The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016

Regulation 3, Direction 3

SCHEDULE 5 Signs to indicate parking places and areas subject to parking controls

PART 1 Parking place signs and plates

1.  A sign for indicating a parking place (a “parking place sign”) must be square and of the size, colour and type shown in the upper part of the diagram above the sign table in this Part.

2.  A restriction of a description in column 2 of items 2 to 6 of the sign table in this Part must be conveyed by a plate of the size, colour and type provided for in the diagram in column 3 at the item in question.

Sign table — Schedule 5, Part 1

(1) Item	(2) Description	(3) Plate		(1) Item	(2) Description	(3) Plate
1	Parking place			2	Diagram 804.4 Parking place reserved for solo motor cycles
3	Diagram 804.2 Parking place reserved for motor cars			4	Diagram 804.3 Parking place reserved for motorised caravans or caravans drawn by motor vehicles
5	Diagram 804.1 Parking place reserved for goods vehicles			6	Diagram 969 Parking place reserved for buses

PART 2 Entrance to a zone or area (other than a pedestrian, or a pedestrian and cycle, zone) where parking controls apply

3.  The provisions as to size, colour and type in this Part apply to a sign for conveying information, a restriction or a prohibition of a description in column 2 of an item in the sign table in Part 3.

4.  The sign must be of the shape shown in the diagram at the beginning of this Part with a white background and black lines as shown (except that the bottom panel may or must be omitted – see paragraph 5).

5.  The upper panel must contain—

(a) the symbol or symbols shown in column 3 of the item; and

(b) a legend shown in column 4 of the item, with the height and placing of the legend complying with column 5.

6.  The upper panel may be varied in accordance with column 6 of the item.

7.  Where provided for in column 7 of the item, a legend specified at column 2, or column 2 when read with column 4, in the sign table in Part 4 may be included in the lower panel and, where no legend is included, the lower panel must be omitted.

8.  A legend or symbol included in the lower panel must comply with the requirements as to size in column 3 of the item in the Part 4 sign table in which the legend or symbol is specified.

PART 3 The upper panel and provision on inclusion of the lower panel

Sign table — Schedule 5, Part 3

(1) Item	(2) Description	(3) Symbol	(4) Legend	(5) Height and location of legend	(6) Permitted variants	(7) Inclusion of a lower panel
1	Entrance to a controlled parking zone applying to all vehicles		“Controlled ZONE”	x-height: 1. 60 mm or 80 mm for “Controlled” 2. 75 mm or 100 mm for “ZONE” Location: Above the symbol	1. The name of the traffic authority may be added above any other legend 2. A zone identifier may be added— (a) where the identifier is a name, at the top of the panel (but below the name of the traffic authority if used); (b) where the identifier is a code, to the right of the legend in column 4 3. The legend “No loading” may be added below the symbol if that legend is of the same size as the legend at column 4 4. “Controlled” may be varied to “Meter”, “Disc”, “Ticket”, “Disc and Meter”, “Disc and Ticket” or “Pay and Display	A lower panel may be included showing a legend specified in the Part 4 sign table at item 1
2	Entrance to a restricted parking zone		“Restricted parking ZONE”	x-height: 1. 60 mm or 80 mm for “Restricted parking” 2. 75 mm or 100 mm for “ZONE” Location: Above the symbol	1. The name of the traffic authority may be added above any other legend 2. A zone identifier may be added— (a) where the identifier is a name, at the top of the panel (but below the name of the traffic authority if used); (b) where the identifier is a code, to the right of “ZONE” 3. The legend “No loading” may be added below the symbol if that legend is of the same size as “Restricted parking”	A lower panel may be included showing a legend specified in the Part 4 sign table at item 2
3	Entrance to a voucher parking zone		“Voucher parking ZONE”	x-height: 1. 60 mm or 80 mm for “Voucher parking” 2. 75 mm or 100 mm for “ZONE” Location: Between the upper and lower symbol	1. The legend “No loading” may be added below the lower symbol if that legend is of the same size as the legend at column 4 2. The name of the traffic authority may be added at the top of the panel 3. A zone identifier may be added— (a) where the identifier is a name, at the top of the panel (but below the name of the traffic authority if used). (b) where the identifier is a code, to the right of “ZONE” 4. The upper symbol may be varied to an appropriate symbol identifying the voucher parking area in question 5. “Voucher parking” may be varied to “Voucher parking and Meter” or “Voucher parking and Ticket”	A lower panel may be included showing a legend specified in the Part 4 sign table at item 1
4	Entrance to a controlled parking zone applying to goods vehicles over the maximum gross weight shown or buses (or both)		“ZONE”	x-height: 75 mm or 100 mm for “ZONE” Location: Below the symbols	1. The number on the lorry symbol may be varied 2. Either the lorry symbol or the bus symbol may be omitted 3. The name of the traffic authority may be added at the top of the panel	A lower panel may be included showing a legend specified in the Part 4 sign table at item 1
5	Entrance to a permit parking area		One of—“Permit holders parking only past this point”;	x-height: 40 mm Location: Below the symbol	1. A time period may be added 2. The name of the traffic authority may be added at the top of the panel 3. Permit identifiers may be added either to the right of the symbol or proximate to “permit holders” 4. “Permit holders parking only past this point” may be varied to “Resident permit holders parking only past this point”, “Permit holders parking only in” and a street name or “Resident permit holders parking only in” and a street name	A lower panel may be included showing the legend specified in the Part 4 sign table at item 3
6	Entrance to a loading only area		“Loading only past this point” or “Goods vehicle loading only past this point”	x-height: 40 mm Location: Below the symbol	1. A time period may be included after the legend 2. The name of the traffic authority may be added at the top of the panel	A lower panel must not be included
7	Entrance to an area where parking on the verge or footway is prohibited		The name of a zone, city, town, village, area or road	x-height: 50 mm Location: Above the symbol	1. The symbol may be reversed 2. The legend may be omitted	A lower panel must be included showing the legend specified in the Part 4 sign table at item 4

PART 4 Legends and symbols in the lower panel

Sign table — Schedule 5, Part 4

(1) Item	(2) Legend	(3) Height of legend or symbol	(4) Permitted variants
1	A time period	x-height: 37.5 or 50 mm
2	A time period	x-height: 37.5 or 50 mm	1. “Except in signed bay” instead of the time period at column 2 2. “except in signed bay” to follow the time period at column 2 3. “bays” may be used instead of “bay”
3	“Except in signed bay”	1. Legend x-height: 40 mm 2. A height of 200 mm in respect of a symbol	1. “Except” followed by either or both of the disabled badge holder symbol and the loading symbol (the symbol in column 3 of item 6 of the Part 3 sign table), to be followed by “in signed bay”. If both symbols are included “and” or “&” must be inserted between them 2. A time period may follow the column 2 legend or permitted variant 1 3. “bays” may be used instead of “bay”
4	“No motor vehicle parking on verge or footway except where signed”	x-height: 50 mm	1. “motor vehicle” or “except where signed”, or both, may be omitted 2. “verge or footway” may be varied to “verge” or “footway”

PART 5 The Schedule 5 General Direction

1.—(1) The signs provided for in this Schedule must only be placed on or near a road to indicate the effect of an Act, order, regulation, bylaw, resolution or notice which prohibits or restricts the use of the road by traffic.

(2) This does not apply to a parking place sign provided for at paragraph 1 of Part 1 of this Schedule when placed without an associated plate.