Overview

• Highway Code Rule 248 bars vehicles from facing the flow of traffic at night unless parked in a marked bay.
• Drivers who breach the rule risk fines of up to £1,000 for cars and £2,500 for vans and minibuses.
• Graham Conway of Select Car Leasing highlights that rear reflectors don’t illuminate vehicles parked against traffic, upping collision chances.
• Salvage firms report numerous write-offs after dark collisions with cars parked the wrong way, and many motorists admit they never knew the rule.
• The renewed warning coincides with calls for capability tests for drivers over 70 and signals that police intend to enforce the regulation more strictly.