Paleo
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I'm not sure if this is of any help, but it appears that there is no legal definition of Overnight Parking and so it is unlikely to be enforced unless I am mis-reading it..
Freedom of Information Request I made to Cumbria County Council,
With regards to the "No Overnight Parking" signs displayed in the Districts "Lay-By's" and other "on-road" locations, as the public must be able to understand what is required in order to comply, please could you provide me with the following information...
1. Could you provide me with the definition of "Overnight Parking" as contained in the legislation and/or by-laws, which is relied on by yourselves.
I particularly require the hours covered in this definition i.e. what period of time does "Overnight" cover and what is the permissable length of time a vehicle is allowed to be parked during this "Overnight period"
2. Could you provide an extract of the legislation which you rely on, which covers "Overnight Parking" or alternatively if this is available online, please could you provide the link to the relevant page.
Internal Review Response
1. There is no definition of Overnight parking contained in legislation.
In parts of the South Lakeland area there are some advisory signing stating no overnight parking but these are only advisory and hence there is no restriction on the time that vehicles can be parked overnight.
2. The legislation that is used to introduce evening and daytime parking restrictions is the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, available on the Dft website.
In the South Lakeland area there are some parking restrictions in lay-bys between 8pm-6am where vehicles are limited to parking for up to 1 hour with No return within 1 hour.
In other areas throughout Cumbria the times may alter but the times will be displayed on site to inform drivers of the restrictions.
Link https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/overnight_parking_2#incoming-714906
Freedom of Information Request I made to Cumbria County Council,
With regards to the "No Overnight Parking" signs displayed in the Districts "Lay-By's" and other "on-road" locations, as the public must be able to understand what is required in order to comply, please could you provide me with the following information...
1. Could you provide me with the definition of "Overnight Parking" as contained in the legislation and/or by-laws, which is relied on by yourselves.
I particularly require the hours covered in this definition i.e. what period of time does "Overnight" cover and what is the permissable length of time a vehicle is allowed to be parked during this "Overnight period"
2. Could you provide an extract of the legislation which you rely on, which covers "Overnight Parking" or alternatively if this is available online, please could you provide the link to the relevant page.
Internal Review Response
1. There is no definition of Overnight parking contained in legislation.
In parts of the South Lakeland area there are some advisory signing stating no overnight parking but these are only advisory and hence there is no restriction on the time that vehicles can be parked overnight.
2. The legislation that is used to introduce evening and daytime parking restrictions is the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, available on the Dft website.
In the South Lakeland area there are some parking restrictions in lay-bys between 8pm-6am where vehicles are limited to parking for up to 1 hour with No return within 1 hour.
In other areas throughout Cumbria the times may alter but the times will be displayed on site to inform drivers of the restrictions.
Link https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/overnight_parking_2#incoming-714906