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LanekindThe Highway CodeWaiting and parkingRule 243

Waiting and parking · Parking

Rule 243: DO NOT stop or park

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

Source note (app): Rule 243 refreshed from the Department for Transport’s GOV.UK Highway Code, checked 2026-09-06. This corrects the imported passage only; the rest of the archive has not been refreshed. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Licence details: The National Archives, Open Government Licence v3.0. No government endorsement is implied.

In the Highway Code, MUST and MUST NOT identify legal requirements. Advice using should, should not, do or do not can still be used as evidence in court proceedings under the Traffic Acts to establish liability. The introduction explains this distinction.

The rules either side

The Code reads in order, and each of these names the rule it goes to rather than saying only ‘next’.

Rule 242: You MUST NOT leave your vehicle or trailer in a dangerous position or…The rule before this one Rule 244: You MUST NOT park partially or wholly on the pavement in London or ScotlandThe rule after this one

Parking

9 rules

The rules the Code files beside this one, in its order.

Rule 239: Use off-street parking areasor bays marked out with white lines on the road as parking places, wherever possible.Rule 240: You MUST NOT stop or park on the carriagewayan emergency area or a hard shoulder of a motorway except in an emergency (see Rules 270 and 271) a pedestrian…Rule 241: You MUST NOT park in parking spaces reserved for specific userssuch as Blue Badge holders, residents or motorcycles, unless entitled to do so.Rule 242: You MUST NOT leave your vehicle or trailer in a dangerous position or…where it causes any unnecessary obstruction of the road.Rule 243: DO NOT stop or parknear a school entrance anywhere you would prevent access for Emergency Services at or near a bus or tram stop or taxi…Rule 244: You MUST NOT park partially or wholly on the pavement in London or ScotlandExceptions are allowed in limited circumstances. You should not park partially or wholly on the pavement elsewhere…Rule 245: Controlled Parking ZonesThe zone entry signs indicate the times when the waiting restrictions within the zone are in force.Rule 246: Goods vehiclesVehicles with a maximum laden weight of over 7.5 tonnes (including any trailer) MUST NOT be parked on a verge, pavement…Rule 247: Loading and unloadingDo not load or unload where there are yellow markings on the kerb and upright signs advise restrictions are in place…

Waiting and parking

Rules 238 to 252

The other groups in this part of the Code, and the rest of it.

General (rule 238)1 rule Parking9 rules Parking at night5 rules

All of Waiting and parkingRules 238 to 252 on one page Road signs and markingsEvery sign this rule refers to, each one on a page you can link to.