
2025 No. 1074
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND
The Street and Road Works (Charges and Penalties) (Amendments) (England) Regulations 2025
Made 8th October 2025
Laid before Parliament 13th October 2025
Coming into force 5th January 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 74(1), (5) and (5A), 74A(10)(a) and 104(1) and (1A) of, and paragraphs 4(1) and 5(2) of Schedule 4B to, the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 and sections 37(1) and (6) and 39(2) of the Traffic Management Act 2004.
Citation, commencement and extent
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Street and Road Works (Charges and Penalties) (Amendments) (England) Regulations 2025.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 5th January 2026.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Amendments to the Street Works (Fixed Penalty) (England) Regulations 2007
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(1) The Street Works (Fixed Penalty) (England) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 2 (amount of penalty), in the table—
(a) in each entry in column 4, for “£120” substitute “£240”;
(b) in each entry in column 5, for “£80” substitute “£160”.
Amendments to the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007
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(1) The Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 24 (penalties payable when fixed penalty notice given), in paragraph (1)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£500” substitute “£1,000”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£120” substitute “£240”.
(3) In regulation 25 (discounts for early payment) in paragraph (2)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£300” substitute “£600”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£80” substitute “£160”.
Amendments to the Street Works (Charges for Unreasonably Prolonged Occupation of the Highway) (England) Regulations 2009
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(1) The Street Works (Charges for Unreasonably Prolonged Occupation of the Highway) (England) Regulations 2009 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 9 (prescribed charges), omit “working”—
(a) in both places it occurs in paragraph (3);
(b) in each place it occurs in paragraph (4) (including Table 1); and
(c) in paragraph 5, in Table 2.
Amendments to the Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) (England) Regulations 2012
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(1) The Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) (England) Regulations 2012 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 7 (application of charges and keeping of accounts), for paragraph (2) substitute—“
(2) An Approved Authority must apply 50% of the net proceeds in accordance with each of the following paragraphs—
(a) for purposes intended to reduce the disruption and other adverse effects caused by street works; and
(b) for the purposes of highway maintenance.
(2A) In paragraph (2)(b), “highway maintenance” means any activity carried out under section 41 of the Highways Act 1980.”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
8th October 2025