The A205 Trunk Road (Lewisham) Red Route Traffic Order 1999

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) 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.