Is it legal to put a traffic cone on the side of the road to protect property?
<p>Does the law in England allow a traffic cone to be placed on the road next to property to help warn drivers and to protect the property?</p>

<p><strong>Is it legal to put a traffic cone on the side of the road to protect property?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Probably not</strong> on the limited information available, especially as there are other remedies available such as fixing reflectors etc to the wall or requesting you local <a href="https://www.fillthathole.org.uk/authorities/list" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Highway Authority</a> to take appropriate action.</p>
<p>There is the potential for an offence under <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/66/section/137?timeline=false" rel="nofollow noreferrer">s.137(1) of the Highways Act 1980</a>:</p>
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<p>(1) If a person, without lawful authority or excuse, in any way wilfully obstructs the free passage along a highway he is guilty of an offence...</p>
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<p>Notwithstanding a cone may (or may not) be visible to other road users there is also the potential for an offence under <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/22A?timeline=false" rel="nofollow noreferrer">s.22A(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988</a></p>
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<p>(1) A person is guilty of an offence if he intentionally and without lawful authority or reasonable cause—</p>
<p>(a) causes anything to be on or over a road, or</p>
<p>...</p>
<p>in such circumstances that it would be obvious to a reasonable person that to do so would be dangerous.</p>
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<p><em>Whether any action will be taken is another question.</em></p>

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