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If you get a ticket for one of the offences below:
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Check that signs were present and clearly visible to
inform you in advance of the manoeuvre.
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Check
the correct sign for the circumstances with regards to
the road layout and permitted movements has been used by
the authority.
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Check the sign is legal and the correct number of signs
have been used in the correct locations. There's more
information below for each offence code and in
Chapter 3 of the Traffic Signs
Manual.
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Were there any other signs or roadmarkings that
contradicted the sign?
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Ensure there's a sign warning that CCTV is in use. If
there isn't then
click here for details
of how to appeal
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Check the
ticket has been issued for the correct contravention.
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Ensure there is a valid
traffic order in place by
requesting a copy (or viewing it in person) from the
authority. Unless otherwise stated, all the
restrictions below require a traffic order.
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All the signs below need to be illuminated in accordance
with
schedule 17(1) of the
TSRGD i.e. if it is within 50m of a lamp post. If you
received your ticket at night, check this out.
Click on the contravention Code below
that applies to your ticket for more information
Click the relevant sign for a link to it's official
regulations from the
Traffic Signs Regulations and
General Directions (TSRGD) 2002
and
check that it complies with these. Click
here
for details of how the regs work and quick links.
32 - Failing to drive in
the direction shown by the arrow on a blue sign
33 - Using a route
restricted to certain vehicles
37 - Failing to comply
with a give way to oncoming vehicles sign
48 - Stopped in a
restricted area outside a school
50 – Failing to comply
with a sign indicating a prohibited turn
51 - Failing to comply
with a no entry sign
52 - Failing to comply
with a sign indicating a prohibition on certain types of
vehicle
53 - Failing to comply
with a sign indicating a restriction on vehicles entering a
pedestrian zone
54 - Failing to comply
with a sign indicating a restriction on vehicles entering
and waiting in a pedestrian zone
32 - Failing to drive in the direction
shown by the arrow on a blue sign
These fall into several categories. Ensure your ticket has
been issued with the correct code. Pages 16-28 from
Chapter 3 of the Traffic
Signs Manual give recommended sign positions for many
different layouts. The key element is that signs must be
clearly visible in advance of when you undertake the
manoeuvre.
32d proceeding in the wrong direction
and
 and
32t Turning in the wrong direction
 and
32p Passing on the wrong side of the sign (does not require
a traffic order)
 and
32w One way traffic
33 - Using a route restricted to certain
vehicles
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33c Route for use by buses and pedal cycles only (there are
different variations on this, make sure the offence code
matches the sign).
Click here
for more information on bus only streets. |
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33s Route for use by tramcars only. |
37 - Failing to comply with a give way to
oncoming vehicles sign
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Page 24 from
Chapter 3 of the Traffic
Signs Manual stipulates that this sign should be used only
when vehicles at each end of the priority section are
clearly visible to each other and speeds are not high. Does
not require a traffic order. |
48 - Stopped in a restricted area
outside a school
Does not require a traffic order or sign although if a sign
is present, check the hours of restriction.
50 – Failing to comply with a sign
indicating a prohibited turn
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Make sure your ticket refers to the correct offence (and not
all three).
Pages 16-28 from
Chapter 3 of the Traffic
Signs Manual give recommended sign positions for many
different layouts. The key element is that signs must be
clearly visible in advance of when you undertake the
manoeuvre. |
51 - Failing to comply with a no entry sign
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In accordance with
Direction 8 from the TSRGD,
this sign should be on both sides of the road except where:
(i) traffic proceeding on another road on which it is
permitted to proceed only in one direction turns into the
relevant road; or
(ii) the carriageway of the relevant road is less than 5
metres wide and the sign is so placed that its centre is
within 2 metres of the edge of the carriageway. |
52 - Failing to comply with a sign
indicating a prohibition on certain types of vehicle
In accordance with
Direction 8 from the TSRGD,
these signs should be on both sides of the road except
where:
(i) traffic proceeding on another road on which it is
permitted to proceed only in one direction turns into the
relevant road; or
(ii) the carriageway of the relevant road is less than 5
metres wide and the sign is so placed that its centre is
within 2 metres of the edge of the carriageway.
53 - Failing to comply with a sign
indicating a restriction on vehicles entering a pedestrian
zone
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In accordance with
Direction 8 from the TSRGD,
this sign should be on both sides of the road except where:
(i) traffic proceeding on another road on which it is
permitted to proceed only in one direction turns into the
relevant road; or
(ii) the carriageway of the relevant road is less than 5
metres wide and the sign is so placed that its centre is
within 2 metres of the edge of the carriageway. |
54 - Failing to comply with a sign
indicating a restriction on vehicles entering and waiting in
a pedestrian zone
In accordance with
Direction 8 from the TSRGD,
this sign should be on both sides of the road except where:
(i) traffic proceeding on another road on which it is
permitted to proceed only in one direction turns into the
relevant road; or
(ii) the carriageway of the relevant road is less than 5
metres wide and the sign is so placed that its centre is
within 2 metres of the edge of the carriageway.
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