Paragraph 6 Permission to cross signI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) the requirements conveyed to vehicular traffic on roads by a sign provided for at item 4 of the sign table in Part 4 of this Schedule are that no abnormal transport unit is to proceed onto or over a level crossing unless—

(a)

the driver of the unit has used a telephone provided at or near the crossing for the purpose of obtaining from a person, authorised in that behalf by the railway or tramway authority, permission for the unit to proceed;

(b)

that permission has been obtained before the unit proceeds; and

(c)

the unit proceeds in accordance with any terms attached to that permission.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (1)(b) and (c) does not apply if—

(a)

the driver uses the telephone at the crossing and receives an indication for not less than two minutes that the telephone at the other end of the telephone line is being called, but no duly authorised person answers it, or the driver receives no indication at all due to a fault or malfunction of the telephone; and

(b)

the driver then drives the unit on to the crossing with the reasonable expectation of crossing it within times specified in a railway or tramway notice at the telephone as being times between which railway vehicles or tramcars do not normally travel over that crossing.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 9 Pt. 7 para. 6 in force at 22.4.2016, see reg. 1(b)