Hi, my name is tdjacks!

tdjacks
tdjacks Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
in Start here and say hello!

Hi All, I am 71 yrs old and been disabled due to many joint problems and I like to drive at every oportunity. I live in Brighton and Hove with my full family of 6 in a teraced house.

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  • tdjacks
    tdjacks Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener

    I find it hard to find all the full rules of the parking problem we have here in an overcrowded city. In particular the yellow lines rules.

  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 3,703 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Welcome @tdjacks. Great to have you with the community 😊 Bless you, that sounds chaotic. Is it parking on your street and finding a space near to home, or just everywhere in general?

  • tdjacks
    tdjacks Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener

    Hi Holy.

    The problem is around the town, in particular one road where we normally stop to buy our month of nuts etc from a local shop.

    The road has double yellow lines but "single" kerb lines. Looking on a road map on my laptop, it shows a sign saying no loading between 8 and 6 Monday to Saturday.

    On line it says a single line has a single line on the kerb and double lines have 2 lines on the kerb, so I presume the lineage is wrong and what does the "loading" mean as we are just parking and not loading anything?

    So my wife and I are confused...

  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 3,703 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @tdjacks I found this very helpful - Parking restrictions - everything you need to know | The AA. I've copied some of the specific wording from the website below. I'd say to avoid parking on the double yellows given the below:

    Can I park on double yellow lines?

    The Highway Code explains that double yellow lines “indicate a prohibition of waiting at any time even if there are no upright signs.”

    When it comes to double yellow lines, the best bet is to assume that you can’t park there at any time.

    There are some exceptions.

    • You might be allowed to quickly stop to load or unload heavy goods.
    • If you’re a Blue Badge carrier, you can usually park on both double and single yellow lines for up to 3 hours, providing you have your badge clearly on display.

    These exceptions won't always apply though, so check for local signs or kerb edge markings. If there are pairs of short yellow lines over the kerb edge you're not allowed to load at any time. Even with a Blue Badge you musn't park anywhere where there are loading restrictions.

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