Overview
- The Department for Transport said local authorities are responsible for the design and size of yellow box markings under TSRGD, with guidance set out in the Traffic Signs Manual.
- Officials rejected a proposed 10-second grace period, arguing it would slow junction clearance and undermine the purpose of the markings.
- The department also dismissed exemptions for turning vehicles and a minimum necessary size rule as unworkable due to the variable nature of junctions.
- It confirmed no plans to require individual Traffic Regulation Orders for box junctions or to amend the Highway Code wording.
- The petition has a little over 11,000 signatures toward the 100,000 needed for consideration for a parliamentary debate, reflecting calls for more leniency and limits on oversized boxes.