Automatic recognition and prioritised output of roadside information

A system for use in a vehicle; the system comprising; image capture means for capturing an image scene external to the vehicle, wherein the image scene includes a plurality of information indicators, each of which occurs in a corresponding region of the image scene and each of which includes text and/or a symbol. An image processing means is provided for generating multiple information outputs, each of which corresponds with one of the plurality of information indicators. A means is provided for assigning a priority to the multiple information outputs according to at least one pre-determined criterion. A means is provided for communicating the multiple information outputs to the user in dependence on the assigned priority.