Mini-roundabout sign: what it means

Mini-roundabout sign: a blue circle with three white curved arrows going round clockwise
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The mini-roundabout sign means a mini-roundabout is ahead: give way to traffic from your immediate right and go round the white central circle, not over it.

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What it means

It is a blue circle, so it is an order: roundabout circulation, giving way to vehicles from the immediate right (The Highway Code).

Rule 188: approach a mini-roundabout as you would a normal roundabout. All vehicles must pass round the central markings, except large vehicles that physically cannot. There is less space to manoeuvre and less time to signal, and you should avoid U-turns there.

Where you see it

Know your traffic signs says a mini-roundabout is normally found on a road with a speed limit of 30 mph or less.

A common mistake

Driving straight over the painted circle. Unless your vehicle is too large to get round it, keep to the left of the white circle and pass round it.

Quick quiz

You are in a small car at a mini-roundabout. What must you do about the white central circle?

  1. Drive over it if the junction is clear
  2. Pass round it
  3. Stop on it to turn right
Show answer

B. Pass round it. Rule 188: all vehicles must pass round the central markings, except large vehicles that physically cannot. Source: The Highway Code, rule 185, GOV.UK; The Highway Code, rule 188, GOV.UK; Know your traffic signs: road markings, GOV.UK; Know your traffic signs: regulatory signs, GOV.UK; The Highway Code: traffic signs, GOV.UK; Traffic sign images, Department for Transport, GOV.UK

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Sources

  1. The Highway Code, rule 185, GOV.UK
  2. The Highway Code, rule 188, GOV.UK
  3. Know your traffic signs: road markings, GOV.UK
  4. Know your traffic signs: regulatory signs, GOV.UK
  5. The Highway Code: traffic signs, GOV.UK
  6. Traffic sign images, Department for Transport, GOV.UK

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