Temporary sign
Wide loads: phone here sign
What does the Wide loads: phone here sign mean?
Marks the place where drivers of wide loads should use the phone to ask for help before road works.
Also known as: Wide loads phone sign
What it means
Drivers of wide loads must phone from here to get assistance.
The sign shows the location of a telephone to be used by drivers of wide loads to seek assistance.
Use it before you reach the road works if your load is wide.
Where you'll see it
Near road works with limited width.
Rules to know
The sign shows the location of a telephone to be used by drivers of wide loads to seek assistance.
Know Your Traffic Signs, p. 160
Common mistakes
Mistake: Carrying on without calling.
Instead: Phone from the point shown before you enter the road works.
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Wide loads: follow diversion
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Instructions for wide loads.
See also
Maximum width
Regulatory sign
A legal width restriction.
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- Know Your Traffic Signs (Department for Transport, Sixth edition, 2023), Road works and temporary signs, p. 160
Sign image: Department for Transport, Traffic sign images (diagram 7293). © 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