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The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016

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PART 2Symbols and legends used on a bottom panel

Sign table — Schedule 6, Part 2

(1)

Item

(2)

Description

(3)

Symbol

(4)

Additional legend

(5)

Permitted variants

1Parking place

1. A time period may be added

2. A permitted parking expression may be added

3. A type or types of user may be added and, where the user is a type of permit holder, a permit identifier may be added

2

Parking place where

vehicles may be parked

partially on the verge or

footway

(Alternative types)

1. A time period may be added

2. A permitted parking expression may be added

3. A type or types of user may be added and, where the user is a type of permit holder, a permit identifier may be added

3

Parking place where

vehicles may be parked

wholly on the verge or

footway

(Alternative types)

1. A time period may be added

2. A permitted parking expression may be added

3. A type or types of user may be added and, where the user is a type of permit holder, a permit identifier may be added

4

Parking place reserved

for solo motor cycles

May only be used in

conjunction with the

symbol at item 1, 13 or

14

5

Parking place reserved

for motor cars

May only be used in

conjunction with the

symbol at item 1, 2, 3,

13 or 14

6

Parking place reserved for buses

May only be used in conjunction with the symbol at item 1, 13 or 14

7Parking place reserved for disabled badge holders

1. A time period may be added

2. A permitted parking expression may be added

3. “Permit holder” or “Permit holders” may be added and, in either case, any permit identifier as appropriate

8

Parking place reserved for car club permit holders

May only be used in conjunction with the symbol at item 1, 2, 3, 13 or 14

“Car club permit holders only”
9

Parking place reserved for the recharging of electric solo motor cycles

May only be used in conjunction with the symbol at item 1, 13 or 14

“Electric solo motor cycle recharging point only”The legend may be varied to “Electric solo motor cycle recharging point” and “Permit holders only”, with or without a permit identifier
10

Parking place reserved for the recharging of electric vehicles

May only be used in conjunction with the symbol at item 1, 2, 3, 13 or 14

“Electric vehicle recharging point only”The legend may be varied to “Electric vehicle recharging point” and “Permit holders only”, with or without a permit identifier
11

Parking place reserved for vehicles displaying an appropriate voucher

May only be used in conjunction with the symbol at item 1, 2, 3, 13 or 14

“Voucher parking”

1. The voucher symbol may be varied to correspond with the design on the approved voucher within the size shown

2. The legend may be varied to “Voucher parking and permits only”, “Voucher parking and resident permits only” or “Voucher parking and business permits only”

3. The legend provided for at 2 above may be varied to include a permit identifier

4. An additional white panel may be added to the sign to show information on the voucher parking scheme

12Parking place reserved for loading and unloading
“Loading”

1. The legend may be varied to “Goods vehicles loading”

2. The legend may be varied to include—

(a) a time period; or

(b) a permitted parking expression,

or both

13Parking place not subject to payment conditions
“Free”

1. The permitted variants at item 1

2. The symbol may be varied to that at item 2 or 3, except when used in combination with the symbol at item 4 or 6

14Parking place subject to payment conditions
“Pay at machine”

1. The permitted variants at item 1

2. The symbol may be varied to that at item 2 or 3, except when used in combination with the symbol at item 4 or 6

3. “Pay at machine” may be varied to any of the following or any appropriate combination of the following—

(a) “Pay by phone”

(b) “Pay by text”

(c) “Pay by phone or text”

(d) “Disc Zone”, “Disc parking”, “Ticket Zone” or “Ticket parking”

4. “Pay” in the legend “Pay at machine”, or in any of the legends at entry 3, may be varied to “For longer stay pay”

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