The A3 Trunk Road (Wandsworth) Red Route Experimental Traffic Order 1999 No. 3103

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1999 No. 3103

ROAD TRAFFIC

The A3 Trunk Road (Wandsworth) Red Route Experimental Traffic Order 1999

Made

12th November 1999

Coming into force

6th December 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 sections 9 and 10 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 A3 Trunk Road (Wandsworth) Red Route Experimental Traffic Order 1999, and shall come into force on 6th December 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"; and

(k)"London Regional Transport" has the meaning given by the London Regional Transport Act 1984.(6)

(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 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.

(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.

Power to modify or suspend this Order

10. If it appears to the Traffic Director for London, or some person authorised by him, essential in the interests of the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic, or of the provision of suitable and adequate parking facilities on the highway, or for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which any road affected by this Order runs, and after consulting with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, he may modify or suspend any provision of this Order, save that no modification shall make an addition.Suspensions of existing Orders

11.-(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this article, the Wandsworth (Waiting and Loading) Order 1976 is hereby suspended, in so far as its provisions relate to any part of the trunk road red route.

(2) The suspension specified in paragraph (1) of this article shall take effect in respect of any provision contained in the Wandsworth (Waiting and Loading) Order 1976 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

12th November 1999

Articles 2 and 3(1)

SCHEDULE 1The Trunk Road Red Route.

Table

(1)(2)(3)
ItemLength of RoadRestricted Hours
A3, West Hill
1north west side between the north eastern kerbline of Putney Heath Lane and its junction with A3 Wandsworth High Street.7am to 7pm Mondays to Saturdays
2south east side, between the north eastern kerbline of Beaumont Road and its junction with A3 Wandsworth High Street
A3, Wandsworth High Street
3between its junction with A3 West Hill and its junction with A3 East Hill.
A3, Armoury Way
4between its junction with A3 Putney Bridge Road and its junction with A3 Fairfield Street.
A3, Fairfield Street
5between its junction with A3 Armoury Way and its junction with A3 Wandsworth High Street.
A3, Putney Bridge Road
6between its junction with A3 Wandsworth High Street and its junction with A3 Armoury Way.

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)
ItemArea 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' vehilcles.

Table

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
ItemLength of RoadRestricted HoursMaximum Period of ParkingMinimum Interval
1A3, Wandsworth High Street, north side between a point 3 metres east of the eastern kerbline of All Saint's Passage and a point 15 metres east.10am to 4pm Mondays to Saturdays inclusive (all vehicles)20 minutes no return within 40 minutes
2A3, Wandsworth High Street, south side between a point level with the party wall of No's 123 and 125 Wandsworth High Street and point 25 metres west.
3A3, Armoury Way, south side between a point 13 metres west of the western kerbline of the access road west of No. 51
4Armoury Way and a point 10 metres west. between a point 30 metres west of the western kerbline of the access road west of No. 51 Armoury Way and a point 10 metres west.
5A3, Wandsworth High Street, north side between a point 6 metres east of the party wall of Nos. 104 and 106 Wandsworth High Street and a point 15 metres east.10am to 4pm Mondays to Saturdays inclusiveOne hourno return within 2 hours
6Armoury Way, southeast side between a point 9 metres north east of the south western flank wall of No. 51 Armoury Way and a point 64 metres north eastwards.

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)
ItemLength of RoadRestricted Hours
1Wandsworth High Street, south side between a point level with the party wall of Nos. 121 and 123 Wandsworth High Street and point 5 metres west.10am to 4pm Mondays to Saturdays inclusive

Article 5(1)

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

Table

(1)(2)
ItemLength of Road
No items.

Article 5(2)

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

Table

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
ItemLength of RoadRestricted HoursMaximum Period of ParkingMinimum 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)
ItemLength of RoadRestricted 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)
ItemLength of RoadRestricted 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)
ItemLength of RoadRestricted Hours
Fairfield Street
1west side, between a point 8 metres south of the southern kerbline of Barchard Street and a point 15 metres south.7am to 7pm Mondays to Saturdays inclusive
A3, West Hill
2north side, between a point level with the party wall of Nos. 4 and 6 West Hill and a point 10 metres west.10am to 4pm Mondays to Saturdays inclusive
3south side, between a point level with the party wall of Nos. 11 and 13 West Hill and a point 13 metres west.
4A3, Wandsworth High Street, south side between a point 2 metres west of the party wall of Nos. 113 and 115 Wandsworth High Street and a point 12 metres west.
5between a point 6 metres east of the party wall of Nos. 159 and 161 Wandsworth High Street and a point 15 metres east.

Article 6

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

Table

(1)(2)(3)
ItemLength of RoadRestricted Hours
A3, Wandsworth High Street
South side
1between a point 9 metres east of the party wall of Nos. 65 and 67 Wandsworth High Street and a point 10 metres east.10am to 4pm Mondays to Saturdays inclusive
2North side from a point 8 metres east of the western flank wall of 128 Wandsworth High Street, eastwards for a distance of 18 metres.
3between a point 1 metre west of the party wall of Nos. 90 and 92 Wandsworth High Street and a point 9 metres east.
4between a point level with the party wall of Nos. 52 and 54 Wandsworth High Street and a point 12 metres east.
5A3, Putney Bridge Road west side, between a point 1 metre south of the northern flank wall of No. 5 Putney Bridge Road and a point 10 metres south east side, between a point 1 metre south of the northern flank wall of No. 5 Putney Bridge Road and a point 10 metres south.

Article 3(2)

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

Table

(1)(2)
ItemLength of Road
A3, West Hill
Northwest side
1between a point 4 metres north east of the party wall of Nos. 148 and 150 West Hill and a point 37 metres north east.
2between a point 12 metres southwest of the south western boundary wall of Dorland Court and a point 37 metres northeast.
3between a point 18 metres southwest of the common boundary of Nos. 102 and 104 West Hill and a point 8 metres southwest of the south western property boundary of No. 71 West Hill.
4between a point 5 metres northeast of the south western rear wall of Nos. 1 to 8 Ringford House and its junction with A205 Upper Richmond Road.
5between its junction with Upper Richmond Road and a point level with the western kerbline of Santos Road.
6between a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 25 and 27 West Hill and a point level with the western flank wall of Nos. 6 to 8 West Hill.
7between a point level with the party wall of Nos. 4 and 6 West Hill and its junction with Putney Bridge Road.
Southeast side
8between a point level with the party wall of Nos. 156 and 158 West Hill and a point 37 metres north east.
9between a point 12 metres south west of the south western boundary wall of 120 to 130 West Hill and a point 37 metres northeast.
10between a point 19 metres southwest of the common boundary of Nos. 102 and 104 West Hill opposite and a point 8 metres southwest of the south western property boundary of No. 71 West Hill.
11between a point 4 metres southwest of the western kerbline of Haldon Road and a point 37 metres southwest.
12between a point level with the north eastern kerbline of Ringford Road and a point 5 metres west of the eastern flank wall of the Fire Station, West Hill.
13between a point 2 metres west of the party wall of Nos. 29 and 31 West Hill and a point 37 metres east.
14between a point 15 metres east of the party wall of Nos. 1 and 3 West Hill and its junction with A3 Wandsworth High Street.
A3, Putney Bridge Road
West side
15between its junction with West Hill and a point 11 metres south of the northern flank wall of No. 5 Putney Bridge Road.
16between a point 1 metre south of the northern flank wall of No. 5 Putney Bridge Road and a point 29 metres north.
East side
17between its junction with A3 Wandsworth High Street and a point 11 metres south of the northern flank wall of No. 5 Putney Bridge Road.
18between a point 1 metre south of the northern flank wall of No. 5 Putney Bridge Road and its junction with A3 Armoury Way.
A3, Armoury Way
North side
19between a point 25 metres southwest of the south western flank wall of No. 32 Armoury Way and a point 10 metres northeast of the party wall of Nos. 28 and 30 Armoury Way.
20between a point 4 metres southwest of the south western flank wall of No. 26 Armoury Way and a point 13 metres east of the eastern kerbline of Dormay Street.
21between a point 32 metres southwest of the western flank wall of No. 571 Armoury Way opposite and a point 110 metres west.
22between a point 1 metre southwest of the western flank wall of No. 571 Armoury Way and its junction with Swandon Way.
South side
23between its junction with A3 Putney Bridge Road and a point 40 metres southwest of the western kerbline of the access road west of No. 51 Armoury Way.
24between a point 4 metres southwest of the south western flank wall of No. 26 Armoury Way and a point 17 metres northeast of the north eastern flank wall of No. 16 Armoury Way opposite.
25between a point 30 metres southwest of the south western flank wall of No. 571 Armoury Way and a point 110 metres west.
26between a point level with the south western flank wall of No. 571 Armoury Way and its junction with A3 Fairfield Street.
A3, Fairfield Street
East Side
27between its junction with Old York Road and its junction with East Hill.
West Side
28between its junction with Armoury Way and a point 9 metres south of the southern kerbline of Barchard Street.
29between a point 15 metres south of the southern flank wall of Nos. 1 to 6 Selsey Court and its junction with A3 Wandsworth High Street.
A3, Wandsworth High Street
South side
30between its junction with West Hill and a point 6 metres east of the party wall of Nos. 159 and 161 Wandsworth High Street.
31between a point level with the party wall of Nos. 149 to 151 Wandsworth High Street eastwards for a distance of 33 metres.
32between a point 3 metres west of the party wall of Nos. 113 and 115 Wandsworth High Street and a point 8 metres east of the party wall of Nos. 65 and 67 Wandsworth High Street.
33between a point 19 metres east of the party wall of Nos. 65 and 67 Wandsworth High Street and its junction with East Hill.
North Side
34between its junction with Putney Bridge Road and a point 2 metres west of Nos. 124 and 128 Wandsworth High Street.
35between a point 3 metres east of the party wall of Nos. 123 and 125 Wandsworth High Street opposite and a point 1 metre west of the party wall of Nos. 90 and 92 Wandsworth High Street.
36between a point 8 metres east of the party wall of Nos. 90 and 92 Wandsworth High Street and a point level with the party wall of Nos. 52 and 54 Wandsworth High Street.
37between a point 12 metres east of the party wall of Nos. 52 and 54 Wandsworth High Street and a point 80 metres east.
38between a point 125 metres east of the party wall of Nos. 52 and 54 Wandsworth High Street and its junction with Fairfield Street.
(4)

S.I. 1986/178 as amended by S.I. 1991/2709.

(5)

S.I. 1994/1519.


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