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85Prohibition of double parking etc.E+W

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(1)In a special enforcement area a vehicle must not be parked on the carriageway in such a way that no part of the vehicle is within 50 centimetres of the edge of the carriageway.

This is subject to the following exceptions.

(2)The first exception is where the vehicle is parked wholly within a designated parking place or any other part of the carriageway where parking is specifically authorised.

A “designated parking place” means a parking place designated by order under section 6, 9, 32(1)(b) or 45 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27).

(3)The second exception is where the vehicle is being used [F1

(a)for fire brigade or police purposes, or

(b)for ambulance purposes or for the purpose of providing a response to an emergency at the request of an NHS ambulance service.

  • An NHS ambulance service” means—

    (a)

    an NHS trust or NHS foundation trust established under the National Health Service Act 2006 which has a function of providing ambulance services;

    (b)

    an NHS trust established under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 which has a function of providing ambulance services;

    (c)

    the Scottish Ambulance Service Board.]

(4)The third exception is where—

(a)the vehicle is being used for the purposes of delivering goods to, or collecting goods from, any premises, or is being loaded from or unloaded to any premises,

(b)the delivery, collection, loading or unloading cannot reasonably be carried out in relation to those premises without the vehicle being parked as mentioned in subsection (1), and

(c)the vehicle is so parked for no longer than is necessary and for no more than 20 minutes.

(5)The fourth exception is where—

(a)the vehicle is being used in connection with any of the following—

(i)undertaking any building operation, demolition or excavation,

(ii)the collection of waste by a local authority,

(iii)removing an obstruction to traffic,

(iv)undertaking works in relation to a road, a traffic sign or road lighting, or

(v)undertaking works in relation to a sewer or water main or in relation to the supply of gas, electricity, water or communications services,

(b)it cannot be so used without being parked as mentioned in subsection (1), and

(c)it is so parked for no longer than is necessary.

(6)In this section “carriageway” has the meaning given by section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980 (c. 66).

(7)References in this section to parking include waiting, but do not include stopping where—

(a)the driver is prevented from proceeding by circumstances beyond his control or it is necessary for him to stop to avoid an accident, or

(b)the vehicle is stopped, for no longer than is necessary, for the purpose of allowing people to board or alight from it.

(8)The prohibition in this section is enforceable as if imposed—

(a)in Greater London, by an order under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;

(b)elsewhere in England and Wales, by an order under section 1 of that Act.

[F2(9) In this section “ local authority ” includes a non-metropolitan district council. ]

Textual Amendments

F2S. 85(9) inserted (26.1.2009) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), ss. 127(3), 134(2)

Commencement Information

I1S. 85 in force at 26.10.2006 for W. by S.I. 2006/2826, art. 2(1)(2)(c)

I2S. 85 in force at 31.3.2008 for E. by S.I. 2007/2053, arts. 1(2), 3(1)(2)(c) (with arts. 5-8) (as amended (17.3.2008) by S.I. 2008/757, arts. 3, 5)

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