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Verge Parking Laws
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I was chatting to a mate about parking laws specifically parking on verges paths now I’m sure I’ve seen some where that a law to deal with this existed since late 1800’s I’m I right ?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I know nothing about any laws from the late 1800s but the following rules apply:
1. Any restrictions applying to a public highway also apply to any verge or footpath adjacent to it. So, for example, if there are double yellow lines along a road, you can receive a parking penalty if you park on the verge next to it.
2. In London, 'footway parking' can lead to a Penalty Charge Notice:
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3. Elsewhere in the country, parking on a verge or footpath (where there are no yellow lines or other parking restrictions on the adjacent road) is neither an offence under criminal law nor a violation under civil law unless the vehicle causes an obstruction. However that might change soon:
https:/ /www.bb c.co.uk /news/u k-51844 446
1. Any restrictions applying to a public highway also apply to any verge or footpath adjacent to it. So, for example, if there are double yellow lines along a road, you can receive a parking penalty if you park on the verge next to it.
2. In London, 'footway parking' can lead to a Penalty Charge Notice:
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3. Elsewhere in the country, parking on a verge or footpath (where there are no yellow lines or other parking restrictions on the adjacent road) is neither an offence under criminal law nor a violation under civil law unless the vehicle causes an obstruction. However that might change soon:
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Well, in a lot of places here (and in W. Yorkshire where I lived for ages) if cars didn't park partly on the pavement/verge then the roads would block. Here, agricultural machinery edges past as it is and replacing wing/door mirrors is a standard hazard. Practicality required. One side of the road tends to be left alone, by a sort of common osmosis, for prams,kids' bikes etc..