Stopping / parking on zigzags

[Mandat]

I know that stopping or parking on zigzag lines is illegal and subject to 3 points and fine if caught by the police.

That being the case, can a Local Authority traffic warden ticket you for the same offence?

In my view, the offence is either criminal (i.e. police enforcement) or civil (i.e. Local Authority enforcement). Can it be both?

[vonhosen]

Mandat said:

Can it be both?

Yes.

[Mandat]

Short and sweet!

Thanks Von.

[tigger1]

Just off to search now for the outcome of that guy who stopped on some in Nottingham to pick up his gf

[tvrgit]

I didn't think that traffic wardens could book you for parking on zig-zags.

the zig-zags don't need an order - you mark them and they have effect - but it's not a "waiting" or "loading" offence, it's an offence under RTA - ie points and fine.

I know that some authorities specifically made an Order when they put in a crossing, to cover the lengths of the zig zags - they then marked the zig-zags on top of yellow lines - so that you could be booked by a warden for waiting, if there wasn't a BiB around to deal with the RTA offence. That would only be an FPN parking ticket though, not specific to the driver.

Edited by tvrgit on Friday 22 February 16:47

[vonhosen]

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/ukpga_2004001...

[tvrgit]

vonhosen said:

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/ukpga_2004001...

OK correct - my only plea in mitigation is that it doesn't apply in Scotland which is what I am used to.

(There may be something else similar nw applicable in Scotland though, but I don't know - that Act is dated 2004 and my experience of this is a lot older than that!)

[AlexE46]

I pulled over to ask directions and got 3 points and a fine; oops.