Statutory Instruments
1998 No. 1462

ROAD TRAFFIC
The A205 Trunk Road (Wandsworth and Richmond) Red Route Traffic Order 1998

Made
15th June 1998

Coming into force
29th June 1998

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 A205 Trunk Road (Wandsworth and Richmond) Red Route Traffic Order 1998, and shall come into force on 29th June 1998.

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”; and

(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).

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 during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.

(3) 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.

Revocation or variation of existing Orders

10.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this article, the Wandsworth (Waiting & Loading Restriction) Order 1976 and the A205 Trunk Road (Wandsworth and Richmond) Red Route Experimental Order 1996(9) are hereby revoked, in so far as its provisions relate to any part of the trunk road red route.

(2) The revocation specified in paragraph (1) of this article shall take effect in respect of any provision contained in the Wandsworth (Waiting & Loading Restriction) Order 1976 and the A205 Trunk Road (Wandsworth and Richmond) Red Route Experimental Order 1996 only from the time at which the traffic sign indicating the effect of that provision has been obliterated.

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

Derek Turner
Traffic Director for London
15th June 1998

Articles 2 and 3(1)

SCHEDULE 1The Trunk Road Red Route.

Table

(1)
(2)
(3)

Item
Length of Road
Restricted Hours

1
Upper Richmond Road between the western kerbline of Daylesford Avenue and its junction with the A3 West Hill.
7 am–7 pm Mondays–Saturdays inclusive

Article 3(3)

SCHEDULE 2AAreas 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

No items.

Articles 4 and 7(1)

SCHEDULE 2BLengths 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.
Upper Richmond Road , south side between a point 6 metres southeast of the north western flank wall of Millbrooke Court and a point 20 metres southeast of that point.
7 am–7 pm Mondays–Saturdays inclusive
20 mins
40 mins

Upper Richmond Road, north side
10 am–4 pm Mondays–Saturdays inclusive
20 mins
40 mins

2.

Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 194 and 196 Upper Richmond Road and a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 186 and 188 Upper Richmond Road.

3.
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 172 to 174 Upper Richmond Road and a point 6m east of that point

4.
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 166 and 168 Upper Richmond Road and a point 7 metres east of that point

5
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 136 and 138 Upper Richmond Road and a point opposite the common boundary between Nos.118 and 118a Upper Richmond Road.

Upper Richmond Road, north side
10 am–4 pm Mondays–Saturdays inclusive
1 hour
2 hours

6.

Between a point 10 metres east of the eastern flank wall of No. 166 Upper Richmond Road and a point 41 metres east of that point.

7.
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 342 and 344 Upper Richmond Road and a point 9 metres west of that point.

Upper Richmond Road, south side

8.
Between a point 59 metres east of the party wall boundary of Nos. 139 and 141 Upper Richmond Road and a point 25 metres east of that point.

9.
Between a point 90 metres east of the party wall boundary of Nos. 139 and 141 Upper Richmond Road and a point 10 metres east of that point.

10.
Between a point 20 metres west of the eastern property boundary of No. 113 Upper Richmond Road and a point 15 metres east of that point.

Article 7(2)

SCHEDULE 2CLengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for parking by disabled persons' vehicles only.

Table

(1)
(2)
(3)

Item
Length of Road
Restricted Hours

Upper Richmond Road, north side
10 am–4 pm Mondays–Saturdays inclusive

1.
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 342 and 344 Upper Richmond Road and a point 6 metres east of that point.

2.
Between a point 51 metres east of the eastern flank wall of No. 166 Upper Richmond Road and a point 5 metres east of that point.

3.
Between a point 4 metres east of the eastern flank wall of No. 166 Upper Richmond Road and a point 6 metres east of that point.

4.
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 118 and 118a Upper Richmond Road and a point 7 metres east of that point.

5
Upper Richmond Road, south side, between a point 84 metres east of the party wall boundary of Nos. 139 and 141 Richmond Road and a point 6 metres east of that point.

Article 5(1)

SCHEDULE 2DLengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for licensed taxi cabs only.

Table

(1)
(2)

Item
Length of Road

No items.

Article 5(2)

SCHEDULE 2ELengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for coaches only.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

Item
Length of Road
Restricted Hours
Maximum Period of Parking
Minimum Interval

No items.

Article 5(3)

SCHEDULE 2FLengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for doctors' vehicles.

Table

(1)
(2)
(3)

Item
Length of Road
Restricted Hours

No items.

Article 5(4)

SCHEDULE 2GLengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for solo motor bicycles only.

Table

(1)
(2)
(3)

Item
Length of Road
Restricted Hours

No items.

Articles 6 and 7(3)

SCHEDULE 3ALengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for loading or unloading and for disabled persons' vehicles.

Table

(1)
(2)
(3)

Item
Length of Road
Restricted Hours

Upper Richmond Road, south side
10 am–4 pm Mondays–Saturdays inclusive

1.
Between a point 2 metres east of the common boundary between Nos. 197 and 199 Upper Richmond Road and a point 20 metres west of that point.

2
Between a point 13 metres east of the party wall boundary of Nos. 139 and 141 Upper Richmond Road and a point 40 metres east of that point.

3
Between a point 20 metres west of the eastern property boundary of No. 113 Upper Richmond Road and a point 15 metres west of that point.

Articles 6

SCHEDULE 3BLengths of the trunk road red route on which there are exemptions for loading or unloading.

Table

(1)
(2)
(3)

Item
Length of Road
Restricted Hours

Upper Richmond Road, north side
10 am–4 pm Mondays–Saturdays inclusive

1.
Between a point opposite a point 5 metres south east of the north western flank wall of the Police Station (No..215 to 219 Upper Richmond Road) and a point 18 metres northwest of that point.

2.
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 280 and 282 Upper Richmond Road and a point 16 metres northwest of that point.

3.
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 260 and 262 Upper Richmond Road and a point 12 metres northwest of that point.

4.
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 244 and 246 Upper Richmond Road and a point 12 metres west of that point.

5.
Between a point 9 metres west of the common boundary between Nos. 222 and 224 Upper Richmond Road and a point 8 metres west of that point.

6
Between a point 5 metres east of the common boundary between Nos. 222 and 224 Upper Richmond Road and a point 9 metres west of that point.

7.
Between a point 1 metre west of the common boundary between Nos. 150 and 152 Upper Richmond Road and a point 12 metres east of that point.

8
Between a point opposite a point 3 metres west of the common boundary between Nos. 75c and 75d Upper Richmond Road and a point 23 metres west of that point.

9.
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 32 and 34 Upper Richmond Road and a point 22 metres east of that point.

Upper Richmond Road, south side

10.
Between a point 4 metres west of a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 442 and 444 Upper Richmond Road and a point 12 metres east of that point.

11.
Between a point 23 metres east of a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 432 and 432a Upper Richmond Road and a point 15 metres east of that point.

12.
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 205 and 207 Upper Richmond Road and a point 16 metres northwest of that point.

13.
Between a point 2 metres west of the western flank wall of No 167 Upper Richmond Road and a point 10 metres west of that point.

14
Between a point 27 metres southeast of the south eastern property boundary of No. 63 Upper Richmond Road and a point 15 metres southeast of that point.

Article 3(2)

SCHEDULE 4Lengths of the trunk road red route on which stopping is prohibited at all times.

table

(1)
(2)

Item
Length of Road

Upper Richmond road, north side

1.
Between a point 13 metres east of the common boundary of Nos. 444 and 442 Upper Richmond Road and a point 56 metres east of that point.

2.
Between a point 5 metres west of the common boundary between Nos. 432 and 432a Upper Richmond Road and a point 17 metres east of that point.

3.
Between a point opposite a point 18 metres east of the common boundary of Nos. 337 and 339 Upper Richmond Road and a point 23 metres east of that point.

4.
Between a point opposite a point 39 metres east of the eastern property boundary of No.319 Upper Richmond Road and a point opposite a point 6 metres west of the common boundary wall of Nos. 285 and 287 Upper Richmond Road.

5.
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 324 and 326 Upper Richmond Road and a point opposite a point 13 metres northwest of the north western flank wall of Putney Police Station (Nos.215 to 219 Upper Richmond Road).

6.
Between a point 12 metres west of the common boundary between Nos. 260 and 262 Upper Richmond Road and a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 280 and 282 Upper Richmond Road.

7.
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 260 and 262 Upper Richmond Road and a point 12 metres west of the common boundary between Nos. 244 and 246 Upper Richmond Road.

8
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 244 and 246 Upper Richmond Road and a point 17 metres west of the common boundary of Nos.222 and 224 Upper Richmond Road.

9.
Between a point 4 metres west of the common boundary of Nos.222 and 224 Upper Richmond Road and a point 5 metres west of that point.

10
Between a point 5 metres east of the common boundary between Nos. 222 and 224 Upper Richmond Road and a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 194 and 196 Upper Richmond Road.

11.
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 186 and 188 Upper Richmond Road and a point 34 metres east of that point.

12.
Between a point 11 metres east of the common boundary between Nos. 150 and 152 Upper Richmond Road and a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 136 and 138 Upper Richmond Road.

13.
Between a point 11 metres southeast of the common boundary between Nos. 98 and 100 Upper Richmond Road and a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 114 and 116 Upper Richmond Road.

14.
Between a point opposite a point 3metres west of the common boundary between Nos. 75c and 75d Upper Richmond Road and a point 69 metres southeast of that point.

15.
Between a point 3 metres southeast of the south eastern kerbline of Manfred Road and a point 21 metres southeast of that point.

16.
Between a point 23 metres northwest of the south eastern boundary wall of Nos. 52 to 54 Upper Richmond Road and a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 32 and 34 Upper Richmond Road.

17.
Between its junction with the eastern kerbline of Galveston Road and its junction with A3, West Hill.

Upper Richmond Road, south side

18.
Between a point opposite a point 1 metre east of a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 444 and 446a Upper Richmond Road and a point 28 metres west of that point.

19.
Between a point opposite a point 13metres east of the common boundary of Nos.442 and 444 Upper Richmond Road and a point 56 metres east of that point.

20.
Between a point 5 metres east of the common boundary of Nos. 337 and 339 Upper Richmond Road and a point 19 metres east of that point.

21.
Between a point 15 metres east of the eastern property boundary of No. 319 Upper Richmond Road and a point 6 metres west of the common boundary of Nos. 285 and 287 Upper Richmond Road.

22.
Between a point 5 metres east of the common boundary of Nos. 233 and 235 Upper Richmond Road and a point 19 metres west of that point.

23.
Between a point 16 metres northwest of the common boundary between Nos. 205 and 207 Upper Richmond Road and a point 7 metres northwest of the southeastern property boundary of the Putney Methodist Church.

24.
Between a point opposite the common boundary between Nos. 205 and 207 Upper Richmond Road and a point 18 metres west of the common boundary between Nos. 197 and 199 Upper Richmond Road.

25.
Between a point 2 metres east of the common boundary between Nos. 197 and 199 Upper Richmond Road to its junction with the western kerbline of Burston Road.

26.
Between a point 2 metres west of the western flank wall of No. 167 Upper Richmond Road and a point 19 metres east of the party wall boundary of Nos.139 and 141 Upper Richmond Road.

27.
Between a point opposite the eastern flank wall of No. 111 Upper Richmond Road and a point 10 metres southeast of the eastern flank wall of Nos. 77 to 83 Upper Richmond Road.

28.
Between a point 9 metres north west of the common boundary between Nos. 75c and 75d Upper Richmond Road and a point 6 metres southeast of the north western flank wall of Millbrooke Court.

29.
Between a point 42 metres southeast of the south eastern property boundary of No. 63 Upper Richmond Road and a point 19 metres southeast of that point.

30.
Between a point 14 metres northwest of the common boundary of Nos. 35 and 41 Upper Richmond Road and a point 2 metres east of the common boundary of Nos.11 and 13 Upper Richmond Road.

31.
Between a point 28 metres east of the common boundary between Nos. 7 and 9 Upper Richmond Road and its junction with A3, West Hill.

(1)
1991 c. 40.

(2)
1984 c. 27.

(3)
1980 c. 66.

(4)
S.I. 1986/178 as amended by S.I. 1991/2709.

(5)
S.I. 1994/1519.

(6)
1984 c. 32.

(7)
1869 c. 115..

(8)
1985 c. 67.

(9)
S.I. 1996/3254.