Traffic lights???

[welwell]

Hello, I looked at a job today, Robinia pollard. But the house was situated on a main road (A-road). It's not got double yellows or even single so can I park the truck/chipper up and cone off etc etc. Or being an A-road do I have to get traffic lights?? It's probably a days work.

 

cheers

[John Hancock]

How wide is the road?

 

How wide is your truck?

 

What percentage of the highway will you be blocking?

[welwell]

Normal single carriagway, 3.5ton truck so will be blocking 40% of total road width approx

 

By the way I love the website John, shots are amazing, I'm a keen photographer myself

 

OOOPPSS sorry De-rail alert!!!

[Tim Williams]

Chapter 8 regs mate. it's all down to speeds/ number of vehicles that use road etc. I would say the chances are you will need traffic control and notification to the council highways etc. This allows them to notify emergency services etc so they can avoid any traffic build up. Causing an obstruction to the highway is an offence.

[John Hancock]

Normal single carriagway, 3.5ton truck so will be blocking 40% of total road width approx

 

By the way I love the website John, shots are amazing, I'm a keen photographer myself

 

OOOPPSS sorry De-rail alert!!!

 

Cheers buddy- Nice One!

 

I'd say (without looking in the handbook, which is out in the truck) that yes, you would need lights, I use a traffic management company as they set up everything for approx £350-£400.

 

Thanks again

[welwell]

Can't find my book mate, got lost in a house move! I suspect indeed that lights etc are needed.

[John Hancock]

I’d make sure I list it on the quotation as traffic control (and not just absorb the cost in the price) That way the punter will hopefully see you’re a professional and not do with the cow-boys….

[welwell]

Damn right my friend