Single Yellow Line — Restriction Applies Only During Information-Plate Hours (art.37(1))
Article 37(1) of S.I. 182/1997 restricts parking on a single yellow line (RRM 007) only 'during a period which may be indicated on an information plate'. Single yellow lines are time-limited restrictions by design: outside the indicated hours, parking on a single yellow is lawful. Where no plate indicates the operative period anywhere on the street, the period of the restriction is not communicated and an FCN issued outside any plausible controlled hours is challengeable.
Legal basis
Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 182/1997) art.37(1); art.4(4) (plate must indicate the period).
How to identify this in your case
Single yellow line (not double). Check signs/plates on the street for the controlled hours; photograph them with timestamps. Was the ticket issued in the evening, on a Sunday or public holiday, outside typical controlled hours?
Sample appeal wording
Sample wording to adapt and send yourself — it may not fit your notice or the stage you are at.
Parking on a single yellow line is restricted only during the period indicated on the information plate; the vehicle was parked outside that period (or no period is indicated).
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