Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 414

The A23 Trunk Road (Croydon) Red Route Traffic Order 1999

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1999 No. 414

ROAD TRAFFIC

The A23 Trunk Road (Croydon) Red Route Traffic Order 1999

	Made	22nd February 1999
	Coming into force	5th March 1999

The Traffic Director for London, in accordance with a direction given to him by the Secretary of State under section 58(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1991[1] and in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984[2], and of all other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Order:-

Commencement and citation
    1.This Order may be cited as The A23 Trunk Road (Croydon) Red Route Traffic Order 1999 and shall come into force on 5th March 1999.

Interpretation
    2.In this Order-

(a) a reference to an article or a schedule followed by a number is a reference to the article of, or the schedule to, this Order so numbered;

(b) "carriageway" has the same meaning as in section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980[3];

(c) causing includes permitting;

(d) "disabled person", "disabled person's badge" and "disabled person's vehicle" have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (England and Wales) Regulations 1986[4], and "relevant position" in relation to a disabled person's badge has the same meaning as in regulation 2A of those regulations;

(e) "the trunk road red route" means the lengths of road specified in column (2) of the table in schedule 1;

(f) "vehicle" includes part of a vehicle;

(g) an entry in column (3), (4) or (5) of an item in a schedule to this order applies to that column in subsequent items in that schedule;

(h) "bus" has the meaning given by regulation 22(2) of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994[5];

(i) "bus stop" means an area bounded by a traffic sign shown in diagram 1025.1 or 1025.3 in schedule 6 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994 which includes the words "bus stop";

(j) "bus stand" means an area bounded by a traffic sign shown in diagram 1025.1 or 1025.3 in schedule 6 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994 which includes the words "bus stand".

(k) "London Regional Transport" has the meaning given by the London Regional Transport Act 1984[6]; and

(l) "pedal cycle" has the same meaning as in regulation 4 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994.

General prohibition of stopping
    3. - (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this article, and of articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, no person shall cause any vehicle to stop in the trunk road red route during the restricted hours.

    (2) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this article, and of articles 5(1), 8 and 9, no person shall cause any vehicle to stop at any time in any lengths of the trunk road red route specified in schedule 4.

    (3) The controls specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this article do not apply in respect of any area of the trunk road red route specified in schedule 2A.

    (4) In this article "the restricted hours" means, in relation to a length of the trunk road red route specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 1, the hours specified in that item in column (3) of that table.

Exemptions for parking
    4.The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2B during the hours specified in column (3) in that item for a period not exceeding the period specified in column (4) in that item, provided that not less than the period specified in column (5) in that item has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked on any part of the same length of road.

Miscellaneous exemptions for parking
    5. - (1) Licensed taxi cabs: The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle being used under a licence under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869[7] to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in schedule 2D.

    (2) Buses: The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a bus to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2E during the hours specified in column (3) in that item for a period not exceeding the period specified in column (4) in that item, provided that not less than the period specified in column (5) in that item has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked on any part of the same length of road.

    (3) Doctors' vehicles: The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2F during the hours specified in column (3) in that item, provided that-

(a) there is displayed in the windscreen of the vehicle a badge issued by, or with the authority of, the Traffic Director for London to a medical practitioner, and which specifies-


(i) the name of the person to whom it was issued, and

(ii) the premises in relation to which it applies; and



(b) the vehicle was parked by, or with the permission of, the person whose name is specified on the badge and for so long only as the person who parked the vehicle is engaged in work at the premises specified on the badge.

    (4) Solo motor bicycles: The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a motor bicycle without a side-car to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2G during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.

Exemptions for loading and unloading
    6.The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle which is being loaded or unloaded to stop at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the tables in schedules 3A and 3B during the hours specified in column (3) in that item for as long as is needed to load or unload the vehicle or 20 minutes, whichever is the less, provided that not less than 20 minutes has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked on any part of the same length of road.

Exemptions for disabled persons
    7. - (1) The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a disabled person's vehicle which displays a disabled person's badge in the relevant position to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2B during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.

    (2) The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a disabled person's vehicle which displays a disabled person's badge in the relevant position to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2C(I) during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.

    (3) The controls specified in article 3(2) of this order do not apply in respect of a person causing a disabled person's vehicle which displays a disabled person's badge in the relevant position to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2C(II) during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.

    (4) The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a disabled person's vehicle which displays a disabled person's badge in the relevant position, and a parking disc on which is shown the time at which the period of parking began, to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 3A during the hours specified in column (3) in that item, for a period of up to 3 hours not being a period separated by an interval of less than 1 hour from a previous period when that vehicle was parked in that length of road.

Exemptions at bus stops and stands
    8. - (1) The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing:

(a) a bus to stop at a bus stop for as long as may be required to enable passengers to board or alight; or

(b) a bus to stop at a bus stop or a bus stand and being used for operational reasons in the course of providing a London bus service (as defined in section 34 of the Transport Act 1985[8]) under an agreement with London Regional Transport or training drivers to allow such a service to be provided.

    (2) In this article "operational reasons" means:

(i) to enable passengers to board and alight;

(ii) to enable crew changes to take place;

(iii) to maintain the scheduled timetable subject, in the case of a bus stop, to a maximum wait of two minutes.

Other exemptions
    9. - (1) The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to stop if that person is-

(a) required by law to cause the vehicle to stop or not to proceed;

(b) obliged to stop the vehicle so as to avoid an accident;

(c) prevented from proceeding in the vehicle by circumstances beyond the person's control;

(d) getting or giving help in consequence of an accident or an emergency, or otherwise taking action for public safety;

(e) opening or closing a gate or other barrier at the entrance to premises to which the vehicle is being driven or from which it has emerged if it is not reasonably practicable to cause the vehicle to stop elsewhere for the purpose;

(f) using the vehicle for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;

(g) using the vehicle in connection with the removal of any obstruction to traffic;

(h) using the vehicle in connection with the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of any length of road specified in schedule 1;

(i) using the vehicle under a licence under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 to stop for so long only as may be required to enable a passenger to get on or off the vehicle; or

(j) using a disabled person's vehicle which displays a disabled person's badge in the relevant position to stop for so long only as may be required to enable a disabled person to get on or off the vehicle.

    (2) The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a vehicle which bears the Royal Mail livery which is waiting at the edge of a carriageway for as long as may be necessary for the purpose of collecting or delivering letters in pursuance of any statutory duty of the Post Office to collect or deliver letters.

    (3) The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden.

    (4) The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing a pedal cycle to be parked at a facility specifically provided for the purpose of pedal cycle parking by, or with the consent of, the highway authority.

Revocation or variation of existing Orders
    10.The Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1977, Order No. 23; the Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1991, Order No. 20; the Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1991, Order No. 27; the Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1991, Order No. 34; the Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1993, Order No. 23; the Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1995, Order No. 12, the A23 Trunk Road (Croydon) Red Route (No. 2) Experimental Traffic Order 1997[9] and the A23 Trunk Road (Croydon) Red Route (No. 2) Experimental Traffic Order 1997 Variation Order 1998[10], as amended, are hereby revoked, in so far as their provisions relate to any part of the trunk road red route.



Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State.


Derek Turner
Traffic Director for London

22nd February 1999

SCHEDULE 1Articles 2 and 3(1)


The Trunk Road Red Route.


Table

(1)	(2)	(3)
Item	Length of Road	Restricted Hours
1.	A23 London Road between the boundary of the London Borough of Lambeth at Hermitage Bridge and its junction with A23 Thornton Road.	7am-7pm Monday-Saturday Inclusive
2.	London Road, the service road fronting Jubilee Court and McDonalds Restaurant.
3.	London Road, the service road fronting Silchester Court.
4.	London Road, the service road fronting Gala Bingo Hall
5.	A23 Thornton Road between its junction with A23 London Road and junction with A23 Purley Way.
6.	A23 Purley Way between its junction with A23 Thornton Road and a point opposite the party wall of No. 403 and No. 405 Purley Way.

SCHEDULE 2AArticle 3(3)


Areas of the trunk road red route to which the prohibitions and restrictions specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply.


Table

(1)	(2)
Item	Area of Road
1.	London Road, the service road fronting Jubilee Court, southwest side, an area 2.4 metres in width between a point 13.5 metres south east of the north western flank wall of Nos. 1 to 40 Jubilee Court, and a point 2 metres south east of the south eastern flank wall of Nos. 1 to 40 Jubilee Court, bounded on the south west side by a line 1.2 metres south west of and parallel to the south western kerbline, and on the north east side by a line 1.2 metres north east of and parallel to the southwestern kerbline.

SCHEDULE 2BArticles 4 and 7(1)


Lengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for parking and disabled persons' vehicles.


Table

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
Item	Length of Road	Restricted Hours	Maximum Period of Parking	Minimum Interval
1.	London Road, north east side, from a point 0.5 metres south east of the party wall of Nos. 1526 and 1528 London Road and a point 2 metres north west of the party wall of Nos. 1520 and 1522 London Road.	7am-7pm Monday-Saturday Inclusive	20 minutes	40 minutes
2.	London Road, the service road fronting Gala Bingo Hall, north east side, from a point 1 metre north west of the south eastern flank wall of Gala Bingo Hall, London Road north westwards for a distance of 10 metres.
	Thornton Road, north west side	7am-7pm Monday-Saturday Inclusive	20 minutes	40 minutes
3.	From a point 2.5 metres north east of the common boundary of Nos. 52 and 54 Thornton Road and a point 1 metre north east of the common boundary of Nos. 42 and 44 Thornton Road.
4.	From a point 3.5 metres north east of the common boundary of Nos. 51 and 53 Thornton Road north eastwards for a distance of 6 metres.
5.	From a point 2.5 metres south west of the common boundary of Nos. 104 and 106 Thornton Road north eastwards for a distance of 11 metres.
6.	From a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 221 and 223 Thornton Road south westwards for a distance of 20 metres.
7.	Between a point 13 metres north east of a point opposite the eastern flank wall of No. 233 Thornton Road and a point 2 metres south west of a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 225 and 227 Thornton Road.
8.	Thornton Road west side, from a point 1.5 metres south of a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 339 and 341 Thornton Road southwards for a distance of 30 metres.
9.	Thornton Road, south east side, between a point 1 metre north east of the party wall of Nos. 75 and 77 Thornton Road and a point 1 metre south west of the party wall of Nos. 83 and 81 Thornton Road.
10.	Thornton Road, south east side, from a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 39 and 41 Thornton Road south westwards for a distance of 35 metres.	7am-7pm Monday-Saturday Inclusive	1 hour	2 hours
	Thornton Road, north west side	7am-7pm Monday-Saturday Inclusive	1 hour	2 hours
11.	From a point 3 metres north east of a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 75 and 77 Thornton Road north eastwards for a distance of 13 metres.
12.	From a point 0.5 metres north east of a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 179 and 181 Thornton Road north eastwards for a distance of 25 metres.
13.	Thornton Road, west side, between a point 0.5 metres south of the common boundary of Nos. 252 and 254 Thornton Road and a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 321 and 323 Thornton Road.
	Thornton Road, east side
14.	From a point 2 metres north of the common boundary of Nos. 285 and 287 Thornton Road northwards for a distance of 10 metres.
15.	Between a point level with the common boundary of Nos. 287 and 289 Thornton Road and a point level with the common boundary of Nos. 291 and 293 Thornton Road.
16.	Between a point 1 metre south of the common boundary of Nos. 313 and 315 Thornton Road and a point 7 metres north of the common boundary of Nos. 321 and 323 Thornton Road.
17.	London Road, the service road fronting Jubilee Court, north east side, from a point 16.5 metres south east of the north western flank wall of Nos. 1 to 40 Jubilee Court south eastwards for a distance of 12 metres.
18.	London Road, the service road fronting Jubilee Court, north east side, between a point 28.5 metres south east of the north western flank wall of Nos. 1 to 40 Jubilee Court and a point 2 metres south east of the south eastern flank wall of Nos. 1 to 40 Jubilee Court.	Unlimited	None	None
19.	London Road, the service road fronting Silchester Court, south west side, from a point projected from the southern flank wall of Silchester Court, London Road northwards for a distance of 29.5 metres.
	Thornton Road, east side
20.	From a point 3 metres south of the common boundary of Nos. 249 and 251 Thornton Road southwards for a distance of 11 metres.
21.	From a point level with the common boundary of Nos. 263 and 265 Thornton Road northwards for a distance of 6 metres.
22.	From a point 0.5 metres north of the common boundary of Nos. 269 and 271 Thornton Road northwards for a distance of 6 metres.	Unlimited	None	None
23.	From a point 1.5 metres south of the common boundary of Nos. 271 and 273 Thornton Road southwards for a distance of 15 metres.
	London Road, south west side	10am-4pm Monday-Saturday Inclusive	20 minutes	40 minutes
24.	Between a point 6 metres north west of the party wall of Nos. 1597 and 1595 London Road and a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 1577 and 1579 London Road.
25.	From a point 1 metre north west of the party wall of Nos. 1553 and 1555 south eastwards for a distance of 11 metres.
26.	Between a point 3 metres south east of the party wall of Nos. 1515 and 1517 London Road and a point 1 metre south east of the party wall of Nos. 1505 and 1507 London Road.
27.	Between a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 1451 and 1449 London Road and a point 0.5 metres north west of the party wall of Nos. 1455 and 1457 London Road.
28.	From a point 2 metres south east of the party wall of Nos. 1347 and 1349 London Road south eastwards for a distance of 11 metres.
29.	London Road, north east side	10am-4pm Monday-Saturday Inclusive	20 minutes	40 minutes
	From a point 3 metres south east of the party wall of Nos. 1462 and 1464 London Road south eastwards for a distance of 26 metres.
30.	From a point 2 metres north westwards of the party wall of Nos. 1430 and 1428 London Road north westwards for a distance of 6 metres.
31.	From a point 11 metres south east of the common boundary between Nos. 1208 and 1206 London Road south eastwards for a distance of 6 metres.
32.	From a point 0.5 metres north west of party wall of Nos. 884 and 886 London Road north westwards for a distance of 12 metres.
33.	From a point 9 metres north west of the party wall of Nos. 852 and 854 London Road north westwards for a distance of 10 metres.
34.	From a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 826 and 824 London Road south eastwards for a distance of 21.5 metres.	10am-4pm Monday-Saturday Inclusive	20 minutes	40 minutes
	Thornton Road, south east side
35.	From a point 1.5 metres south west of the common boundary of Nos. 15 and 21 to 27 Thornton Road south westwards for a distance of 12 metres.
36.	From a point 8 metres north east of the common boundary of No. 31 Thornton Road and No. 24 Colvin Road south westwards for a distance of 15 metres.
37.	Thornton Road, north west side, from a point 8 metres south west of the common boundary of Nos. 14 to 16 and 18 to 28 Thornton Road south westwards for a distance of 17.5 metres.
	Thornton Road, west side	10am-4pm Monday-Saturday Inclusive	1 hour	2 hours
38.	From a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 245 and 247 Thornton Road northwards for a distance of 25 metres.
39.	From a point 1 metre south of the common boundary of Nos. 244 and 246 Thornton Road northwards for a distance of 16 metres.
40.	Thornton Road, east side
	Between a point 3 metres south of the common boundary of Nos. 305 and 307 Thornton Road and a point 1 metre south of the common boundary of Nos. 313 and 315 Thornton Road.
41.	Between a point 2 metres south of the common boundary of Nos. 351 and 349 Thornton Road and a point level with the common boundary of Nos. 367 and 365 Thornton Road.
	London Road, south west side	10am-7pm Monday-Saturday Inclusive	20 minutes	40 minutes
42.	From a point 11.5 metres north west of the common boundary of The Wheatsheaf Inn (PH) and No. 755 London Road south eastwards for a distance of 23 metres.

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Notes:

[1] 1991 c. 40.back

[2] 1984 c. 27.back

[3] 1980 c. 66.back

[4] S.I. 1986/178 as amended by S.I. 1991/2709.back

[5] S.I. 1994/1519.back

[6] 1984 c. 32.back

[7] 1869 c. 115.back

[8] 1985 c. 67.back

[9] S.I. 1997/2133.back

[10] S.I. 1998/1706.back

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