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General discussion => The Flame Pit => Topic started by: Oldstoat on October 19, 2025, 01:16:37 am

Title: Re: Do normal road laws apply on a closed road
Post by: Phantomcrusader on January 12, 2026, 09:00:14 pm
Road closures are generally brought about by the local council making a temporary traffic regulation order (TTRO) or temporary traffic regulation notice (TTRN). Some info is provided here (https://www.richmond.gov.uk/temporary_traffic_management_order_procedure).

A road closure TTRO or TTRN does not usually suspend any speed or parking regulation orders and therefore they remain in effect despite the road closure.

If the TTRO or TTRN prohibits driving (accessing) or parking on the closed road, it is an offence to do so under s.16(1) RTRA 1984 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/section/16). How the offence is enforced depends on the offence. Driving is likely to be enforceable by the Police and parking by the local council. The Police may consider  ignoring the road closed sign as careless and inconsiderate driving which is an offence under s.3 Road Traffic Act 1988  (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/3)(especially if road workmen are inconvenienced or endangered).
Title: Re: Do normal road laws apply on a closed road
Post by: Oldstoat on January 12, 2026, 06:41:25 pm
Appreciate that the pervious posters answer was "twaddle"  Could anyone answer my initial question  Cheers
Title: Re: Do normal road laws apply on a closed road
Post by: andy_foster on October 19, 2025, 02:34:04 pm
Quote from: 666 on October 19, 2025, 12:00:41 pm
It is an offence to fail to comply with a lawfully placed sign. Any temporary signs are normally made lawful by a Traffic Regulation Order.

Kindly refrain from posting utter twaddle
Title: Re: Do normal road laws apply on a closed road
Post by: 666 on October 19, 2025, 12:00:41 pm
It is an offence to fail to comply with a lawfully placed sign. Any temporary signs are normally made lawful by a Traffic Regulation Order.

As for speeding etc, normal rules apply AFAIK. A road is still a road.
Title: Do normal road laws apply on a closed road
Post by: Oldstoat on October 19, 2025, 01:16:37 am
We have some roadworks going on near our home.  It involves a road closure.  So firstly is it an offence to drive on that road and secondly, do normal rules apply, re speed etc.  just a curiosity question