Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997

F38[Prohibitions on parking

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36. (1) Save as otherwise provided for in these Regulations and subject to article 5 a vehicle shall not be parked on a public road at a location, in a manner or for a purpose, referred to in sub-article (2).

(2) A vehicle shall not be parked—

(a) on that side of a section of roadway along the edge of which traffic sign number RRM 008 (double yellow lines) has been provided,

(b) on a section of roadway where traffic sign number RUS 019 (no parking sign) has been provided, during the period indicated on the information plate accompanying such traffic sign,

(c) within 5 metres of a road junction,

(d) on a section of roadway with less than 3 traffic lanes and where traffic sign number RRM 001 (continuous white line) has been provided,

(e) on a section of roadway where traffic sign number RUS 020 (taxis), in association with RRM 029 (appointed stand), has been placed to indicate that an appointed stand has been provided,

(f) in any place, position or manner that will result in the vehicle obstructing, delaying or interfering with the entrance to or exit from a fire brigade station, an ambulance station or a Garda station,

(g) in any place, position or manner that will result in the vehicle obstructing an entrance or an exit for vehicles to or from a premises, save with the consent of the occupier of such premises,

(h) within 15 metres (on the approach side) or 5 metres (on the side other than the approach side) of a section of roadway if there is no footpath build-out and where any of the following traffic signs have been provided—

(i) traffic sign number RPC 001 (zebra pedestrian crossing),

F39[(ia) traffic sign number RPC 001A (zebra pedestrian crossing without belisha beacons),]

(ii) traffic sign number RPC 002 (zig-zag pedestrian crossing lines) associated with RPC 001 (zebra pedestrian crossing), F39[RPC 001A (zebra pedestrian crossing without belisha beacons),] RPC 003 or RPC 004 (pedestrian crossing signals), or

(iii) traffic sign numbers RTS 001, RTS 002, RTS 003, RTS 004 or RTS 013 (traffic lights),

(i) on a footway, a grass margin or a median strip,

(j) on a part of a roadway which is a casual trading area, during hours of trading, unless the vehicle is for the time being in use for the purposes of casual trading,

(k) in a manner in which it will interfere with the normal flow of traffic or which obstructs or endangers other traffic,

(l) where traffic sign number RUS 031 (bus stop) or RRM 030 (stopping place or stand) has been provided unless the vehicle is a large public service vehicle,

(m) in a cycle track where traffic sign number RUS 009, RUS 058 or RUS 059 is provided, or

(n) on a stretch of roadway with less than 3 traffic lanes where traffic sign number RUS 014 (no overtaking) has been provided.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F38

Substituted (1.10.2012) by Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 332 of 2012), reg. 16(m), in effect as per reg. 2(1).

F39

Inserted (5.10.2022) by Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 517 of 2022), reg. 2(b)(i), (ii).

Editorial Notes:

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Previous affecting provision: subart. (2)(m) inserted (1.11.1998) by Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 274 of 1998), reg. 7, in effect as per reg. 2; article substituted (1.10.2012) as per F-note above.