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Central London
VOLLOWING recommendations by 1 the London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee, the Minister of Transport has made extensive restrictions on the freedom of vehicles in the West End of London, in an attempt to relieve congestion.
These measures, which come into effect on May 27, include the banning of slow-moving vehicles in certain areas and a " no-waiting " order to apply to about 10 miles of London streets.
Slow Vehicles Banned Mechanically propelled vehicles with a speed less than 8 m.p.h. will be prohibited from noon to 7 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays, and from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturdays in the whole of Oxford Street and, short lengths of adjoining streets, New Oxford Street, Haymarket, Old Bond Street, New Bond Street. and parts of Regent Street and High Holborn. These restrictions were in force before the war, but were lifted in September, 1939.
The " no-waiting " order takes effect from 11.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays. If it be impossible for goods vehicles to be loaded or unloaded outside these hours, only 20 minutes will be allowed for such operations. Exemptions from this limit can be sought from the police, giving 48 hours' notice Loading Restrictions Goods may not be passed from hand to band across the pavement, the use of chains and ropes which would interfere with vehicles or pedestrians will not be allowed and goods may be set down on the ground only at the rear of the vehicle. Police may instruct drivers at any time to move on to prevent obstruction.
Passenger vehicles will be allowed to stop only long enough for passengers to board or alight. Taxicabs on hire will not be allowed to wait at passengers' request.
Vehicles exempted from the " nowaiting " order include those on authorized parking places, those engaged in the removal of obstructions, building and the repair of streets, mains, etc., vehicles removing furniture, fire-engines, ambulances, police vehicles, passenger vehicles at turning points or terminals, and taxis on cab ranks.
• Temporary Signs The lengths of street to which the " no-waiting " order will apply will be indicated, until signs become available, by yellow bands on lamp posts, terminal points of restricted lengths to have yellow arrows pointing inwards towards the prohibited area.
The tollowing is a schedule of the streets where the restrictions on waiting, loading and unloading will apply, the first 120 ft. of all adjacent streets also being within the order:— •
Notting Hill Gate (from Hillgate Street to Clanricarde Gardens): Bayswater Road (from Stanhope Place to Marble Arch); Oxford Street (from Marble Arch to Si, (Jiles' Circus); New Oxford Street (from St. Giles' Circus to High Holborn); High Holborn (from New Oxford Street to Grays inn Road): Bloomsbury Way. Bloomsbury Square (South-east side), .Vernon Place (from New Oxford Street to Southampton Row); Southampton Row (from Theobalds Road to High Holborn); Edgware Road (from Church Street to Crawford Place and from Bryanston Street to Marble Arehl; Park Lane (from Oxford Street to Green Street); Great Cumberland Place (from a point 150 ft. North of Seymour Street to Oxford Street); Orchard Street. Duke Street, James Street (from Wigmore Street to Oxford Street); New Bond Street, Old Bond Street (from Oxford Street to Piccadilly); Portman 'Square (East side). Wigmore Street (from Portman Square to .Cavendisb Square); Cavendish Square (North side), Cavendish Place (from Cavendish Square to Langhatn Place); Mortimer Street (from Lanabarn Place to II point 150 ft. East of Great Titchlield Street); Margaret Street (from Regent Street to Great Portland Street): Great Portland Street (from Great Castle Street to Oxford Street): Regent Street (from Cavendish Place to Princes Street and from Air Street ID IMMO Street); Kensington High Street (from Campden Hill Road to Palace Avenue); Knightsbridge (from Park Close to Wilton Place): Hyde Park Corner (from Knightsbridge to Piccadilly); Duke of Wellington Place (from Piccadilly to Grosvenor Place); Grosvenor Place (from Hyde Park Corner to Grosvenor Crescent); Piccadilly Mom Hyde Park Corner to Hamilton Place and from Stratton Street to Haymarket): Piccadilly Circus, Glasshouse Street (from Sherwood Street Southwards to Regent Street): Shaftesbury Avenue (from Piccadilly to Cambridge Circus): Great Windmill Street ((rom Shaftesbury Avenue to 'Coventry Street); Cambridge Circus, Coventry Street, New Coventry Street, Leicester Square (North side). Cranbourn Street (from Haymarket to Charing Cross Road): Berkeley Street (from Mayfair Place to. Piccadilly); Arlington Street (from Piccadilly to Bennet Street); Bennet Street (from Arlington Street to Si, James's Street); St. James's Street (from Piccadilly to Bennet Street); Jenuyn Street (from St. James's Street to‘Haymarket); Haymarket (from Coventry Street (0 JermYn Street); Euston Road (from Great Portland Street to Gower Street): Tottenham Court Road (from Goodge Street to St. Odes' Circus); Charing Cross Road (from St. Giles' Circus to St. Martin's Place): St. Martin's Place, Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross. Strand (from Charing Crass to Agar Street): Whitehall (from Charing Cross to Whitehall Place); Buckingham Palace Road (from Victoria Sired to Lower Belgrave Street); Victoria Street (from Bucking. ham Palace Road to Carlisle Place); Vauxhall Bridge Road (Southwards for 300 ft. front Victoria Street).