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 A sign is recommended to indicate ring roads and this should be used at frequent intervals to emphasize continuity of ring roads (paragraph 155).

When a junction is well known by a local name it should be within the discretion of the highway authority to indicate it by the addition of the local name on a rectangular plate at the upper edge of the advance direction signs before the junction. These local names should be in capital letters but in the same colour combination as the rest of the sign (paragraph 156).

When it becomes necessary to renew place name signs the black-on-white colour scheme should be retained but the names should be in Transport Heavy capitals of the same height as those on the direction signs on the same road. Place name signs should not include forward destinations and mileages. If the place is part of a town, the town should be in smaller letters above the place. Place name signs should be sited at the beginning of the built-up area. Where in urban areas it is found more convenient for a place name to be indicated above an advance direction sign on or near the boundary of the district, this should be in the same form as recommended in paragraph 156 for local junction names (paragraph 157).

Signs indicating county boundaries and national borders should be prescribed as traffic signs in similar form to place name signs, and the inclusion of local or national crests should be permitted (paragraph 158).

Existing prescribed signs, which make a clear distinction between a footpath and a bridleway, should continue to be used. They should as a rule give destinations and mileages (paragraph 159).

Old roads which have fallen into disrepair should not be signposted as foot-paths or bridleways since they are legally accessible also to motor vehicles. They should be marked with black on white direction signs with an additional designation such as 'Cart track' (paragraph 160).

Other informatory signs recommended are for single track road with passing places (paragraph 105), cyclists only (paragraph 162), no through road for motor vehicles, no through road for pedestrians (paragraph 163), road unsuitable for motor vehicles (paragraph 164), one-way street (paragraph 165), alternative route (paragraph 166), dual-carriageway ahead (paragraph 167), dual-carriageway (paragraph 168), keep to nearside lane except when overtaking (paragraph 169), advance information of prohibitions such as no entry, weight limit, no right or left turn (paragraph 170), lay-by (paragraph 171), passing place (paragraph 172), pass either side (paragraph 173), traffic census (paragraph 174),