V-170923/01

These are the changes that have been introduced since your copy of the Highway Code was printed.

New/revised advice/text in shown in red

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Rule 243 (P89)

DO NOT stop or park:

  • near a school entrance

  • anywhere you would prevent access for Emergency Services

  • at or near a bus or tram stop or taxi rank

  • on the approach to a level crossing/tramway crossing

  • opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space

  • near the brow of a hill or hump bridge

  • opposite a traffic island or (if this would cause an obstruction) another parked vehicle

  • where you would force other traffic to enter a tram lane

  • where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users and powered mobility vehicles

  • in front of an entrance to a property

  • on a bend where you would obstruct cyclists’ use of cycle facilities except when forced to do so by stationary traffic. In Scotland you MUST NOT double park or park anywhere the kerb has been lowered to help pedestrians or cyclists. Exceptions are allowed in limited circumstances. Law T(Scot)A part 6

Rule 244 (P90)

You MUST NOT park partially or wholly on the pavement in London or Scotland. Exceptions are allowed in limited circumstances. You should not park partially or wholly on the pavement elsewhere unless signs permit it. Parking on the pavement can obstruct and seriously inconvenience pedestrians, people in wheelchairs or with visual impairments and people with prams or pushchairs.

Law GL(GP)A sect 15 & T(Scot)A part 6   Law GL(GP)A sect 15 & T(Scot)A part 6

Traffic signs (P118)

Updated traffic signs for:

  • buses and cycles only

  • trams only

There is no longer the need for a plate with the word 'only' beneath the sign.