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Cant be an offence - or if it is then our local CSO needs a sharp word in her ear. Long story short, parking near local school is a nightmare for 15 mins each day. Plenty of on road parking but lots of cars and a bit of chaos. One local clearly likes the road to be free of parked cars outside their house so has painted loading bars on the kerb (pair of vertical yellow lines) which the CSO now enforces as a loading only area, no parking ! You coudnt make it up.
Perhaps she's related to the person who painted them, there are quite a few inbreeds round that area so wouldnt be surprised.
Perhaps she's related to the person who painted them, there are quite a few inbreeds round that area so wouldnt be surprised.
bigdods said:
Cant be an offence - or if it is then our local CSO needs a sharp word in her ear. Long story short, parking near local school is a nightmare for 15 mins each day. Plenty of on road parking but lots of cars and a bit of chaos. One local clearly likes the road to be free of parked cars outside their house so has painted loading bars on the kerb (pair of vertical yellow lines) which the CSO now enforces as a loading only area, no parking ! You coudnt make it up.
Perhaps she's related to the person who painted them, there are quite a few inbreeds round that area so wouldnt be surprised.
Perhaps she's related to the person who painted them, there are quite a few inbreeds round that area so wouldnt be surprised.
good, i'm glad some tw4t on the school run is inconvenienced
yellow lines are a "sign" under the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions. The regulations say that they can only be placed on the road to give effect to a Traffic Regulation Order restricting parking and/or loading on that road. Only the highway authority can make the necessary TRO. Without a TRO the signs (yellow lines) are unenforceable in law. In other words, the loading "blips" painted by some resident in one of the examples above, are totally meaningless.
In addition, any person who erects a sign on the highway without the consent of the highway authority, commits a summary offence under the Highways Act 1980 and the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The highway authority can prosecute abd/or ask for the unauthorised sign to be removed, or can remove it and charge reasonable costs for doing so. So, as the yellow line and/or blips are signs, not only do they mean sod all but the council can charge the person who put them there, to remove them.
In addition, any person who erects a sign on the highway without the consent of the highway authority, commits a summary offence under the Highways Act 1980 and the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The highway authority can prosecute abd/or ask for the unauthorised sign to be removed, or can remove it and charge reasonable costs for doing so. So, as the yellow line and/or blips are signs, not only do they mean sod all but the council can charge the person who put them there, to remove them.
The Road (Scotland) Act 1984 creates an offence for a person to paint anything on a road without the prior permission of the local authority. (in simple term that what it says) so painting your own lines on the road is an offence. There will be similar law in Englandshire I would expect.
gently bentley said:
The Road (Scotland) Act 1984 creates an offence for a person to paint anything on a road without the prior permission of the local authority. (in simple term that what it says) so painting your own lines on the road is an offence. There will be similar law in Englandshire I would expect.
I knew Hadrian had the right idea (Offa too) - Streaky gently bentley said:
The Road (Scotland) Act 1984 creates an offence for a person to paint anything on a road without the prior permission of the local authority. (in simple term that what it says) so painting your own lines on the road is an offence. There will be similar law in Englandshire I would expect.
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I am Scottish and know what the R(S)A 1984 says. The OP was English so I mentioned the Highways Act 1980 instead, which is the equivalent (almost) legislation. The TSRGD and the RTRA84 that I mentioned, apply in both.
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