Traffic Penalty Tribunal

Traffic Regulation Order Online Library

The Adjudicators' online library can be used to search the Traffic Regulation Orders that local authorities have sent to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal to be referred to in appeals.

The Traffic Penalty Tribunal has encouraged local authorities to submit their TROs to this library. Where this is done, the person making an appeal (the appellant) and the adjudicator can view the relevant TRO in the online library. If the local authority has not provided the TRO for the online library then it should include a copy in its evidence for the particular appeal.

Search the Traffic Regulation Order Online Library:
http://tro.parking-adjudication.gov.uk


What are Traffic Regulation Orders?

Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) are bylaws created by local authorities to implement traffic management controls on their roads, and in the car parks that they operate. TROs specify parking restrictions and the conditions where vehicles may park, both on-street and in council car parks. Bus lanes are also created by TROs.


TROs and Maps

Some local authorities make TROs with reference to maps and plans. The text of some of these TROs are in the online library but the maps or plans will not be available. You will need to contact the local authority for the map applying to the location that interests you. The TRO map should be supplied by the local authority in its evidence for an appeal.


What are the TROs in the Tribunal's online library used for?

Penalty Charge Notices are mostly issued for disobeying a TRO (called a 'contravention') - traffic signs inform the  motorist what restrictions or conditions of parking are imposed by the TRO.   When a PCN is appealed the local authority will either give the online library reference of the relevant TRO, or include a copy of the relevant sections in its evidence.


Who is the online library for?

This online library is primarily provided for appellants and adjudicators to view the TRO relied on by the local authority in the appellant's case. However it can be viewed by those who do not have an appeal before the adjudicator.


How to use the TRO Online Library

This library can be searched by year of and title of TRO , but not by content of the TRO . You cannot search for a particular location (because, for example, there is a 'High Street' in every local authority). However, some locations are in the title of the TRO and will come up in a search. Only the local authority can tell you which TRO apples to a particular location.

When using the TRO library remember:  

  • The TROs in this online library are drafted by the local authorities, not the Traffic Penalty Tribunal. The tribunal has no responsibility for the content of these TROs. Any queries about the content or meaning of a particular TRO must be addressed to the local authority that made it. 
     
  • The tribunal cannot offer advice on the interpretation of TROs. 
     
  • It is not compulsory for a local authority to submit TROs to the online library. Some local authorities have not submitted their TROs in which case the library will prompt you to contact the local authority directly to view its TROs. 
     
  • It is unlikely that the library will contain a complete up-to-date set of a local authority's TROs; they are being made and revised regularly and the local authority will submit them in due course. If you cannot find a particular TRO you will need to contact the local authority directly. 
     
  • The online library may contain TROs containing provisions that no longer apply to particular locations; equally, there may be TROs that have changed (or amended) an earlier TRO - it can be complicated linking different TROs together. 


IF YOUR PURPOSE IN SEARCHING THIS LIBRARY IS TO ESTABLISH THE RESTRICTIONS APPLYING AT A PARTICULAR LOCATION NOW, OR AT A PARTICULAR TIME, YOU MUST, INSTEAD, CONTACT THE LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR DETAILS OF THE RELEVANT TRO .


Search the Traffic Regulation Order Online Library:
http://tro.parking-adjudication.gov.uk