Overnight parking and yellow lines

gwin

Looking for advice please, no tickets involved 😊

The small estate where I live has a school on it just behind me and has the usual lines and zigzags on the road.

Sometimes I can't park at the front of my house and wanted to know if parking near the school just overnight would be permitted.

I understand in towns and busy spots it's a no-no but with this road literally only used by residents, ie not a cut through, would it be permissable out of hours, so to speak?

JGB1955

Are they double yellow lines or single?
See Waiting and parking (238 to 252) - The Highway Code - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Personally, I would never park on a double yellow (unless I were a blue badge holder).  I can park for 2 hours, on a Sunday, in our local city, on a single yellow, because the nearby sign allows it.

Jenni_D

What does the signage say?
What does the local Traffic Regulation Order say?
How often/fastidiously is this area patrolled by parking wardens?
In fact, is this public land (council maintained) or is it private land?

Ebe_Scrooge

As per the previous comments, what are the road markings?  Single yellow, double yellow, something else?

The general rule is: Single yellows = no parking during specified times (very often it'll be no stopping between 8 am and 6 pm Monday - Saturday) - but there will be a signpost nearby specifying the times.  Double yellow = no stopping at any time, unless signs indicate otherwise (I used to live near a seaside resort town, signs stated that the double-yellows were only operative between May and October).

Car_54

Ebe_Scrooge said:

As per the previous comments, what are the road markings?  Single yellow, double yellow, something else?

The general rule is: Single yellows = no parking during specified times (very often it'll be no stopping between 8 am and 6 pm Monday - Saturday) - but there will be a signpost nearby specifying the times.  Double yellow = no stopping at any time, unless signs indicate otherwise (I used to live near a seaside resort town, signs stated that the double-yellows were only operative between May and October).

In addition, the yellow zig-zags at the school apply at all times, unless signs say otherwise.

The other yellow lines mean no "waiting", not "stopping" or "parking".

jimjames

By lines and zig zags do you mean school lines? If it's the standard zig zag school lines then they probably have signs attached that show the hours they are in operation. Our local ones show "No Stopping Mon-Fri 8am-9.30am, 3-4pm". Interestingly there is no mention of term time only.

user1977

Probably not "permissible", but you'll get away with it. Though around here, most parking restrictions kick in at 8.30am but I have seen a car lifted from double yellows earlier than that, so always possible for some surprise enforcement.

MX5huggy

https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q617.htm

Aretnap

Car_54 said:

Ebe_Scrooge said:

As per the previous comments, what are the road markings?  Single yellow, double yellow, something else?

The general rule is: Single yellows = no parking during specified times (very often it'll be no stopping between 8 am and 6 pm Monday - Saturday) - but there will be a signpost nearby specifying the times.  Double yellow = no stopping at any time, unless signs indicate otherwise (I used to live near a seaside resort town, signs stated that the double-yellows were only operative between May and October).

In addition, the yellow zig-zags at the school apply at all times, unless signs say otherwise.

Are you sure? Unless things have changed since I last checked, yellow zig zags are only enforceable if they're accompanied by a sign stating the times that they apply (which could be "at any time") .

If there's no sign then it's technically legal to park on them at any time (though it's ruddy antisocial to do it at school pick up time, and quite possibly an obstruction).

White zig zags adjacent to a pedestrian crossing of course apply 24/7, and parking on them is taken seriously enough that you can get points on your licence as well as a fine. 

knightstyle

As others have said look for signs giving the days/times of parking restrictions.  We moved recently and got a ticket for parking on a single yellow line on Sunday afternoon. Previous town single yellow was only prohibiting parking weekdays during the day but here they are 7 days a week during the day.
Sent a polite letter and was let off but will now always read signs carefully.