## Waiting and parking 

## 1.Waiting and parking 

238. You MUST NOT  wait or park on yellow lines during the times of operation shown on nearby time plates (or zone entry signs if in a Controlled Parking Zone) – download ‘Traffic signs’ and ‘Road markings’ . Double yellow lines indicate a prohibition of waiting at any time even if there are no upright signs. You MUST NOT  wait or park, or stop to set down and pick up passengers, on school entrance markings (download ‘Road markings’) when upright signs indicate a prohibition of stopping. 

Law RTRA sects 5 & 8 

## 2.Parking 

239. Use off-street parking areas, or bays marked out with white lines on the road as parking places, wherever possible. If you have to stop on the roadside 

● do not park facing against the traffic flow 

● stop as close as you can to the side 

● do not stop too close to a vehicle displaying a Blue Badge: remember, the occupant may need more room to get in or out 

● you MUST  switch off the engine, headlights and fog lights 

● you MUST  apply the handbrake before leaving the vehicle 

● you MUST  ensure you do not hit anyone when you open 

