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City of Edinburgh — Festival/Event Temporary TROs Must Be Publicised

Edinburgh City Council frequently implements temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) for events (Fringe, Hogmanay, etc.) and other reasons. Temporary TROs require advance publicity under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 s.14 and must be adequately signed on the ground. Failure to provide adequate advance notice or on-street signing means the temporary restriction is unenforceable.

Legal basis

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 s.14 (temporary TROs); Road Traffic Regulation (Special Events) Act 1994; Scottish Government guidance on temporary TROs

How to identify this in your case

You parked in Edinburgh during a known event period and received a PCN for a restriction that you believe was temporary. Request the temporary TRO documents from City of Edinburgh Council. Check whether the TRO was properly publicised in advance and whether signage on the ground was adequate at your specific location.

Sample appeal wording

Dear Representations Team — City of Edinburgh Council, Re: PCN [NUMBER] — Temporary Restriction Challenge I formally represent against this PCN on the basis that the restriction was a temporary TRO that was not adequately publicised or signed. Please provide: (1) the temporary TRO reference and effective dates, (2) evidence of statutory publicity (newspaper notices / council website), (3) photographs of on-street signage at my parking location on the date in question. If adequate publicity and signing cannot be demonstrated, the temporary restriction was not lawfully communicated and the PCN must be cancelled. Yours faithfully, [NAME]

Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.

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