TRO and Bus Lanes legalities |
TRO and Bus Lanes legalities |
Tue, 10 Jul 2018 - 16:00
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I would appreciate advice or knowledge of legalities.
I have a 10 seater vehicle, which can go into any bus lane (so long as it doesn't say local). I have been having a fight with my local council about this and they have eventually accepted that the legislation http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/made clearly defines a bus as follows:- “a motor vehicle which is constructed or adapted to carry more than eight seated passengers in addition to the driver.” Also http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/31...ulation/23/made which clearly states:- “Bus lane” in the signs referred to in paragraph (1) means a traffic lane reserved for— (a)motor vehicles constructed or adapted to carry more than 8 passengers (exclusive of the driver); In other words, the sign of a "BUS" on a bus lane automatically allows (so long as it doesn't say "local") any vehicle above 8+ passenger seats, or 9 passenger+1 driver, which is a minimum of 10 seats. My question is as follows. The current TRO of the BUS LANE is one that is based on one created in 1997, prior to the legislation clarifying about the signage which can be found HERE , therefore in the TRO where it states who can use the Bus Lane, "a school bus. a stage carriage. a contract carriage or a works bus, any other vehicle constructed or adapted to carry 12 or more passengers", which would mean that a sign of a normal BUS which allows 8 or more passengers would mean that the signage is inadequate, as it is not in-line with their own TRO. Would that invalidate the Bus Lane altogether? This post has been edited by plonka: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 - 13:36 |
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Tue, 10 Jul 2018 - 17:07
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Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 4 Mar 2014 Member No.: 69,189 |
From what I gather, as Bury is outside London the relevant parent legislation is this.
section 144(5) may be relevant to your question. This post has been edited by Wretched Rectum: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 - 17:08 |
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