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 In London, parking on the footway or verge is unlawful unless authorised by a resolution of the local authority under section 15(4) of the and indicated by the appropriate signs and markings (see section 8). Elsewhere in urban areas, orders are required to prohibit verge and footway parking. In many cases the use of the sign to diagram 637.1 is not appropriate and therefore new zonal signs are being developed to inform drivers that they are entering an area where parking on the verge and footway is prohibited. These signs require authorisation (see para 2.1) and local authorities wishing to implement such a scheme should enter into discussions with the Department at an early stage.

At a taxi rank, other vehicles may be prohibited from either waiting or stopping (see paras 9.25 to 9.32 for "no stopping" signs). Two "no waiting" signs are prescribed. The sign to diagram 650.2 is used where the prohibition of waiting and the operation of the taxi rank apply during the same time period. The sign to diagram 650.3 is used where the exception for taxis applies only for part of the period that waiting is prohibited. Where the periods of operation for the taxi rank and the prohibition of waiting are not continuous, separate signs to diagrams 639 and 650.2 should be used; for example, where the taxi rank operates overnight from 11pm to 5am and the waiting prohibition applies from 8am to 6pm.

The sign to diagram 650.2 does not prohibit loading. Where it is required to prohibit loading, a "no stopping" taxi rank should be provided, with a sign to diagram 650.1 (see paras 9.25 to 9.32). As the sign to diagram 650.3 indicates a waiting prohibition that extends beyond the operational period of the taxi rank, it may be used as the upper panel to the sign to diagram 640 when a loading prohibition also applies.

The road marking for a taxi rank is the yellow bay to diagram 1028.2 (see Chapter 5, para 20.12). This is used even when the upright sign is to diagram 640. Where waiting restrictions apply outside the hours of operation of the taxi rank, the single yellow line to diagram 1017 is used within the bay marking. This does not apply to the sign to diagram 650.2 unless accompanied by the sign to diagram 639 (see para 6.12). The double yellow line to diagram 1018.1 is used with diagram 650.3 when waiting is prohibited at all times, except for taxis during the specified hours. Where the taxi rank operates at all times, the appropriate sign is diagram 650.2, with the time period omitted. In this case, no yellow lines are used within the bay marking. Where there is a prohibition of loading and the sign to diagram 650.3 forms the upper part of diagram 640, single or 45