{"id":11379,"date":"2023-06-26T10:59:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T10:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/?page_id=11379"},"modified":"2023-09-14T06:43:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T06:43:13","slug":"roadside-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/rules\/driving\/highway-code\/parking\/roadside-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Roadside Vehicle Parking Laws and Stop Rules in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PARKING A VEHICLE AT THE ROADSIDE<\/strong>: We refer to the current UK <a href=\"\/rules\/driving\/highway-code\/\">Highway Code<\/a> roadside parking law.<\/p>\n<p>It stipulates that unless it is &#8216;absolutely&#8217; necessary, you should try to avoid making a stop on the highway as a chosen place to park your vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, motorists should use &#8216;specially&#8217; marked bays identified by white lines. Thus, you should use off-street parking areas wherever possible.<\/p>\n<p>Follow these guidelines if you need to stop a car on the roadside during the day time. But, there are further restrictions for <a href=\"\/rules\/driving\/highway-code\/parking\/at-night\/\">parking a vehicle at night time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Roadside Parking Law and Stop Rules<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not park a car facing against the flow of traffic.<\/li>\n<li>Stop as close as you reasonably can to the verge or road side.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid stopping too close to a <a href=\"\/rules\/driving\/blue-badge\/\">vehicle displaying a Blue Badge<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You must turn off the engine, headlights, and fog lights.<\/li>\n<li>Before leaving the vehicle you must apply the handbrake.<\/li>\n<li>Check for <a href=\"\/rules\/driving\/highway-code\/cyclists\/\">cyclists using the road<\/a> and other traffic before opening your door.<\/li>\n<li>Encourage all passengers to exit the vehicle on the kerb side.<\/li>\n<li>Secure and lock the vehicle removing all valuables from sight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-inner-block\">\n<h4>ALSO IN THIS SECTION<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"\/rules\/driving\/highway-code\/parking\/\">Parking Laws<\/a>: No waiting and restricted parking rules are strictly regulated and enforced.<br \/>\n        <a href=\"\/rules\/driving\/highway-code\/parking\/at-night\/\">Parking at Night<\/a>: The Highway Code laws for parking a motorised vehicle on a road at night time.<br \/>\n        <a href=\"\/rules\/driving\/highway-code\/parking\/decriminalised-parking-enforcement\/\">Decriminalised Parking Enforcement<\/a>: Local authority enforcement of car parking regulations in the UK.<br \/>\n        <a href=\"\/rules\/driving\/highway-code\/parking\/waiting-and-parking\/\">Waiting and Parking Laws<\/a>: Find out exactly where you can and cannot park your vehicle.\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"updated-data\"><strong>Roadside Parking Law and Vehicle Stop Regulations in the United Kingdom<\/strong><br \/>\n<time datetime=\"2022-01-01\">Last Updated 2022<\/time><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARKING A VEHICLE AT THE ROADSIDE: We refer to the current UK Highway Code roadside parking law. It stipulates that unless it is &#8216;absolutely&#8217; necessary, you should try to avoid making a stop on the highway as a chosen place to park your vehicle. Instead, motorists should use &#8216;specially&#8217; marked bays identified by white lines.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/rules\/driving\/highway-code\/parking\/roadside-laws\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Roadside Vehicle Parking Laws and Stop Rules in the UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":2683,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Roadside Vehicle Parking Laws and Stop Rules in the UK - UK Rules<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/rules\/driving\/highway-code\/parking\/roadside-laws\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Roadside Vehicle Parking Laws and Stop Rules in the UK - UK Rules\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PARKING A VEHICLE AT THE ROADSIDE: We refer to the current UK Highway Code roadside parking law. 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