Hertfordshire County Council

This Practice Note explains the procedure for obtaining an order to extinguish vehicular rights on a highway and what such an order should cover.

This How to Guide provides guidance on how to obtain a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO), including Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTROs), extensions, alternative routes, closures by notices, emergency closures for safety, event closures and who must be consulted.

This precedent is a Road Traffic Order made by a traffic authority in exercise of the powers conferred upon it under the Road Traffic Act 1984 (RTRA 1984). It is crucial to name in the order every subsection of RTRA 1984 or otherwise which permits the authority to make the order. A traffic order outside London is referred to as a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO), within London the equivalent traffic order is called a Traffic Management Order (TMO). This precedent is a prohibition of waiting (parking restriction), but it can be modified for other prohibitions such as loading or double parking. The order specifies the area of the road affected and lists purposes for which a vehicle may lawfully wait in the area affected, such as to enable a person to board or alight from the vehicle. The procedure for making road traffic orders is governed by the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996, SI 1996/2489.

This Precedent is the Order Notice permanently stopping up a public right of way, as permitted by section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990).

This Precedent is the Notice of a proposal of Temporary Traffic Regulation Order temporarily closing a public highway (road or right of way) as permitted by section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

This Precedent is the Temporary Traffic Regulation Order temporarily closing a public highway (road or right of way) as permitted by section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

This Precedent is the temporary Traffic Regulation Order temporarily closing a public highway (road or right of way) as permitted by section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 in accordance with Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996, SI 1996/2489.