Cars, goods vehicles not exceeding 2500 kg laden weight, invalid carriages, motorcycles and pedal cycles may be parked without lights on a road (or lay-by) with a speed limit of 30 mph (48 km/h) or less if they are:
- at least 10 metres (32 feet) away from any junction, close to the kerb and facing in the direction of the traffic flow
- in a recognised parking place or lay-by.
Other vehicles and trailers, and all vehicles with projecting loads, MUST NOT be left on a road at night without lights.
Laws
- The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989: Regulation 24
- The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986: Regulation 82(7)
Section:
Waiting and parking (rules 238 to 252)
Subsection:
Parking at night (rules 248 to 252)
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