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Do normal road laws apply on a closed road
By: Oldstoat Date: October 18, 2025, 7:16 pm
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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
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Re: Do normal road laws apply on a closed road
By: 666 Date: October 19, 2025, 6:00 am
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[s][/s]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.
#Post#: 94696--------------------------------------------------
Re: Do normal road laws apply on a closed road
By: andy_foster Date: October 19, 2025, 8:34 am
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[quote author=666 link=topic=8455.msg94680#msg94680
date=1760871641]
[s][/s]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.
[/quote]
Kindly refrain from posting utter twaddle
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Re: Do normal road laws apply on a closed road
By: Oldstoat Date: January 12, 2026, 12:41 pm
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Appreciate that the pervious posters answer was "twaddle" Could
anyone answer my initial question Cheers
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Re: Do normal road laws apply on a closed road
By: Phantomcrusader Date: January 12, 2026, 3:00 pm
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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
HTML 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
HTML 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
HTML https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/3(especially<br
/>if road workmen are inconvenienced or endangered).
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