Red Routes
On red routes, yellow waiting restriction lines are replaced by red lines that mean no stopping for any purpose, not even to pick up or set down passengers, other than by a licensed taxi. A driver of a vehicle displaying a blue badge may stop to pick up or set down a disabled person, but must not park.
Double red lines mean no stopping at any time
Single red lines mean no stopping during the days and times shown on the upright sign
The prohibition of stopping applies to the whole road, including the verge and footway, during the times shown on upright signs that face oncoming traffic. Special bays marked on the carriageway may be provided for parking or loading; the conditions that apply to these will be indicated on upright signs that should also face oncoming traffic.
A bay marked with red broken lines means that it is available for use for only part of the time that the red route "no stopping" rule applies. The bay must not be used from Monday to Saturday between 7 am and 10 am nor between 4 pm and 7 pm. In this example, the bay may be used for loading/unloading (max stay 20 minutes) and by blue badge holders (max stay 3 hours), during the times shown in the bottom panel
A bay marked with white broken lines means that it is available for use at all times that the red route "no stopping" rule applies. The upright sign shown in this example means that the bay is reserved for blue badge holders, with a maximum stay of 3 hours
Licensed taxis may pick up or set down passengers at bus stops on a red route where there is a broad continuous yellow line at the edge of the carriageway, but not if the broad line is red. Drivers of vehicles displaying a blue disabled badge are not permitted to stop for any purpose in a bus stop bay where there is either a broad yellow or broad red line
Some red routes have upright signs without any road markings. These are designated "RED ROUTE CLEARWAYS", where stopping for any purpose is prohibited at all times, except in marked lay-bys. Unlike the 24-hour clearway on rural roads, stopping on a red route clearway is prohibited on the verge and footway as well as on the main carriageway. There should be red lines at junctions to warn drivers entering the clearway from a side road.
Start of a red route clearway (also used as a repeater sign, particularly after a road junction)
End of red route clearway