Double red lines in roads outside of London?

[Howardh]

Walking along London Road in Brighton I noted that there were double red no parking lines, which I thought only appeared in London and around some airports.

Do any other towns/cities have double red lines?

 

[jon81uk]

Seem to be very new in Brighton https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/travel-and-road-safety/travel-transport-and-road-safety/red-routes

 

[Howardh]

Seem to be very new in Brighton https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/travel-and-road-safety/travel-transport-and-road-safety/red-routes

The road has been resurfaced so probably using the opportunity to install red lines.

Is this gonna creep in to other cities?

 

[swt_passenger]

The road has been resurfaced so probably using the opportunity to install red lines.

Is this gonna creep in to other cities?

Already has. A Google for “red routes“ finds articles from all over the country.

 

[route101]

Pretty sure Edinburgh has red routes.

 

[Mojo]

Solihull has also had “red routes” for at least 20 years.

 

[Lewisham2221]

There are several red routes in Stoke.

I'm fairly sure Birmingham has some.

 

[birchesgreen]

Yes in Birmingham, i live on such a road.

 

[Howardh]

More than I thought!

 

[DarloRich]

Double red lines: No stopping/parking or loading/unloading at any time

(whereas double yellow permit loading and blue badge parking? )

 

[Mojo]

Double red lines: No stopping/parking or loading/unloading at any time

(whereas double yellow permit loading and blue badge parking? )

Red lines indicate no stopping. The exceptions being a bus at a bus stop, or a blue badge holder / taxi for the purpose of dropping off or picking up authorised passengers. Local authorities (including TfL) may also issue permits allowing vehicles to stop and/or park for other reasons.

Yellow lines technically mean no waiting (although I’ve always considered this to be a misnomer and think it’s easier to say no parking) but anyone can stop on them for the purpose of picking up or dropping off passengers, or for loading, or for blue badge parking for up to three hours when displayed alongside a blue badge time clock [some inner London councils do not permit this]. This is unless accompanied by yellow blips on the kerb; where these are present no loading is permitted (one blip during times stated and two at any time) and also no blue badge parking is permitted.

 

[blueberry11]

I think initially, red routes, and therefore (double) red lines were initially only authorised to be used in London, followed by Birmingham. Since the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (TSRGD) 2016, it can now be used throughout the UK without having to apply for special permission. In other words, local councils are now free to use red routes as they wish. However, they are still uncommon or rare outside of London and Birmingham.

 

[RAPC]

We've even got them not far from Bolton, up in parts of Lancashire including Blackburn.

Lancashire County Council were reviewing rolling them out further in areas under their control, at the end of last year.

 

[Trainman40083]

Walking along London Road in Brighton I noted that there were double red no parking lines, which I thought only appeared in London and around some airports.

Do any other towns/cities have double red lines?

Certainly some by the railway station in Nottingham

 

[childwallblues]

There are red lines on the approach road into Liverpool Airport. Stop on them and a camera van will catch you.

 

[bluenoxid]

Sticking with the theme of airports, there are some installed around Leeds-Bradford airport.

 

[gaillark]

They also can be found within parts of Epping Forest around High Beach (the woodland/open spaces ... not to be confused with the administrative district of Epping Forest).

 

[Bletchleyite]

Do these mean the exact same thing as double yellows with double yellow kerb markings, but just more obvious as to the meaning? I can't discern any difference other than technically?

 

[Mojo]

Do these mean the exact same thing as double yellows with double yellow kerb markings, but just more obvious as to the meaning? I can't discern any difference other than technically?

You can stop on double yellows with loading restrictions for the purpose of picking up / dropping off a passenger, whereas you can’t on red lines (unless for a blue badge holder, licensed taxi/private hire, bus at designated bus stop or other authorised vehicle)

 

[bussnapperwm]

The Borough of Sandwell has some on certain key bus routes, by some schools, near to The Hawthorns, and outside Cradley Heath station amongst others. The majority of the Traffic Regulation Orders is on the Traffic Penalty Tribunal's website - https://tro.trafficpenaltytribunal.gov.uk/sandwell/