Is it an offence to ignore a portable traffic light
<p>This is  a question about laws regarding traffic lights in the UK.</p>

<p>When companies are carrying out works on or near roads they sometimes put up their own lights to control traffic and keep it flowing.</p>

<p>Is it an offence to ignore the lights, or do they hold the same authority as permanent traffic lights?
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<p>Portable signs are legal and you have to obey then.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/section/65">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/section/65</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/482498/2-11.pdf">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/482498/2-11.pdf</a></p>

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