Exemptions at bus stops and stands8.(1)

The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to which this article applies to stop at a bus stop (being an area of road bounded by a traffic sign which includes the words “bus stop”) for so long only as may be required to enable passengers to get on or off the vehicle or, in the case of a vehicle being used to provide a local service, for so long only as may be required for a change of crew.

(2)

The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle being used to provide a local service to stop at a bus stand (being an area of road bounded by a traffic sign which includes the words “bus stand”) for so long only as may be required for timetabling reasons.

(3)

This article applies—

(a)

before 1 January 1997 to

(i)

a public service vehicle used for the provision of a local service or a scheduled express service,

(ii)

a school bus, and

(iii)

a works bus; and

(b)

after 31 December 1996 to

(i)

a motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 8 passengers (exclusive of the driver), and

(ii)

a local bus not so constructed or adapted.

(4)

In this article “local bus”, “local service”, “scheduled express service”, “school bus” and “works bus” have the meanings given to those expressions in regulation 4 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994

S.I. 1994/1519.