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Traffic Management
Freqently Asked Questions
Q. Who is responsible for roads in Devon?
A. Devon County Council is the Highway Authority responsible for the County Road Network including Public Rights of Way. Torbay Council and Plymouth Council are both Unitary Authorities and therefore are responsible for the roads in those areas. The Highways Agency is responsible for all Trunk Roads and Motorways (A38/A30/A303/M5).
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Q. What is the distance of roads in Devon?
A. In total there are 12,820 km (8,012 miles) of roads in Devon.
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Q. Who is responsible for the enforcement of speed limits?
A. Devon and Cornwall Police are the only body who can carry out enforcement.
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Q. Who is responsible for the enforcement of parking offences?
A. Devon County Council has recently been passed powers for parking enforcement from the police (with the exception of dangerous and obstructive parking). The service is being delivered by our District Council partners. For further information on the new parking enforcement arrangements please see our Civil Parking Enforcement page.
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Q. Who is responsible for safety (speed) cameras?
A. Devon and Cornwall Police (safety camera partnership).
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Q. How do I find out about road safety issues?
A. Use this link to the Road Safety page.
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Q. How do I apply for brown tourism signing?
A. Application forms are available to print off at Tourism signing 
(96KB - pdf help).
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Q. Why can’t you have 30 mph repeater signs?
A. The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 expressly forbids the use of 30mph repeater signs or road marking roundels on roads where there is a system of street lighting.
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Q. My street nameplate sign has gone / been damaged
A. Street naming is a function of the local planning authority which is your District Council. They are also responsible for the actual nameplates.