Current Exemptions to Driving Restrictions

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(Designation) (Exemption)

A or B or 2. A Vehicle being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes.

A or B or 3. A Vehicle proceeding upon the direction or with the permission of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden or proceeding with the permission of the Council's Head of Traffic or a person authorised to grant such permission on behalf of the Council's Head of Traffic.

B or 4. A Vehicle being used for Works or in accordance with the conditions of a Skip Licence.

B or 5. A Vehicle being used in the service of a local authority, water authority or statutory undertaker in the exercise of statutory powers or duties.

C or 6. A Pedal Cycle (only in the market Area)

F or G or 15. A Vehicle being used in connection with Medical Requirements.

F or G or 16. A Vehicle being used at premises situate on or adjacent to that road in connection with a wedding or funeral provided such Vehicle is not a Heavy Goods Vehicle, is not constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 seated passengers excluding the driver and, notwithstanding its seating capacity, it is not a Local Bus.

F or 17. A Vehicle:

1) proceeding so as to gain access to a road in the Footstreet Areas by the most direct route in accordance with any other Exemption;

2) having had access within the terms of Paragraph (1) of this Exemption proceeding by the most direct route and by way only of roads within the Footstreet Areas either to a road not within the Footstreet Areas or to its point of origin if that point is within the Footstreet Areas

except that this Exemption shall not apply to:

(a) any other Exemption in which a route is specified;

(b) a Vehicle proceeding:

(i) in Jubbergate (other than for 25m from the highway boundary line on the north east side of Parliament Street);

King's Court;

Newgate;

Little Shambles (other than for 9m from its junction with Great Shambles);

Newgate/Little Shambles Link Road;

New Road;

Patrick Pool; or

Silver Street

unless its destination is in one of those eight roads or in the case of King’s Court it is lawfully proceeding from one of those roads, from Great Shambles or the remaining 9m of Little Shambles;

(ii) in Great Shambles and Little Shambles for 9m from its junction with Great Shambles unless its destination is other than Shamble Market and is on one of those two roads;

(iii) from Little Stonegate into Stonegate.

20. A marked Vehicle being used by a universal service provider for the collection of postal packets in the course of the provision of a universal postal service along routes through:

(a) Blake Street, St Helen’s Square and Lendal;

(b) Goodramgate, King’s Square and Colliergate.

22. A Horse Drawn Hackney carriage proceeding along a route through Blake Street, Davygate, St Sampson's Square, Church Street, King's Square and Colliergate.

27. A Vehicle being:

(a) used in connection with the removal of furniture provideqd that notice is given at least twenty four hours in advance to the police or to the Council's Head of Traffic or a person authorised to act on behalf of the Council's Head of Traffic and consent is obtained;

(b) a Non-motorised Vehicle used in connection with the delivery or collection of goods to or from premises on or adjacent to that road; or

28. A Vehicle being used on:

Granary Court;

St Andrew Place;

St Andrewgate

between points 51m and 126m from the projected highway boundary line on the north east side of Colliergate;

Spen Lane:

(a) in connection with the delivery or collection of goods or persons to or from premises on or adjacent to and only accessible from one of those roads;

(b) to go on to or having come off land or premises not forming part of the highway provided such land or premises are only accessible from one of those roads;

provided such Vehicle is not constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 seated passengers excluding the driver and, notwithstanding its seating capacity it is not a Local Bus.

30. On any day after an Officer has closed Shamble Market early a Vehicle being used by a stallholder in connection with the conveyance of stallholders stock and equipment along a route through Goodramgate, Church Street, King's Square and Colliergate provided such Vehicle is not constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 seated passengers excluding the driver.

31. A Vehicle proceeding along a route through Blake Street, St Helen's Square and Lendal being used to convey guests and their luggage to or from 9 Lendal at the commencement or termination of their residence provided such Vehicle is not a Heavy Goods Vehicle, is not constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 seated passengers excluding the driver and, notwithstanding its seating capacity, it is not a Local Bus.

32. A Vehicle proceeding along a route through Goodramgate, Church Street, Swinegate, Grape Lane, Low Petergate, Kings Square and Colliergate being used to convey guests and their luggage to or from 54 Low Petergate at the commencement or termination of their residence provided such Vehicle is not a Heavy Goods Vehicle, is not constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 seated passengers excluding the driver and, notwithstanding its seating capacity, it is not a Local Bus.

I or 41. A Security Carrier being used for going to or coming from premises on that road.

I or 42. A Specialist Vehicle or Non-motorised Vehicle.

J or 43. A Handcart used in accordance with a Market Access Permit.

J or 44. A Specialist Vehicle or a Non-motorised Vehicle not being

(a) a Pedal Cycle being pushed;

(b) a Handcart.

48. A Vehicle on which is displayed a Valid Disabled Person’s Badge, proceeding along:

(a) Blake Street, St Helen’s Square or Lendal and being used in connection with the conveyance of a Disabled Person to or from premises in one of those streets or for the purpose of waiting or having waited in one of those Streets;

(b) Goodramgate, King’s Square, St Andrewgate from the highway boundary line on the north east side of Colliergate for 50m or Colliergate and being used in connection with the conveyance of a Disabled Person to or from premises in one of those streets or for the purpose of waiting or having waited in one of those Streets;

(c) Castlegate and being used in connection with the conveyance of a Disabled Person to or from premises in that street or for the purpose of waiting or having waited in that street

in accordance with the provisions of this Order, provided such Vehicle is not a Heavy Goods Vehicle, is not constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 seated passengers excluding the driver and, notwithstanding its seating capacity, it is not a Local Bus.

49. The Vehicle is a Disabled Peron’s Vehicle displaying a Valid Disabled Persons Badge which is being used in connection with the conveyance of a Disabled Person and which:

(a) lawfully entered one of the roads in the Footstreet Areas other than those roads and lengths of road subject of exemption at Designation 48 before 10.30am on a Sunday and

(b) has lawfully waited thereon from 10.30am until the commencement of the current journey and

provided such Vehicle is not a Heavy Goods Vehicle, is not constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 seated passengers excluding the driver and, notwithstanding its seating capacity, it is not a Local Bus.

114. A Motor Vehicle when displaying a Valid “Shamble Market Area” Permit.

121 A Dial a Ride Bus

Current Exemptions by Street

Streets	Exemptions during Pedestrian period
Back Swinegate	B, F, I, 49
Blake Street	B, F, I, 20, 22, 31, 48, 49
Church Street	B, F, I, 22, 30, 32, 49, 121
Colliergate	B, G, J, 20, 22, 30, 32, 48, 49, 121
Coney Street	B, F, I, 49
Davygate	B, F, I, 22, 49, 121
Feasgate	B, F, I, 49
Finkle Street	B, F, I, 49
Goodramgate	B, F, I, 20, 30, 32, 48, 49
Grape Lane	B, F, I, 32, 49
High Ouesgate	B, F, I, 49
High Petergate	B. F, I, 49
Jubbergate	B, G, J, 6, 114 (Continuous Period)
King’s Square	B, F, I, 20 22, 30, 32, 48, 49, 121
Lendal	B, F, I, 20, 31, 42, 48, 49
Little Stonegate	B, F, I, 49
Low Petergate	B, F, I, 32, 49
Market Street	B, F, I, 49
Newgate	B, G, J, 6, 114 (Continuous Period)
New Street	B, F, I, 49
Parliament Street	B, F, I, 49
Patrick Pool	B, G, J, 6, 114 (Continuous Period)
Peter Lane	B, F, I, 49
St Andrewgate	B, F, I, 28, 48, 49
St Helen’s Square	B, F, I, 20, 32, 48, 49
St Sampson’s Square	B, F, I, 22, 49, 121
Shambles	B, F, J
Silver Street	B, G, J, 6, 114 (Continuous Period)
Spurriergate	B, F, I, 49
Stonegate	B, G, 27, 42 (Except between 5am & 10.30am)
Swinegate	B, F, I, 32, 49

Proposed Exemptions to Driving Restrictions