The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016

PART 1 Provisions applying to Part 2

1.  An upright sign for conveying a restriction or prohibition applicable to a red route must comply with the requirements as to size, colour and type provided for in this Part.

2.  The sign must consist of the top and middle panels of the sign shown in the diagram at the beginning of this Part and may also include the bottom panel shown if that is permitted under this Part.

3.  The top panel may be varied so “RED ROUTE” appears on one line.

4.  The middle panel may be varied to include—

(a) a time period;

(b) “except” followed by—

(i) “buses” or “local buses”;

(ii) “in signed bays” or “in signed bay”; or

(iii) one or more of “taxis”, “ambulances”, and “police vehicles”, and where more than one of those exceptions is provided for “and” or “&” must precede the final exception;

(c) “BUS STAND” if displayed above “No stopping” and in combination with “except buses” or “except local buses”.

5.  If “except buses”, “except local buses”, “except in signed bays” or “except in signed bays” is included in the middle panel, the bottom panel as shown in the diagram at the beginning of this Part must not be included in the sign.

6.  Unless paragraph 5 applies, the sign may include a bottom panel as shown in the diagram with, beneath “Except”, one or more of the symbols in column 3 of the sign table in Part 2 (for conveying an exception as described in column 2 for the symbol at the item number in question).

7.  A symbol provided for at item 4,5, 6, 8, 9, 10 or 11 of the sign table must only be used in conjunction with another symbol as indicated in column 2.

8.  The size of the symbol must comply with the requirements shown in column 3.

9.  The bottom panel may also include a legend, to accompany the symbol, as described in column 4 of the sign table in Part 2.

10.  The bottom panel may be varied in accordance with column 5 of the sign table in Part 2 for the item in question.