- These are all the public roads in the borough except for the A12, A13 and A127, which are the responsibility of Transport for London (TfL).
- The Council took over the enforcement of waiting and loading restrictions in July 1994 from the Metropolitan Police.
Although it updated the traffic orders related to these restrictions at the time, it continues to receive requests for new or amended waiting and loading restrictions.
- Before a waiting or loading restriction can be changed or introduced, a legal process has to be followed to publicise the proposal and give people affected by it the right to object.
- Any objections received have to be properly considered and this is the responsibility of the Council's six Area Committees.
- In order to make the most efficient use of staff time and to minimise legal costs, the Area Committees deal with requests for new or amended waiting or loading restrictions in batches.
After a request is investigated, the recommended action is put to the appropriate Area Committee.
- Once it is agreed in principle by the Area Committee, the proposal, along with any others agreed at the same time, is publicly advertised and those people likely to be affected are notified by hand-delivered letter of their right to comment or object.
- All representations received are reported to the Area Committee, together with recommendations about whether the proposal should go ahead, be amended or abandoned altogether.
Once a new or amended restriction is finally agreed, steps are taken to make the necessary signs, install them and mark the yellow lines.
- There can be a period of several months, therefore, between a request being received by the Council and action being seen on the ground.