Other Considerations
Restrictions on Tourist Signs on Motorway and Trunk Roads
Meeting the eligibility criteria discussed earlier does not guarantee that an application for tourist signs will be approved. Transport Scotland will also take account of factors including the existing sign provision at the relevant motorway or trunk road junction, the availability of space for new signs, vertical and horizontal road alignment, and road safety considerations including accident history.
It should be noted that tourist signs on motorways will only be approved to tourist attractions, and not to tourist facilities.
Tourist signs will only be approved on approach to the nearest motorway or trunk road junction.
If signing on the local roads between a trunk road or motorway and the tourist destination is refused by a local traffic authority, trunk road or motorway signs will not be permitted. This is to avoid situations where drivers having been directed off a trunk road or motorway are left with no continuity of signing to their destination.
Environmental Impact
When assessing tourist signing applications consideration will be given to the environmental impact of the tourist signs and the need to have regard to the character of Scotland’s exceptional natural landscape and historic environment.
The flow chart in Figure 1 summarises the process of confirming eligibility for tourist signing, as described in the text of this document. The flow chart should be carefully considered by the applicant prior to making a tourist signing application.
