# Traffic Signs Manual/Chapter 3/2008/B

VARIATION OF NUMERALS AS PRESCRIBED BY SCHEDULE 16 TO THE REGULATIONS
| Diagram number | Description | Item(s) in Schedule 16 (see below) |
| 570 | Distance over which restriction extends | 6 |
| 615.1 | Give way to oncoming vehicles (when distance is added) | 6 |
| 629 | Width restriction in imperial units | 1 |
| 629A | Width restriction in metric and imperial units | 1 |
| 629.1 | Length restriction | 1,2 |
| 629.2 | Height restriction in imperial units | 1 |
| 629.2A | Height restriction in metric and imperial units | 1 |
| 670 | Maximum speed limit (see para 14.4) | 1 |
| 672 | Minimum speed limit | 1 |
| 673 | End of minimum speed limit | 1 |
| 675 | End of 20 mph speed limit zone (in respect of the upper panel) | 1 |
| 811.1 | Priority over oncoming vehicles (when distance is added) | 6 |
| 818.2 | Indication of a restriction ahead | 6, 10 |
| 818.3 | Mandatory height limit at low bridge ahead (in respect of distance) | 6, 10 |
| 2713.1 | Distance to parking place with emergency telephone | 6, 9 |
| 5014 | Distance to and direction of a system of lane control signals | 6 |
Permitted variants in Schedule 16:
| Item 1 | Numerals may be varied but (with the exception of one decimal place of a metre indicating a height, width or length) no fractions or decimal places shall be used. |
| Item 2 | Metric units to one decimal place of a metre may be substituted for imperial units when the sign is placed in combination with another sign shown in diagram 629.1 which has not been so varied. |
| Item 6 | Numerals indicating distance may be varied with – |
| | (a) distances over 3 miles being expressed in miles to the nearest mile; (b) distances of ½ mile or more but less than 3 miles being expressed to the nearest ¼ mile with the (c) distances of less than ½ mile being expressed in yards to the nearest 10 yards; "yards" or the abbreviation "yds" may be used interchangeably. |
| Item 9 | The indication of distance may be omitted from the sign. |
| Item 10 | The indication of distance may be replaced by an arrow pointing horizontally to the left or to the right as appropriate. |
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