London Banter - View Single Post - Unenforceable banned right turn in Highgate London

Colin Rosenstiel · September 8th 04, 02:07 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Joanne) wrote:

In article , John Rowland says...

Hi all,.

At the north end of South Grove in Highgate, North London, are no-entry
signs with text beneath reading "No Entry Except From East". In effect
they are saying that you can do a left-turn into South Grove but you
can't do a right-turn into it.

Is there such a sign in the highway code? IIRC the rules are slightly
more complex and the HC is not the definitive guide, and "temporary"
signs are allowed for a testing period.

Having said that it is taking the **** to expect people to follow a
sign that's not in the HC..

Similar signs used to be quite common (though IME "except from High St
East" rather than just "the East" but only (again IME) in London. In my
youth they were always combined with No Right Turn signs.

Nowadays the DfT resists firmly any No Entry signs with exceptions other
than for buses.

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Colin Rosenstiel