Catalogue section 3.10

Service signs (S-100–S-129)

They point out a service that may be useful to road users.

How to recognise them: A square sign with a blue background and an inner panel carrying the service's pictogram.

How this group is laid out

The regulation defines these signs by their use: they tell you about a service that may be useful to people on the road. What is worth reading is which service exactly, because several differ only in a detail. On S-105 and its variants, the symbol tells you which energy is on offer: fuel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or autogas), electric charging, or a combination. S-104 marks a telephone and, with the wording "S.O.S", one in permanent use for alerting the authorities to a crash or an emergency on the road. For medical help there are two: the first-aid post (S-100), an officially recognised centre where emergency treatment can be given, and the ambulance station (S-101), with an ambulance on permanent duty.

The rest serve long journeys and free time: workshops, places to stay and eat, rest areas, camping in a tent or a caravan, and waste points for caravans and motorhomes. S-124 to S-126 mark car parks linked to a train, metro or bus station, so that part of the journey is made in a private vehicle and part on public transport, and S-129 marks emergency parking for snowfall. A service with no sign of its own is written in the white box of S-122.

How to tell them apart

Signs in this group that look alike, and what separates them according to their definitions.

S-105S-105cS-105e
S-105 marks fuel; S-105c only liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or autogas); S-105e only an electric charging point. S-105b, S-105d and S-105f combine fuel with one of the two or with both.
S-100S-101
The first-aid post (S-100) is an officially recognised centre where emergency treatment can be given. The ambulance station (S-101) marks an ambulance on permanent duty to treat and carry people injured in road crashes.
S-107S-113S-116
S-107 marks a place where camping is allowed; S-113 a site for camping with a caravan. S-116 combines the two.
S-124S-125S-126
They are car parks for continuing your journey by public transport, and only the mode changes: train (S-124), metro (S-125) or bus (S-126).

34 signs

S-100
First-aid post
Marks an officially recognised centre where emergency treatment can be given.
S-101
Ambulance station
Marks an ambulance on permanent duty to treat and move people hurt in road accidents.
S-102
Vehicle roadworthiness testing
Marks a vehicle roadworthiness testing station (ITV).
S-103
Repair workshop
Marks a vehicle repair workshop.
S-104
Telephone
Marks a telephone. If it carries “S.O.S”, it marks a telephone permanently available for reporting an accident or an emergency on the road to the authorities.
S-105
Fuel pump
Marks a fuel pump or filling station.
S-105b
Fuel and LPG
Marks a filling station that also sells liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or autogas.
S-105c
LPG pump
Marks a pump or station selling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or autogas.
S-105d
Fuel and electric charging point
Marks a filling station that also has an electric charging point.
S-105e
Electric charging point
Marks an electric charging point.
S-105f
Fuel, LPG and electric charging point
Marks a filling station that also sells liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or autogas, and has an electric charging point.
S-106
Repair workshop and fuel pump
Marks premises with both a repair workshop and a fuel pump.
S-107
Campsite
Marks a place where camping is allowed.
S-108
Water
Marks a drinking-water point.
S-109
Scenic viewpoint
Marks a scenic spot, or the place it is seen from. Its name may be written on the sign.
S-110
Hotel or motel
Marks a hotel or motel.
S-111
Restaurant
Marks a restaurant.
S-112
Café
Marks a bar or café.
S-113
Caravan site
Marks ground where you may camp with a caravan.
S-114
Picnic area
Marks a place that may be used for eating and drinking.
S-115
Start of walking routes
Marks a place suited to setting out on foot.
S-116
Campsite and caravan site
Marks a place where you may camp with a tent or with a caravan.
S-117
Youth hostel
Marks a youth hostel.
S-118
Tourist information
Marks a tourist information office.
S-119
Fishing reserve
Marks a lake or stretch of river where fishing needs a special permit.
S-120
Park or nature reserve
Marks a park or nature reserve. Its name may be written on the sign.
S-121
Monument
Marks a historic or artistic work declared a monument.
S-122
Other services
A general sign for any other service, which is written inside the white box.
S-123
Rest area
Marks a rest area.
S-124
Park and ride, rail
Marks a car park connected to a railway station, meant mainly for people who make part of the journey by car and the rest by train.
S-125
Park and ride, metro
Marks a car park connected to a metro station, meant mainly for people who make part of the journey by car and the rest by metro.
S-126
Park and ride, bus
Marks a car park connected to a bus station or terminal, meant mainly for people who make part of the journey by car and the rest by bus.
S-128
Caravan and motorhome waste point
Marks a point for emptying waste water from caravans and motorhomes.
S-129
Snow emergency parking
Marks an emergency parking area for snowfall and, exceptionally, for other incidents.