Make a comment on Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs)

What TROs are

A Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is the legal document required to support a range of measures, which govern or restrict the use of public roads, including:

• Double yellow lines
• One-way streets
• Banned turns
• Bus lanes

Why we need TROs

UK law requires that TROs be in place to enable the police or, in the case of yellow lines and bus lanes, the council, to enforce these restrictions.

To create a TRO

• Consultation with the emergency services and other public bodies takes place. Local interest groups such as residents and traders may be consulted where appropriate.
• Advertisement of the TRO then takes place by placing a notice in the local press and displaying notices in the roads affected. Objections are then considered through the appropriate council procedure before it is decided how the matter will be taken forward.
• The TRO will then be formally made and introduced. The entire process can take many months to complete especially if objections result in the TRO being changed and re-advertised.

TROs can remain in operation indefinitely. If the council needs to modify or revoke a TRO, it must follow the same procedure as was used to create the TRO.

How to comment or object on a TRO proposal

Refer to the 'How to object' section which can be found in the 'Notice of Proposals' of any advertised TRO.

How to comment or object on a TRO proposal

Refer to the 'How to object' section which can be found in the 'Notice of Proposals' of any advertised TRO.

Notice of Variation: All RPS, PPA and permit charge increases

The Notice of Variation process allows Local Authorities to vary parking charges without undertaking public consultation.

Legal powers within sections 35C (on-street) and 46A (off-street) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended; allow Local Authorities to increase or decrease parking charges after publishing  pdf notice of the changes(396 KB) 21 days before the new parking charges come into effect.

This notice procedure is not a public consultation, objections, comments or representations are not invited. The decision to increase parking charges was made at Transport and Connectivity Policy Committee meeting on 12 September 2024.

Notices of Variation publicising an increase to parking charges within Bristol, to come into effect on 8 April 2026, are shown below for notification purposes only.

• No. 1 Bower Ashton Residents Parking Area
• No. 2 Bedminster East Residents Parking Area
• No. 3 Chatsworth Road And Edward Road Residents’ Permit Parking Area
• No. 4 Cheswick Village Residents’ Permit Parking Area
• No. 5 Clifton East Residents’ Parking Area
• No. 6 Clifton Village Residents’ Parking Area
• No. 7 Cliftonwood And Hotwells Residents’ Parking Area
• No. 8 Cotham Area Central Residents’ Parking Area
• No. 9 Cotham North Residents’ Parking Area
• No. 10 Easton And St. Philips Residents’ Parking Area
• No. 11 Kingsdown Residents’ Parking Area
• No. 12 Montpelier Residents’ Parking Area
• No. 13 Pitlochry Close Residents’ Permit Parking Area
• No. 14 Redcliffe Residents’ Parking Area
• No. 15 Redland Residents’ Parking Area
• No. 16 Southville Residents’ Parking Area
• No. 17 Spike Island Residents’ Parking Area
• No. 18 St. Pauls Residents’ Parking Area

Public Notice of Modified Traffic Regulation Order Proposal

Area: The City Council of Bristol (Various Roads, Citywide, City of Bristol) (Prohibition of Stopping Outside Schools) (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting) (Loading Places) (Bus Parking Places) (Disabled Persons' Parking Places) (Electric Vehicle Parking Places) Order 202

 Consultation runs from Friday 6 March to Friday 20 March 2026.

How to object: See ‘Notice of Proposals'

• pdf Notice of Proposals(183 KB)
• pdf TRO-24-012-05-CONS: Proposed Modifications(2.05 MB)