I understand that new Regulations were made recently covering the

12th January 1973, Page 59

12th January 1973

Page 59

Page 59, 12th January 1973 — I understand that new Regulations were made recently covering the

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park( commercial vehicles on the roadway ut lights during the night. Could you re under what circumstances this may ire?

The Road Vehicles Lighting (Standing Vehicles) (Exemption) (General) (No.2) Iations 1972, Statutory Instrument No.557, came into operation on April 972. Under these Regulations goods his not exceeding 30cwt unladen may irked on roads not subject to parking ctions within a 30 mph speed-limit without lights to front and rear during )urs of darkness.

e vehicles must be 1eft,, however, with left or near side close to the edge of arriageway and parallel to it except in :ase of a one-way street in which les may be parked on either side.

addition, no part of a vehicle may be 15 yards from a road junction ier the junction is on the same side of reet as the vehicle is parked or not.

I this, of course, presupposes that is no local by-law to prohibit onparking of commercial vehicles g the night hours.