The road conditiona in the UK are of a good standard and driving in the country offers visiting motorists a combination of rural scenic countryside and congested roads close to and in city centres.

City Driving

• Main roads leading into city centres may often be congested, particularly, at rush hours. A network of road signs and filter lights are aimed at reducing traffic and congestion in larger towns and city centres

• A congestion charge is also imposed in London from 0700hrs to 1800hrs Monday to Friday

• There is a penalty for non payment which can be reduced if paid within 14 days  There is no charge at weekends and on Bank Holidays

Country Driving

• Driving outside of London and other main large city centres can be a far more relaxing experience with clear road markings and tarmac road surfaces

• There are 4 main classes of road. They are:

  Motorways e.g. M1, M25, M4, M5, M62 etc - Motorways are indicated by blue signposts

  Class A roads e.g. A1 A66 A57 etc have green signposts

  Class B roads e.g. B4236, B1247 etc have white signposts

  Class C local roads - Normal roads and have white signposts

• Motorways and A roads are primary routes

• Some A class roads have been brought up to Motorway standard, i.e. have a hard shoulder, roadside emergency telephones, and have prohibitions to some slow vehicles and learner drivers, this is indicated by having a M in brackets after the road name e.g. A1(M) A66(M)

• Class B roads are secondary routes

• Class C roads, are small local roads that indicate directions to named nearby towns or villages