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There are two types of controlled parking zone (CPZ); these are defined in regulation 4 as follows:

"controlled parking zone" means either—

(a) an area—

(i) in which, except where parking places have been provided, every road has been marked with one or more of the road markings shown in diagrams 1017, 1018.1, 1019 and 1020.1; and

(ii) into which each entrance for vehicular traffic has been indicated by the sign shown in diagram 663 or 663.1; or

(b) an area—

(i) in which at least one of the signs shown in diagram 640.2A has been placed on each side of every road; and

(ii) into which each entrance for vehicular traffic has been indicated by the sign shown in diagram 665.

The first type of CPZ, defined in (a), is an area comprising a prohibition of waiting by all vehicles.

It may include designated parking places. The second type of CPZ, as defined in (b), is an area in which there is a prohibition of waiting by commercial vehicles (goods vehicles and buses), usually overnight. It does not have any road markings associated with it.

Both types of CPZ have zone entry signs which show the times that waiting is prohibited (but see para 12.7). For a type (a) CPZ, these times may be the same as the operational period of the on-street parking places within the zone. This is always the case for voucher parking zones and other CPZs where the type of parking is indicated on the entry sign (see para 12.5). Signing within a type (a) CPZ will generally be in accordance with section 6 for waiting and loading prohibitions and section 7 for parking places. However, where waiting restrictions operate only during the times shown on the entry