Article 4

Nothing in article 3 shall apply—

(a)

so as to prevent a vehicle waiting on any part of the road, other than a layby, for so long as may be necessary to enable that vehicle to be used in connection with—

(i)

any building operation or demolition;

(ii)

the removal of any obstruction to traffic;

(iii)

the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of the road;

(iv)

the laying, erection, inspection, maintenance, alteration, repair, renewal or removal in or near the road of any sewer, main, pipe, conduit, wire, cable or other apparatus for the supply of gas, water, electricity or any telecommunications apparatus as defined in Schedule 2 of the Telecommunications Act 1984^f1

(b)

in relation to a vehicle being used—

(i)

for police, ambulance, fire brigade or traffic officer purposes;

(ii)

in the services of a local authority or a water authority in pursuance of statutory powers or duties;

(c)

in relation to a vehicle waiting when the person in control of it is—

(i)

required by law to stop;

(ii)

obliged to stop in order to avoid an accident; or

(iii)

prevented from proceeding by circumstances outside his or her control.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1984 c. 12.