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- On-street parking control signs and road markings
Waiting restrictions
Waiting prohibited 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for
at least 4 consecutive months. Yellow plates are no longer
used where the restriction applies all year round
Waiting
prohibited between times shown on the sign
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Waiting restrictions are indicated by both signs and road
markings. The restrictions usually apply to the whole
of the highway, including verges and footways. Drivers
may stop to pick up or set downpassengers and, where not
prohibited, to load and unload.Disabled blue badge holders
canusually park for up to three hours or, in Scotland,
without a time limit(see The Blue Badge Scheme –Explanatory
Book published by the Department for Transport; visit
www.dft.gov.uk).
Yellow lines along the edge of the carriageway, parallel
to the kerb,indicate that restrictions are in force. In
environmentally sensitive areas, a pale shade of yellow
maybe used and the width of the line smay be reduced.
Except in controlled parking zones (seepage 52), small
yellow plates are normally erected adjacent to the carriageway
to give details of the times of operation of the restrictions.
Where the yellow plate does not indicate the days of the
week, the restrictions apply at the same times every day,including
Sunday. If a bank holiday falls on a day when the restrictions
are in operation, the restrictions apply in the normal
way unless the plate states that they do not. Special
restrictions may apply on days when a large event is being
held at a nearby stadium or arena; these will also be
shown on the plates. |
A double yellow line means no waiting
at any time. Theaccompanying yellow plate, "no waiting at
any time", is gradually being phased out. Where the "at any
time" restriction applies foronly part of the year (e.g. during
the summer months at a holiday resort) and is for at least
four consecutive months, double yellow lines are used with
plates giving the dates that the restrictions apply. Waiting
restrictions that apply for a shorter period or for only part
of the day or week are indicated by a single yellow line.
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"no waiting" sign is used on portable signs to mark
temporary waiting restrictions |
Length
of road to be kept clear of stationary vehicles, at
entrances to off-street premises or where the kerb is
dropped to provide a convenient crossing place for pedestrians |
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