Pickup, Set-down, Parking and Restricted Space

Pickup, Set-down, Parking and Restricted Space: scope

Choose a safe and lawful place to stop, protect passengers during boarding and alighting, and recognise bus-stop, bus-lane and red-route controls.

safe pickup and set-down

Passenger convenience does not authorise an unsafe or prohibited stop.

parking restrictions

Check the sign, line, time and local exception before relying on a stopping permission.

bus stops and lanes and red routes

Review these together when applying pickup, set-down, parking and restricted space.

Pickup, Set-down, Parking and Restricted Space: avoid

Stopping where another road user cannot see or pass the vehicle safely. Also avoid assuming one London restriction operates identically at every time and location.