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Applies during the day-time hours — South African Road Sign R511

This is a supplementary plate fixed under another road sign. It means the sign above applies only during the day-time hours. Read it with the sign above: that sign's instruction applies only during the day-time hours. Outside those times the sign above does not apply, unless another plate also applies.

Applies during the day-time hours road sign

R511

At a glance

Sign code
R511
Type
Regulatory
Official meaning
Selective-restriction plate R511: the sign above it applies only during the day-time hours.

What the Applies during the day-time hours sign means

This is a supplementary plate fixed under another road sign. It means the sign above applies only during the day-time hours.

What you must do

Read it with the sign above: that sign's instruction applies only during the day-time hours. Outside those times the sign above does not apply, unless another plate also applies.

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Sources

  • Road Traffic Signs chart, National Department of TransportThe official chart. Sign R511 was checked against it, artwork and meaning, before being published here.
  • National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000 — Schedule 1Where the prescribed meaning of each road traffic sign is set out.

Last updated 2026-08-25.

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