Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) are legal documents issued under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or - in the case of parking restrictions - the Road Traffic Act 1991. They allow the Police (or, in the case of parking regulations, the Council) to enforce the various regulations introduced in the Order. The Traffic Management team, usually as a result of input from local communities and/or the Police, develops TRO s to regulate traffic movement and/or quality of life issues.

 

We have a duty to carry out a full consultation exercise on all proposed TROs. This includes placing an advert in the local paper and displaying a notice in a public place - such as Public Service Plaza - of our intent to make a TRO. The notice invites people to make comments of support or objection to the proposed order within 21 days.

 

When the TRO has been agreed, arrangements are then made for the necessary signs and road markings to be provided. The orders are then sealed and a final notice is published in a local paper stating when the order will come into effect.  It can take several months to design, consult, advertise, seal, and provide the necessary signs and road markings before an order can come in to effect.

 

For more information about the overall process is available on Hampshire County Council's web site (external link) >>. If, after reading that information, you feel you have grounds for suggesting a TRO , then your first step is to contact our Customer Services team who will be able to discuss your idea with you. You can contact them either by email >> or by telephone on 023 9244 6013. We will need to know whereabouts and what the nature of the problem is.