wholly or partly on a footpath, a grass margin, a cycle lane or track or a median strip; within 5 metres of a road junction unless parking spaces are clearly marked; on a part of a road reserved for casual trading during trading hours; in a contra-flow bus lane at any time or in a with-flow bus lane during the hours the bus lane is in force; in a loading bay (reserved for goods vehicles to use while loading or unloading goods for a maximum period of 30 minutes) – roadway markings show the word ‘LOADING’ repeated across the entrance of the parking area; in an entrance or exit for vehicles to or from a premises, unless authorised by the occupier of the premises; in a tram lane during the period the tram lane is in force (tram lanes operate on a 24-hour basis unless an alternative period is shown on an information plate beside the lane); on the approach to a level crossing; where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users.
You must never park:
- at a corner, a bend, the brow of a hill or on a hump-back bridge;
where there is a sharp dip in the road; or anywhere that blocks the view of a school warden or junior school warden service – this restriction does not apply to a vehicle displaying a disabled persons parking permit.