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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
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
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
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.