Peter Heather

On Jun 24, 3:15 pm, umpston <umps...@m> wrote:
> On 21 Jun, 20:28, Peter Heather <heather...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
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> > > >The other day I saw a van parked on a double red line, with a "TFL Buses"
> > > >sign or similar in the window. The driver was attending to a ticket machine
> > > >at a bus stop. Is this formally allowed, or ar TfL breaking their own rules?
> > > >The red routes are supposed to aid traffic flow, not aid TfL.
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> > > The drivers of vans belonging to utility companies (and similar) often
> > > take liberties.
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> > Vehicles used by utility companies (statutory undertakers in the legal
> > parlance), plus the Royal Mail and certain others like highway
> > maintenance vehicles, are usually specifically exempted in the Traffic
> > Orders from the controls and are therefore not commiting an offence.
> > That's not to say that sometimes the drivers don't overstay their
> > welcome.
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> > Peter Heather
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> These vehicles are exempt only whilst the operator is carrying out
> essential duties requiring the vehicle.  'Overstaying' would therefore
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I don't dispute that, but since the original question was whether a
TfL van being used to service a ticket machine (or a highway authority
vehicle being used in connection with repairing a street light) was
committing an offence, my answer that they weren't is still valid.