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Posted by Tim Hobbs on 20 April 2007 at 08:00

Hi Guys

Does anyone know if there is a specific blue that should be used for the background on an MOT logo?

Tim :lol

Tim Hobbs replied 18 years, 8 months ago 7 Members · 9 Replies
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Peter Normington

Member
20 April 2007 at 11:19

Tim It may be on here somewhere,
but if not its a very usfull link

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tss/workingdrawings/

found it
it just says blue

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tss/wor … ingstation

?
Peter
Tim Hobbs

Member
20 April 2007 at 22:02

Thanks Peter

As you say, a very useful link, I’ll have a good look at it when I have a mo.
Gonna go with a nice blue vinyl, customer should be happy enough.

Tim
Jamie Wood

Member
20 April 2007 at 22:58

We screenprinted some MOT signs, and the customer specified P. 287C,
although this was a while ago, so not sure if this is still current.

Cheers,
Jamie.
Lynn Normington

Member
20 April 2007 at 23:02

we usally use a mid blue spandex cosmos, oracle traffic

Lynn
Richard

Member
21 April 2007 at 05:48

I’m pretty certain that the colours a covered by a British Standard, which I can check on Monday.
Martin Pearson

Member
21 April 2007 at 11:37

Try asking your vinyl supplier, quite often they know what colours are used for things like MOT stations, Health & Safety etc…..
signworxs

Member
22 April 2007 at 23:18

Cant remember the BS number but it is Process Blue
Richard

Member
23 April 2007 at 08:16

BS 873: Part 6 1983 (Superseded by BS EN 12899-1:2001)* lists colours from BS 381C: 1980 as follows

Red No. 537 Signal Red
Orange No. 557 Light Orange
Yellow No. 355 Lemon Yellow
Green(1) No. 226 Middle Brunswick Green
Green(2) No. 225 Light Brunswick Green
Blue No. 109 Middle Blue
Gey No. 693 Aircraft Grey

Green(1) is the background colour used for primary route signs in the UK. Green(2) is used for the green parts of other signs.

*which we haven’t got yet, it’s only £120 😮 for 48 pages
Tim Hobbs

Member
23 April 2007 at 20:27

Thanks Everyone for the info.
Went with a nice mid blue from oracal in the end.
Customer was more than happy so that’s the main thing.

All very useful for future reference though.

Tim