Parking a Motorhome

For parking bays, the law clearly states that a vehicle with bodywork sat outside of the marked bay is deemed to not be legally parked, even if the tyres are within the bay (subject to the "de minimis rule" ).

The law on any part of the vehicle overhanging yellow lines, even if the wheels are not parked on them is more ambiguous. There is no clear cut definition of the law on this one.  Generally to be sure it is better not to overhang the yellow lines.

K 

Hello

Our MH is 7.3m long so in a car park we usually try to park using two bays lengthways. If this is the case then we get two tickets. Otherwise we try to park at the edge so our rear overhang is over the edge and we are then not taking up two bays.

Car parks have different regulations depending on who is running the car park and for what purpose. Some commonality exists in that you cannot park in a way that creates an obstruction to other vehicles and to pedestrians - so no parking with your overhang covering a pavement or path, parking in disabled places, exceeding your time limit and so forth. However, if your overhang covers an area of vegetation and does not impede others, you can usually get away with it.

I cannot recall parking in a marked out pay car park that does not require you to pay for any marked out bays that you occupy including any overhang. So in most cases it is the body of the vehicle that matter rather than the wheels.

On street parking is no different. If you overhang a marked bay, you are likely to need to pay for more spaces. If you overhang the width of a parking bay in the street, you can expect a parking fine, whether you have paid for parking or not, although some Authorities will turn a blind eye to a few inches.

The only way to be sure is to contact those in charge of the parking regulations. The telephone number is usually on the parking sign or you can surf the net to find the details. If in doubt, pay up.

Try,   Motorhomeparking.co.uk.      Lots of useful info ,