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VERGE OR FOOTWAY PARKING of the marking is used for a bay that is partially on the footway and partially on the carriageway; no markings shall be omitted for that part of the bay which is on the carriageway. Where conditions apply to the parking place (see para 8.10), any legend associated with the marking to diagram 1028.4 must always be placed on the carriageway side of the bay and not on the footway. As the Regulations do not prescribe diagram 1028.3 for footway parking, a special direction from the Department will be required (see para 2.1) to allow diagram 1028.4 with no legend to be used with diagrams 660.4, 661A etc. If the legend LOADING ONLY, DISABLED etc. is required, the bay marking will need to be authorised.

Direction 8 requires a sign to diagram 667, 667.1, 668 or 668.1 to be located where footway parking commences. This sign normally faces oncoming traffic, but may be mounted parallel to the kerb (see para 8.12), in which case it should include an arrow pointing to the left or to the right as appropriate (see para 8.5). On a two—way road a sign must be provided at each end of the bay, whether facing oncoming traffic or parallel to the kerb. A sign to diagram 667.2 or 668.2, facing oncoming traffic, indicates the end of footway parking. On a two—way road it should be mounted back to back with the start sign at each end of the bay. Where a start sign is parallel to the kerb, it is not necessary to provide a sign to diagram 667.2 or 668.2 at the same location. There is no specific requirement to provide repeater signs as direction 11 does not apply to signs indicating footway parking (but see para 8.8).

The start sign would normally be to diagram 667 or 668, whether or not bay markings have been provided. Any individually marked bay would need to be signed separately as described in para 8.7. Where parking bays are interrupted by private accesses, trees and street furniture, an alternative is to provide a sign to diagram 667.1 or 668.1 with the lower panel varied to "In marked bays". Such a sign need only be erected at each end of the run of bays and should face oncoming traffic (see figure 8-1). Signs for intermediate bays would not usually be required. However, separate signing should be provided where the run of bays is interrupted by a road junction or a kerbed private access, or where a section of the road between the bays is subject to a prohibition of waiting. Additional signs might be required where there is a road junction opposite the parking bays and drivers entering from that road need to be made aware of the parking requirements. Repeater signs to diagram 667 or 668 are optional and may be provided as considered necessary, mounting them on lamp columns if appropriate. Repeater signs are more likely to be necessary where road markings have not been provided.

Where the parking place operates for only part of the day, the sign to diagram 667.1 or 668.1 is used showing the appropriate times. The legend ”in marked bays” should be added above the time period when the signs are used as described in para 8.8. At other times there should be a prohibition of waiting (see para 8.4), signed in accordance with section 6 and with signs located so as not to obstruct the parking bay or the footway. Where possible they may be co-located with the footway parking signs. A yellow line to diagram 1017 should be provided along the edge of the carriageway. This will run through the middle of a marked bay where this is partially on the footway (see figure 8.2|8-2). Where parking is wholly on the footway, double yellow lines to diagram 1018.1 (no waiting at any time) should not be provided as a means to prevent parking on the carriageway, as the restriction would apply equally to the footway (see para 6.2). Any repeater signs indicating parking on the footway should be to diagram 667.1 or 668.1, showing the appropriate time periods; it is not necessary to include the legend "in marked bays" where the road marking to diagram 1028.4 has been provided.

Where conditions apply to the parking place, such as permit parking, limited waiting or pay and display, signs should be provided as described in section 7 at the intervals specified in para 7.50, and must include the appropriate variant of the bay marking to diagram 1028.4 (see para 8.6). Sometimes it will be necessary to site the upright signs at the back of the footway. A sign to diagram 667.1 or 668.1, with the legend "in marked bays", should be provided at the start of the bay or run of bays, with a sign to diagram 667.2 or 668.2 at the end. Repeater signs to diagram 667 or 668, indicating footway parking, are not necessary in this case. It might sometimes be preferable to omit the start and end of footway parking signs and seek authorisation from the Department to vary parking place signs to include the footway parking symbol. Figure 8-2 shows an example of a time-limited parking bay using a non-prescribed variant of diagram 661.1, but similar signs, also requiring authorisation, could indicate other types of parking such as pay and display or permit holders only. 72