HGV Area Parking Ban — Requires Weight-Symbol Plate and END Sign (art.38)
Article 38 of S.I. 182/1997 prohibits parking of heavy vehicles in an area only where RUS 019 is provided AT THE ENTRANCE to the area with an information plate containing a large-vehicle symbol and the weight threshold; the END of the prohibition must be marked by RUS 019 with a plate containing the symbol and the word END/CRIOCH. A 30-minute loading exemption applies (art.38(1)(b)). Missing entrance signage, no weight specified, or no END plate creates uncertainty about the controlled area and grounds a challenge. Relevant to fleet/commercial vehicles.
Legal basis
Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 182/1997) art.38(1)-(2).
How to identify this in your case
Commercial vehicle ticketed in an HGV-ban area: photograph the area entrance signs (is the weight stated? the symbol present?) and check for the END/CRIOCH plate marking the boundary. Was the vehicle's unladen weight actually above the stated threshold? Was it loading (30-min exemption)?
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Related appeal grounds
- Double Yellow Lines Faded or Not Provided to RRM 008 Standard
- Loading Bay Restriction Applies Only During Information-Plate Period (art.42(1))
- Mandatory Pre-Clamping Signage Requirements (Irish Regulations 2017)
- Missing or inadequate clamping warning signs (Ireland)
- No required cycle track sign at the location
- No-Parking Sign (RUS 019) — Missing Information Plate or Outside Stated Period