Enforcements, Sanctions and Monitoring
Transport Scotland will continue to monitor TSRGD on behalf of Scottish Ministers, so that any further requirements for amendments can be identified and actioned appropriately. This will be undertaken primarily through monitoring of non-prescribed sign applications, and continued engagement with local authorities and the Traffic Signs Working Group.
The signs and road markings provided for by 2022 Regulations and General Directions are advisory in nature and will be placed to provide information to road users. The LEZ signs and the Pedestrian and cycle zone signs incorporating flashing lights will advise drivers of the presence of a controlled zone where regulations apply, and are therefore discussed further below.
LEZ signs (new signs)
While the low emission zone signage will advise drivers that they are approaching, entering, travelling within or leaving a LEZ, they will not define the limits of the regulated zone. These signs will be used for the purpose of providing information and to give fair warning.
Regulations relating to the LEZ, including zone boundaries, emission standards and penalties, are addressed in The Low Emission Zone (Emission Standards, Exemptions and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2021, and The Low Emission Zone (Scotland) Regulations 2021. The impacts of these Regulations are addressed in LEZ regulations - Business Regulatory Impact Assessment - 18 January 2021 | Transport Scotland.
Pedestrian and cycle zone – flashing lights
The proposed signing for pedestrian and cycle zones featuring flashing lights will operate similarly to existing signs within TSRGD featuring fixed time periods (Diagrams 618.3B and 618.3C).
The notable difference will be the need for the lights within the sign faces to be operated at appropriate times, and maintained. Without this the signs will not be enforceable. The decision to install these lights and the costs to install, operate and maintain them, will all be the responsibility of the local authority.
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