As we all know, double yellow lines on the side of the road mean No waiting at any time. This is confirmed by the Highway code site:
www.highwaycode.gov.uk/signs09.htm
I seem to remember however that when I passed my test (1987) that double yellows meant No Waiting but not necessarily all the time and that one had to consult the nearby plate for the restrictions. I even remember squabbling with someone in Cambridge about this and showing him the sign to prove I was right. However, passage of time, fading grey matter etc I'm more than willing to accept I am wrong. Last weekend I bought the AA Book of the Road from about 1965 at a jumble sale. A great book with some really interesting road maps, well worth 50p. In the section on road markings it states that double yellows should be read in conjunction with the nearby plate to ascertain the time for which they apply.
So, my question is: when did the rules on double yellow lines change or am I missing something here?
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I had the same recollection. Double yellows applied where the restriction was in place for more than eight (or maybe twelve) hours, or all day but not everyday.
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I live in a seaside resort. On some of the roads leading up to the coastal bypass route there are double yellow lines on both sides.
However, these double yellow lines restrictions do not apply from the end of October until April 1 and this information is displayed on the road signs appertaining to the stretch (or stretches) of road to which they apply.
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What\'s for you won\'t pass you by
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Reminder:
Double yellows: Waiting prohibited 24hrs a day, 7 days a week, for at least 4 consecutive months. Plate will show what.
Single yellow: Waing prohibited for any shorter period. The arrow on the plate will indicate the direction in which the prohibition starts and times/dates/
However if a Controlled Zone is involved plate will not be present unless restiction is different to that indicated on the Zone Entry sign.
Two yellow bars at intervals on the kerb: Loading restriction 24 hrs a day 7 days a week for at least 4 consecutive months.
Single yellow bars : Loading restriction for shorter periods.
dvd
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This post is exactly why they use red lines on red routes - the vast majority of the driving population (DVD excepted) have no idea what double yellow lines mean.
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In Ireland:-
One yellow line means no waiting.
Two yellow lines means no waiting at all.
Three yellow lines means no waiting at all at all!!
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L\'escargot.
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I have noticed that in Double Yellow Lines areas the "At any time" plates have been removed and only the white loading restriction plates are on the lamp posts.
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Yes I remember the "old rules" - I passed in 1988
IIRC -
Single Yellow : No waiting for at least 8 hours on four or more days of the week
Double Yellow: As single yellow plus additional periods
I have the Highway Code that I received with my provisional licence somewhere.
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You can also get triple yellow stripes on pavements. I think that means no unloading/dropping off?
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at school time, the double yellow lines outside our house - 50 metres away from the scholl - means only really BIG 4x4s can park there.
Allegedly.
madf
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"at school time, the double yellow lines outside our house - 50 metres away from the school - means only really BIG 4x4s can park there"
Must be like the zig-zag things next to the zebra crossing in our village - except they mean anyone can park there during rush hour I think - same as the special double yellow lines outside the chippy and the newsagents and the cash machine- why don't they standardise these special "you can park here any time you like " symbols??
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Particularly annoying in the village where I live: people insist on parking on the double yellows outside the newsagents even though there is a large car park only half full about 10 metres away that they have to drive past to get to said shop.....
Tim{P}
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Just to correct one or two misconceptions which seem to be circulating on this thread, BMW 3 series compacts are also allowed to park on zig zag markings outside schools.
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"Just to correct one or two misconceptions which seem to be circulating on this thread, BMW 3 series compacts are also allowed to park on zig zag markings outside schools."
That's a vile calumny.
If it weighs less than 2 tonnes (and a 3 series does.. when empty:-) , It can't park outside on the double yellow lines. They can however, pass you at 50mph with solid white lines in the centre of the road, SLOW signs,No Overtaking Signs, Traffic signal signs and 30 mph signs.
They are also given very good brakes to do emergency stops when they go round the corner to discover a long line of stationery traffic blocking THEIR road.
madf
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> Single Yellow : No waiting for at least 8 hours on four
> or more days of the week
This either didn't apply or must have changed, possibly to allowed controlled parking zones. The zone between where I live and the all-day zone in the town centre only applies for an hour a day to discourage commuters.
> You can also get triple yellow stripes on pavements. I think
> that means no unloading/dropping off?
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I do remember these and I'm sure I've recently seen them with the third stripe burned off since it's now redundant, or maybe invalid (thus allowing loading at any time!). Anyone know what the old stripes used to mean and when they changed?
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