To think it's OK to park on a single yellow line on a BH?

[AshGirl]

We live on a road with parking restrictions. There are single yellow lines to show where you can't park between 8.30am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.

I have always assumed (maybe wrongly?!) that BHs are treated as either Saturdays or Sundays for parking enforcement. We got a ticket at 8.43am this morning stating that we were parked during restricted hours.

Just checked the sign and there's nothing about bank holidays one way or the other.

Any ideas what the right answer is? Google isn't helping and can't ring the Council until tomorrow

I think unless it states the rules include bank holidays then a Monday is just a Monday. Sorry!

If it doesn't state excluding bank holiday Mondays then it'll be treated as a normal Monday I'm afraid

I wasn't aware that double yellow lines took bank holidays.

@LegoCaltrops

I wasn't aware that double yellow lines took bank holidays.

They don't, single yellows do take weekends off though.

I would presu,e that unless it stated you are allowed to park there on BH it is still restricted . It may be worth you appealing it though , you never know they may drop it

@LegoCaltrops

I wasn't aware that double yellow lines took bank holidays.

No one said anything about double yellows lines

It's a Monday.

Nope bank holidays are treated as normal days. Sometimes Christmas Day and New Years daycare excluded but it would state that.

Unless it actually says it - never assume it.

@LegoCaltrops &@drspouse I wonder where they go and what they do ?

check your councils' website?

If it doesn't say bank holidays are excluded on the sign I'd assume it would be treated as a normal monday

Where I live the traffic wardens are always out in force on a BH Monday. It is always counted as an ordinary weekday and they make a killing.

As said. It would state.
The car parking machines here state except for Sunday’s and bank holidays. Street signs should read the same.

Bank holiday Mondays are Mondays so YABU

It would say if it excluded bank holidays - sadly it doesn’t seem this one does.

There’s no general precedent that parking rules on a bank holiday must match Sundays.

YABU Mondays are Mondays unless it says Bank holidays are excluded

@BashfulClam

Nope bank holidays are treated as normal days. Sometimes Christmas Day and New Years daycare excluded but it would state that.

Fair enough! I should just be grateful that we've got away with it this long!

Also worth remembering that the London congestion charge changed, and is now every day (except Christmas Day) and that the ULEZ and other cities' low emissions zones might apply on Bank Holidays too

PS Very much enjoying the idea of yellow lines taking days off

Bit mean of the council to send a traffic warden round on a BH though.

@MrsFin, Why is it mean to send traffic wardens round on a BH ?
If you ran a shop and you knew that you would get lots of trade on a BH would you not open to make the most of it ?

( unles you ment they should not have to work )

The traffic warden always has a field day down our road on a BH!

Councils need the money so I am not surprised traffic wardens are out today. Glad OP you've accepted this with a reasonable grace.

It would say "excludes Bank Holidays" if that was the case.