You can use ‘give and take’ only when all of the following apply:
- the speed limit is 30 mph or less;
- the length of the works from first cone to last cone is 50 metres or less;
- drivers approaching from either direction can see 50 metres beyond the end of the works;
- two-way traffic flow is no more than 20 vehicles counted over 3 minutes (400 veh/h);
- no more than 20 heavy goods vehicles pass the works per hour; and
- parking near the works, especially in front and opposite is controlled/prohibited, unless visibility or lane width is unaffected.
The signing you will need is shown below.
Notes
- For numbers and minimum size of cones, and dimensions D, L and S, see table in the Setting out site section of this Code.
- An information board (omitted here for clarity) must be displayed.
- See the Traffic control section of this Code for guidance on unobstructed width past the works.
- 50 m maximum applies only where two-way flow cannot be maintained past the works.
