The Home Zones signs are included in the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 (Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 3113), available from The Stationery Office price £40, which came into force on 31 January 2003.

The Home Zone signs, Diagrams 881 and 882, can be found on page 142 of the Statutory Instrument. The signs can only be used to make the start (and end) of a Home Zone designated under Section 268 of The Transport Act 2000 [or Section 74 (1) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001].

As long as the authority made the formal designation and erected the signs on or after 31 January 2003, then approval from the Department is not required. Whilst not a condition in TSRGD, the works within the proposed Home Zone which create the appropriate conditions, e.g. very low vehicle speeds, should be in place before the signs are used. Designs should preferably follow the IHIE Guidelines. It would not be appropriate to simply make the designation and erect the signs without any measures to achieve the appropriate conditions. Download the leaflet regarding the new signs from the Department for Transport website.