs, GOV.UK
- The Highway Code, rule 109, GOV.UK
- Traffic sign images, Department for Transport, GOV.UK
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