§ Mr. Crouchasked the Secretary of State for Transport what instructions or advice he has given or intends to give police authorities concerning the reasonable provision to be made for the loading and unloading of vehicles in no-parking areas; and in particular what conditions must apply in order to protect owners of commercial or domestic vehicles from penalty in such circumstances.
§ Mr. HoramIn relation to the first part of the question, none. The conditions in which loading and unloading of vehicles are allowed on roads subject to a traffic regulation order are a matter for the authority making the order; for local roads the county council or the district council acting as their agents; for trunk roads the Secretary of State. Responsibility for enforcing traffic regulation orders rests with individual chief officers of police.