Regulatory sign
End of minimum speed sign
What does the End of minimum speed sign mean?
The minimum speed requirement ends here. You no longer have to keep to the minimum speed shown.
Also known as: End of minimum speed limit
What it means
The minimum speed requirement ends.
A blue circle with a number sets a minimum speed. The red diagonal bar across the number shows that the requirement has ended.
Normal speed rules apply again.
Where you'll see it
At the end of a road section that has a minimum speed.
Rules to know
The sign marks the end of a minimum speed requirement.
Know Your Traffic Signs, p. 23
You must obey traffic signs that give orders.
The Highway Code, Rule 109
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Common mistakes
Mistake: Thinking it is a new speed limit.
Instead: It ends a minimum speed. It does not set a maximum.
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- Know Your Traffic Signs (Department for Transport, Sixth edition, 2023), Speed limit signs, p. 23
- The Highway Code, Rule 109
Sign image: Department for Transport, Traffic sign images (diagram 673). © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last reviewed 11 October 2026. This page explains the sign in our own words; for the full rules, see The Highway Code. How we source and check content