[Tone]

Did you know that it is still a traffic offence to park other than in the direction of the traffic on UK roads? [Neither did I ]

[Paul]

There goes the theory you could park the other way to get the Clubman suicide door facing the safe side.

[MartinSSZ]

Police didn't stop me doing it today - in fact they let me across to park up

[Hummer2k1]

in France, when you park in the opposite direction of the traffic, you re charged of a 11€ (7.7£/$12.36) fine!

[simeds]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hummer2k1 (original)

in France, when you park in the opposite direction of the traffic, you re charged of a 11€ (7.7£/$12.36) fine!

don't know why they worry about that, they should be more concerned with the fact that they all drive on the wrong side of the road

[Rakey]

Isn't there some additional clauses to this, where its only illegal at night and on roads with 40mph and above speed limits?

[Hummer2k1]

Quote: Originally Posted by simeds (original)

don't know why they worry about that, they should be more concerned with the fact that they all drive on the wrong side of the road

i think there re more concerned about making money from us (car drivers i mean.....)

Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey (original)

Isn't there some additional clauses to this, where its only illegal at night and on roads with 40mph and above speed limits?

not in france in any case!

[BlackMiniMac]

OK /me puts legal head on
It is an offence to park facing against the flow of oncoming traffic on ANY public highway.
It is an offence to reverse from a minor onto a major thoroughfair. Including your own driveway.
It is an offence to travel using only independant sidelights on any public highway where the speed limit is greater than 30 MPH.

Does anybody take any notice of these? NO and it really winds me up

[South Shore Lad]

probably only guilty of the second offense above - regularly have to back out from our drive onto the street.

But forwards or backwards there's thousands of us driving across pavements on a daily basis to access our properties!! - let's be careful out there!

[spf]

I do the second one from my driveway as well but I definitely don't do the other one that some people ignore, which is parking half on / off the pavement! This really annoys me as it hinders wheelchairs, pushchairs etc. and damages the paths eventually.

[Snowie]

To Clarify I have just been on the web to get the relevant section from the Highway Code.

There are many interesting facts that most of us either never knew or have at best forgotten.

Alan

[Paul]

• opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space

Wish people would pay attention to that one.

222: You MUST NOT park on a road at night facing against the direction of the traffic flow unless in a recognised parking space.
Laws CUR reg 101 & RVLR reg 24
223: All vehicles MUST display parking lights when parked on a road or a lay-by on a road with a speed limit greater than 30 mph.
Law RVLR reg 24
224: Cars, goods vehicles not exceeding 1525kg unladen, invalid carriages and motorcycles may be parked without lights on a road (or lay-by) with a speed limit of 30 mph or less if they are

• at least 10 metres (32 feet) away from any junction, close to the kerb and facing in the direction of the traffic flow
• in a recognised parking place or lay-by. Other vehicles and trailers, and all vehicles with projecting loads, MUST NOT be left on a road at night without lights.
  Law RVLR reg 24

But there's nothing to say you cannot park facing oncoming traffic that I could see (apart from that part regarding night parking).

[Snowie]

As far as I can find out there is NO UK law on parking on the wrong side of the road unless at night without lights

I wish some of the other rules were really enforced
Parking near junctions, on the pavement, on crossings, across access routes, parking with headlights on etc

[ALD0]

I've learnt a few things on this thread!

[Jamesr022]

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett (original)

• opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space

Wish people would pay attention to that one.

222: You MUST NOT park on a road at night facing against the direction of the traffic flow unless in a recognised parking space.
Laws CUR reg 101 & RVLR reg 24
223: All vehicles MUST display parking lights when parked on a road or a lay-by on a road with a speed limit greater than 30 mph.
Law RVLR reg 24
224: Cars, goods vehicles not exceeding 1525kg unladen, invalid carriages and motorcycles may be parked without lights on a road (or lay-by) with a speed limit of 30 mph or less if they are

• at least 10 metres (32 feet) away from any junction, close to the kerb and facing in the direction of the traffic flow
• in a recognised parking place or lay-by. Other vehicles and trailers, and all vehicles with projecting loads, MUST NOT be left on a road at night without lights.
  Law RVLR reg 24

But there's nothing to say you cannot park facing oncoming traffic that I could see (apart from that part regarding night parking).

Its ok in the day time as you can see the vehicles, but at night time parking against the trafic is not ok as the cars don't have reflectors on the front and cannot be seen easily! depending on the position could also be considered as "leaving a vehicle in a dangerous position"
there is also an offence of "causing an unnecessary obstruction" which we can use for all manner of things!
most parking fines are £30 except a small few which are £60 and 3 points!!!

[SteveM3]

In my youth which admittedly was a summer or two ago I remember that most
german cars if you turn the indicator on without the ignition on the parking lights for that
side came on. Not many manuals mention this because in the UK at the time you must
have all four parking lights on. Pause while I run out to the garage. Yep the Mini is the
same but it does describe this saying where permitted by the law in that country. So
anyone care to say for sure that you must still use all four parking lights in the UK?

[Hummer2k1]

Quote: Originally Posted by ALD0 (original)

I've learnt a few things on this thread!

me too, too bad, thats not the french law!