- Enforced by
- National Highways
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 12 of 37 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 15 carry different penalties and 10 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 10 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
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What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
General Provisions for Traffic Regulation
2 of 14 sections shown- Violate a traffic regulation orderAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Contravention of an experimental traffic orderAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
12 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Licensing of providers of micromobility vehicles in England
0 of 9 sections shown9 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Traffic Regulation in Special Cases
5 of 20 sections shown- Breach temporary road traffic restrictionsAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Use a vehicle in breach of a traffic restriction orderAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Unauthorized use of a special road or motorwayAny Person
Fine up to £2,500
- Drive or permit a vehicle to drive the wrong way on a trunk roadAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Drive a vehicle in breach of a road restriction orderAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
15 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Crossings and Playgrounds
6 of 9 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- National Highways or local authorities must consult on pedestrian crossingsLocal authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- National authority must establish and maintain pedestrian crossingsCrown / Minister / Government department
- Fail to comply with pedestrian crossing regulationsAny Person
Unlimited fine
- Fail to stop at a school crossingAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Driving on a road designated as a children's playgroundAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Do not drive on roads designated as children's playgroundsAny Person
Unlimited fine
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Parking Places
8 of 37 sections shown- Breach of parking place order or tamper with parking metersAny Person
Unlimited fine
- Operate a London parking lot without a licenceAny Person
Unlimited fine
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must inspect and test parking metersLocal authority
- Breach parking place regulations or defraud parking metersAny Person
Unlimited fine
- Fraudulent use or interference with parking meters and devicesAny Person
- Breach of parking or traffic designation orders outside LondonAny Person
Unlimited fine
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must maintain and report on parking accountsLocal authority
- Park an unauthorized vehicle in a designated loading areaAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
29 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Traffic Signs
1 of 20 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- London traffic authorities must maintain and remove traffic signsLocal authority
19 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Speed Limits
3 of 11 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- National Highways and local authorities must provide adequate speed limit signsStatutory regulator
- Adhere to vehicle-specific speed limitsAny Person
Unlimited fine
- Drive above the speed limit or set impossible schedules for driversEmployer
Unlimited fine
8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Bollards and Other Obstructions
0 of 4 sections shown4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Control and Enforcement
11 of 20 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Authorities must ensure the safe custody of removed vehiclesLocal authority
amended 21 times
- Fail to comply with adjudicator's request for evidence or attendanceAny Person
Fine up to £500 · amended 21 times
- Unauthorised removal of a wheel clamp or warning noticeAny Person
Unlimited fine · amended 5 times (opens in a new tab)
- Fail to provide vehicle owner details or providing false informationAny Person
Unlimited fine
9 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Further Provisions as to Enforcement
4 of 8 sections shown- Fail to identify the driver of a vehicleAny Person
Unlimited fine
- Fraudulent use or falsification of parking documents and devicesAny Person
2 years imprisonment · amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)
- Misuse a Blue Badge or disabled parking permitAny Person
Fine up to £1,000 · amended 7 times (opens in a new tab)
- Help or encourage another person to break road traffic lawsAny Person
Unlimited fine
4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
General and Supplementary Provisions
17 of 36 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities and National Highways must manage traffic and parking safelyLocal authority
amended 18 times
amended 5 times
amended 5 times
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- TfL must maintain and publish records of GLA side roadsStatutory regulator
amended 5 times
19 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
2 of 202 shown- Interfere with a fixed penalty notice on a vehicleAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must follow a 12-week consultation process for parking rulesLocal authority
200 other schedules
5 other provisions
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Complete guide to highway works compliance
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Highway works quick compliance check
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