Parking prohibited

Stationary vehicles permitted, parking prohibited

At least 1 metre of clear space

You must leave a gap of at least 1 metre.

Your vehicle may be stationary, but must not be parked if you cannot leave at least 1 metre of clear space both in front and behind.

Bus or tram stop

You may not park near a bus stop sign.

Your vehicle may be stationary, but must not be parked within 15 metres before or after the sign indicating a bus or tram stop.

You may not park at a bus stop.

However, in many places, the area where parking is prohibited is indicated by road markings.

You may not park in a stopping bay.

You must also not park in a bus bay.

In front of a driveway or gate

You may not park in front of the entrance to a property.

Your vehicle may be stationary, but must not be parked in front of a driveway or gate, unless your own number plate is clearly displayed at the entrance.

At a car park entrance or in front of parking spaces

You may not park in front of access to parking spaces outside the carriageway.

Your vehicle may be stationary, but must not be parked in front of an entrance giving access to parking spaces outside the carriageway, such as the entrance to a shop car park.

Near an obstruction

You may not park where pedestrians or cyclists have to use the carriageway to get around an obstacle.

Your vehicle may be stationary, but must not be parked where pedestrians have to step onto the carriageway, or where cyclists or moped riders have to move onto the carriageway to avoid an obstruction.

A narrow carriageway

You may not park if the remaining free space is less than 3 metres.

Your vehicle may be stationary, but must not be parked on a narrow carriageway unless at least 3 metres of clear passage remains.

A priority road outside a built-up area

Outside built-up areas, you may not park on a priority road.

Your vehicle may be stationary, but must not be parked on the carriageway of a priority road outside a built-up area.

A carriageway divided into lanes

You may not park on a carriageway divided into lanes, unless traffic signs allow it.

Your vehicle may be stationary, but must not be parked on a carriageway divided into lanes, unless road signs allow it.

A broken yellow line

You may not park along a broken yellow marking.

Your vehicle may be stationary, but must not be parked on the carriageway alongside a broken yellow line.

Opposite another vehicle

You may not park opposite another stopped or parked vehicle if this makes passing difficult.

Your vehicle may be stationary, but must not be parked opposite another vehicle if this leaves too little space for two vehicles to pass each other safely.

A public road with three carriageways

You may not park on the middle carriageway of a public road with three carriageways.

Your vehicle may be stationary, but must not be parked on the middle carriageway of a public road with three carriageways.

A public road with two carriageways

Outside built-up areas, you may not park on the left-hand side of a road with two carriageways.

Your vehicle may be stationary, but outside a built-up area it must not be parked on the left-hand side of a carriageway on a public road with two carriageways, or on the central reservation separating the two carriageways.

In a parking space reserved for people with disabilities

You may park in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities only if you have a special card.

Your vehicle may be stationary, but must not be parked in a parking space reserved for people with disabilities, unless you have a valid parking card.

On the side strip of a central lane

You may not park on the side strip of a central lane.

Your vehicle may be stationary, but must not be parked on the side strip of a central lane.

In a pedestrian zone

You may not park in a pedestrian zone.

Your vehicle may be stationary, but must not be parked in a pedestrian zone.

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