Do white lines at the edge of a road have any meaning?

AFAIK it's not got any meaning or status other than to make it obvious to the intellectually challenged that there's an entrance there & parking on it leaves you open to a charge of obstruction.

Doesn't look official, but it may be a private road? Clearly, the intention is to stop someone parking along this line.

Thanks Duncan, Interesting. The entrance is at the very end of a public road. Perhaps it's to deter turning around.

Thanks Johannes,

this is a public road, adopted by the local highway authority. The marking would appear to be on the public highway. If the marking is unofficial, what body could enforce any restriction? There is no signage to indicate any restriction.

If you're obstructing access from the road to a drive then it's down to plod.

Unless the law has changed very recently, that's not the case.

It's an offence to obstruct access *to* the highway, but not *from* the highway to private property. That would be a civil matter.

Chris

Have you actually got a driving license? When you sign it you sign that you have read and understood the Highway Code.

Another idiot who has obtained a drivers license by deception.

Perhaps you would care to give a reference to that road marking in the Highway Code?

I'm not helping anyone gain a license by deception. Let him look it up.

I haven't signed a drivers licence for over 25 years and I'm fairly sure that those white lines were not mentioned then. In fact, they don't seem to be mentioned now.

They're not. Spot the morphing idiot troll who doesn't even know that the Highway Code isn't the law.

Your acknowledgement that you were talking crap and that your driving licence, if you have one, should be burned before your eyes; noted.

Thanks Mike, also my thanks to those that have posted helpful and informative replies. The location is none of the above, it is at the end of a semi-rural adopted street. Street lights, pavements etc. All maintained by local highway authority.

For the womans part of the anatomy: Yes I do have a driver's licence. That's licenCe ... with a C... as in C U Next Tuesday. Perhaps yours is spelt with an S.... as in SH*T.

Thanks again, Nick.

They appear to have no legal meaning:

I have a similar set up outside a garage I rent onto a public road. They are there for guidance only and have no force in law.

However, there was a law introduced a couple of years ago, limited to London only at the moment (I think)? where if you block somebody's drive (indicated by dropped curbs) you could be liable for a ticket see

Peter

It applies to any area where the council has taken over control of parking infringements from the police; however, getting them to act on it might be difficult...

Chris

Nick has brought this to us :

On a public section of road, you can ask the local council to install the lines, if you are troubled with people parking and obstructing your access. They have no legal status, other than to act as a reminder that parking there could be classed as an obstruction. Lines or no lines it would still be an obstruction.