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Changes to bin collections due to hot weather
To help our collection crews during the current hot weather, bin collections will begin an hour earlier than usual over the coming days. If your collection is due between Friday 11 July and Tuesday 15 July, please make sure you put your bins, sacks and containers out by 6:00am to avoid missed collections. Thank you for your cooperation and support.

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Road markings and traffic signs

We are responsible for painting lines on our roads and putting up the majority of new traffic signs.

Report a problem

Tell us if any of the following are faded or missing so we can fix it:

  • Yellow lines
  • Road markings
  • Road junction lines
  • Cats eyes

You can also tell us if you see any damage to a traffic sign.

Report faded road lines or a damaged traffic sign

Types of road lines and traffic signs

White lines

White lines can be added across private driveways, crossovers and garage fronts that go onto the public highway.

The white lines are to deter someone blocking your access from your driveway to the road only and are not enforced by us.

Yellow lines

We get many requests to install yellow lines so we have to prioritise them based on a range of factors such as accident rates, traffic flows, vehicle speeds and obstruction.

If approved, we will install the yellow lines. We usually add new lines between 15 to 20 a year.

We group the sites together to cut down on the cost of advertising the necessary legal traffic orders. Traffic orders can take between four to five months to implement because of the required legal statutory process.

Red routes

Red routes are the responsibility of Transport for London (TfL). They work mainly by putting a stop to delays caused by illegal parking and stopping.

Red routes use a package of measures to improve safe traffic flow. The most obvious of these measures are the red lines along the road edge which are a clear signal to drivers to say 'no stopping'.

'School Keep Clear' markings

We can arrange for 'School Keep Clear' markings at sites where parked vehicles are a hazard to children.

The markings are a reminder not to stop and park at the school entrance for whatever reason and are enforceable under moving traffic contravention rules.

Request a sign or marking

Requests are received from members of the public or organisations for new signs to venues, libraries and churches for example.

When this is requested by organisations or members of the public there is usually a charge associated for the design, manufacture and erection of the signs.

All requests are taken on a case by case basis. Please contact us to make a request.

Wembley event day signs

During events at Wembley Stadium, all on-street parking in residential areas within the Event Day Zone will be controlled from 10am until midnight (unless otherwise stated) and this will be shown on the road signs in the zone.