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Complete Guide to Waze in the United Kingdom

Getting Started

Hopefully you're reading this and want to edit the map, either because you've found a mistake or you want to add a new road. Either way, it is important that you adhere to the standards already set.

• UK Quick Start Editing Guide

• UK Self-Management Statement

• Waze Map Editor Manual (Global page)

Please also read the various Editing Guidelines below.

Editing Best Practice

UK editors are encouraged to follow these guidelines, which may differ from the generic guides.

Editing Roads

• How to classify and name roads
• How to label towns and cities
• Junctions and Roundabouts
• Lane Guidance

Editing Places

• How to draw and label places
• Guidelines for mapping Car Parks

Speed Limits and Cameras

• Speed Limits on Roads
• Average Speed Check Zones
• Speed and Red Light Enforcement Cameras

Locks Levels and Editor Ranks

• Locking policy - when to lock or maybe not
• Editor Features Restricted by Rank

Other topics

• Guidelines for dealing with User Reports and Conversations
• Footpaths

Best map editing practice (Global page)

Editing Resources for the UK

• UK Editing Resources
• Northern Ireland Resources

Area Managers

• UK's Self-Management Policy
• How to become an Area Manager (UK Forum)
• Map of UK Area Managers
• How to contact the UK Country Admins
• Requirements for application become a UK Country Manager

UK Editor Community

• United Kingdom - Waze Forum
• UK Country Admins
• UK Local Champs
• Waze UK - Facebook Page
• Waze UK - Twitter

Some road names and boundaries contain Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. For more information see OS OpenData Licence.