Double Yellow Lines Faded or Not Provided to RRM 008 Standard
Article 36(2)(a) of S.I. 182/1997 prohibits parking only where 'traffic sign number RRM 008 [double yellow lines] has been provided' along the edge of the roadway. RRM 008 is a prescribed road marking under the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 181/1997). Where the lines are so faded, worn or broken as not to constitute the prescribed marking, or are absent at the precise position the vehicle stood (e.g. lines end before the parked position), the article 36(2)(a) prohibition does not apply at that location.
Legal basis
Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 182/1997) art.36(2)(a). RRM 008 is a prescribed road marking under the traffic-signs regulations in force at the relevant time (the 1997 signs regulations have since been revised — check the current prescription).
How to identify this in your case
Photograph the road surface at the exact spot the vehicle stood, wide and close-up, the same day if possible. Faded fragments, gaps in the lines, or lines terminating short of the vehicle's position all support the ground.
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