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Single and double yellow lines mean different things
One line restricts waiting at posted hours while two ban it at any time In Britain a single yellow line marks a waiting restriction that applies only during the hours shown on nearby signs, while a double yellow line bans waiting at any time. Short kerb marks that go with them add loading rules. Drivers learn a compact code instead of reading long notices at the roadside. It sits in Mondo's everyday life collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.
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Single and double yellow lines mean different things: the short answers
- Where does this come from, and can I check it?
- One line restricts waiting at posted hours while two ban it at any time. The figure is taken from UK Government, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
- Is this really a everyday life fact?
- Yes. It sits on the Everyday Life shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
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