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 A sign to diagram 619, 619.1 or 619.2, unlike the sign to diagram 617, does not have to be used with a supplementary plate. However, it is rarely desirable to deny access to premises or land adjacent to a road, so a plate to diagram 620 (Except for access) should be used with these signs if the traffic order permits. If access is permitted for loading by goods vehicles only, the signs to diagrams 619 and 619.1 should be accompanied by the exception plate to diagram 620.1. Both plates may indicate the time of day, the day of the week or the month of the year, as appropriate, where the order does not apply continuously or where the exceptions apply only at certain times. The plate to diagram 620 may be varied to show the same exceptions as for the plate to diagram 618.1 (see para 5.7). Some exceptions are not applicable when the plate is used with the sign to diagram 619.2.

The sign to diagram 952 is used to give effect to a prohibition of buses. For this purpose, regulation 24(1) defines a bus as:

(i) a motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 8 passengers; or

(ii) local buses of any capacity.

A local bus is defined in regulation 4 as a public service vehicle used for the provision of a local service not being an excursion or tour, where "local service" has the meaning given in section 2 of the.

An order prohibiting buses is likely to be made where country lanes are narrow and inappropriate for buses or where buses are likely to cause a nuisance to residents. As local buses follow scheduled routes, the prohibition will be aimed at other buses, including 34