Traffic Management Orders (TMO)
- How to object to or support a TMO
- Categories of TMOs
- Types of TMOs
- TMO application forms
- Notification of TMOs
Traffic management orders (TMO) are legal documents. They enable us, as the local highway authority, to manage traffic in the city.
How to object to or support a TMO
Full details are given on the annual TMO pages - see the menu on the left (on mobile the menu is at the bottom of the page).
Categories of TMOs
TMOs fall into 2 categories:
- static restrictions refer to parking and/or waiting, stopping and loading
- moving restrictions refer to restrictions on the movement of vehicles, such as:
- one-way operations
- no entry points
- bus lanes/gates
Some static restrictions do not require a TMO to implement, these include:
- School Keep Clears
- yellow box junctions
- bus stops
Types of TMOs
There are 3 types of TMOs:
- permanent
- experimental
- temporary
Permanent orders
Most street signs and lines are a result of permanent TMOs.
Examples are:
- single/double yellow lines
- parking places
- banned turns
- one-ways
- speed limits
Experimental orders
Experimental orders are schemes introduced as an experiment to see what its effects are and can be changed if necessary.
They last up to 18 months before either being:
- abandoned
- amended
- made permanent
Temporary orders
Temporary orders are put in place where the use of a road needs to be temporarily:
- prohibited
- restricted
- suspended
This could be because of:
- highway or utility works
- street cleaning
- situations that are likely to be a danger to the public (eg falling debris)
Orders last up to 18 months or 6 months if affecting a footway that is separate from a main highway.
Road humps and pedestrian crossings
TMOs are not required for road humps or pedestrian crossings.
The process of notification and submitting comments is similar to a TMO.
Temporary TMO application forms
Temporary order form
Download a temporary order request form:
We can immediately issue a temporary notice to bar, restrict or suspend the use of a road following an emergency (eg burst water main).
Emergency notice form
Download an emergency notice request form:
Notification of a TMO
We must advertise each TMO.
We do this by publishing a notice in a local newspaper.
We may also:
- publish the notice in the London Gazette
- put notices on lamp posts in the street relating to the proposed TMO