Written question asked by Lord Lucas (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Earl Attlee (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 June 2011.

Parking

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will revoke or amend traffic sign special directions found by parking adjudicators to permit parking signage that is ambiguous and misleading to motorists.

Answer: The Department for Transport gives careful consideration to each request from highway authorities before issuing any special direction. It is for local authorities to determine whether the conditions of a special direction meet their traffic management needs, propose alternative signing solutions where necessary and apply to the Department for Transport for the revocation or amendment of any special directions where this is appropriate.

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