On-street
parking control signsand road markings
On-street parking places
On-street parking places may be designated for a particularclass of
vehicle (e.g. solo motorcycles) or for a particular user(e.g. permit
holders or disabled badge holders). Parking may befree or paid for
(e.g. "pay and display" or parking meters). Theremay be a time limit
on the period of stay and a minimum timebefore returning to a particular
parking place. Some bays may bedesignated for use by more than one
class of vehicle or user,either at the same time or at different times
during the day.
Bays are generally marked in white, and are either
continuous ordivided into individual spaces. They may include words
on thecarriageway indicating the use of the bay (e.g. DISABLED). Platesare
normally erected adjacent to the carriageway to give details ofthe
parking controls. Where a plate does not indicate the days ofthe week,
the restrictions apply at the same times on every day,including Sunday.
Where the time of day is not shown, thecontrols apply for 24 hours.
If a bank holiday falls on a day whenthe controls are in operation,
the controls apply in the normal wayunless the plate states that they
do not. Special controls mayapply on days when a large event is being
held at a nearbystadium or arena; these will also be shown on the
plates
Edge
of carriageway
Parking bay with individual spaces (parallel to
the kerb)
Edge of carriageway
Parking bay with individual spaces (echelon)
Edge of carriageway
Continuous parking bay adjacent to the kerb (words may be added outside
the bay to describe the type of parking)
Continuous parking bay in the centre of the carriageway (the wordsare
omitted where there is no restriction on the type of user)
| Solo
motorcycles |
Motor
cars |
Car
and caravan, or motor caravan |
Goods
vehicles |
The
above signs indicate free on-street parking places reservedat all
times, with no time limit, for particular classes of vehicles.Other
signs may indicate more specific parking controls.
Free
parking for all vehicles from Monday to Saturday between8 am and
7 pm, with a 20-minute time limit(no limit outside those times)
|
Free
parking for motor cars only, from Monday to Saturday between8
am and 7 pm, with a 20-minute time limit |
Free
parking for solo motorcycles only, with aone-hour limit atall
times |
Parking
for disabledbadge holders only, at all times. Older signs may
still show the orange badge symbol; these should be replaced by
the end of 2009
|
Parking
for permit holders only,at all times |
Parking
for holders of permit "A2" only, from Monday to Saturday between8
am and 6 pm |
On-street
pay and display parking(the arrow points towards the ticket machine).
Days of the week and time periods may be added to indicate when
parking must be paid for
|
Location
of ticket machine for on-street pay and display parking |
Reminder
to pay and display at on-street parking place |
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Pre-paid
voucher parking only, from Monday to Saturday between 9 am and
6 pm, with a two-hour time limit (lower panel may give details
of voucher)
Where parking-place controls do not operate at all times, anyvehicle
may park in the bay without payment or time limit unlessother
restrictions are indicated on the signs. |
 |
The
upper panel indicates that waiting is prohibited during the morning
and evening peak hours (a single yellow line will run through
the bay). The lower panel indicates time-limited parking on Monday
to Saturday between 10 am and 4 pm. Between 6 pm and 8 am the
next day, and all day Sunday, there are no restrictions on parking |
Parking
bays may be reserved for more than one type of user –at the same time,
at different times, or a combination of both.
 |
The
top panel indicates that the parking controls apply from Monday
to Saturday. Between 7 am and 8 am, and between 7 pm and 9 pm,
the parking bay may be used only by permit holders. Between 8
am and 7 pm, the bay may be used by permit holders with no time
limit, or by any other vehicle with a20-minute time limit. At
all other times andon Sunday the bay may be used by any vehicle
without any time limit |
Although vehicles should not generally be parked on verges andfootways
(it is unlawful in London and some other cities), this maybe allowed
on certain narrow streets where parked vehicleswould not obstruct
pedestrians. There are special signs toindicate footway parking. There
may also be white bays indicatingwhere parking is permitted. Where
there are controls applying tothe parking place, such as pay and display,
these should beindicated by separate signs.
