School Keep-Clear Zig-Zags With No Upright Sign Are Advisory Only
The yellow 'SCHOOL KEEP CLEAR' zig-zag marking on its own is only advisory — the law says that without an accompanying upright no-stopping sign it merely 'indicates a part of the carriageway outside an entrance where vehicles should not stop'. It only becomes a legal prohibition, enforceable by a code 48 PCN, when an upright sign with the no-stopping symbol is placed in conjunction with it (or where a separate traffic order covers the spot).
Legal basis
Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 (SI 2016/362), Schedule 7 Part 6 paragraphs 2 and 3 — marking at Part 4 item 10 (diagram 1027.1) is advisory without, and prohibitory only with, an upright sign including the symbol at item 10 of the sign table in Part 3 of Schedule 4
How to identify this in your case
Return to the school entrance and look for an upright yellow no-stopping sign on a post beside the zig-zags (typically 'No stopping' with times, the school-specific plate). Photograph the whole length of the zig-zag marking from both directions showing the absence of any such sign, plus where your car stood. If the council's response relies on a traffic order instead of a sign, ask them to produce it — many school markings have neither.
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