Off-street Parking Places Order 2026

Restriction of use by vehicle

West Dunbartonshire Council ("the Council"), being the local roads authority and parking authority for the purposes of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 ("the Act"), in exercise of their powers under Section 32 and 35 of, and Schedule 9 of the Act, and all other enabling powers, in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Act, hereby make the following Order. The Order shall come into operation from Monday the thirtieth day of November Two Thousand and Twenty-Six.

1. Citation and Commencement

1.1 This Order may be cited as The West Dunbartonshire Council (Off-Street Parking Places) (Restriction of Use by Vehicle) Order 2026

2. Interpretation

2.1. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "the Order" means this Order;

(b) "the Council" means West Dunbartonshire Council, or any person authorised to act on its behalf;

(c)  "goods vehicle", "heavy commercial vehicle" and "articulated vehicle" have the meanings given in Section 138 of the Act, and for the avoidance of doubt includes any van, panel van, light commercial vehicle, pickup truck, box van, Luton van, tipper, flatbed or similar vehicle constructed or adapted for the carriage of goods or materials;

(d) "motor vehicle", "trailer", "motor car", "motor cycle" and "invalid carriage" have the meanings given in Section 136 of the Act;

(e) "dual-purpose vehicle" and "car-derived van" have the meanings given in the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986;

(f)   "caravan" has the meaning given in Section 29(1) of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960;

(g) "motor caravan" means a motor vehicle constructed or adapted for the purposes of human habitation;

(h) "bus" means a vehicle falling within the definition of "stage carriage", "express carriage" or "contract carriage" in Section 1(1) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981, and includes a coach, minibus, school bus or touring bus;

(i)   "permitted category", in relation to a parking place, means a category of vehicle specified in Column (4) of Schedule 1 as permitted to use that parking place, by reference to the categories of vehicle set out in Schedule 2 to this Order;

(j)   "the parking places" means the off-street parking places specified in Column (1) of Schedule 1 to this Order, and shown for identification purposes only on the plans referred to in Column (2) of Schedule 1;

(k)  "permitted maximum period" means the maximum continuous period for which a vehicle may remain in a parking place, as specified in Column (3) of Schedule 1;

(I) "loading or unloading" means the loading or unloading of goods onto or from a vehicle where such activity is carried out without unreasonable delay;

(m) references to a numbered Article are references to that Article of this Order, and references to a Schedule are references to that numbered Schedule to this Order. 2.2 References in this Order to the singular include the plural and references to the plural include the singular.

3. Vehicles Permitted to Use Parking Places

3.1 Subject to paragraph 3.2 and Article 5, no person shall cause or permit a vehicle to enter, wait, or remain in a parking place unless the vehicle falls within a permitted category for that parking place, as specified in Column (4) of Schedule 1.

3.1(a) The parking places are provided primarily for the parking of private passenger vehicles and shall not be used for storage, keeping, marshalling, transfer, display, maintenance or operational deployment of commercial vehicles.

3.2 Paragraph 3.1 shall not apply to a vehicle which does not fall within a permitted category while it is being used for the purpose of loading or unloading at the parking place, provided that the vehicle does not remain in the parking place for longer than is reasonably necessary for that purpose.

3.3 No person shall cause or permit any vehicle to enter, wait or remain in a parking place for the purpose of operating a vehicle hire business, commercial fleet operation, vehicle sales business, commercial vehicle storage facility or any other business involving the keeping of vehicles for commercial purposes.

4. Maximum Stay and No Return Condition

4.1 Subject to Article 5, no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to remain in a parking place for a continuous period exceeding the permitted maximum period specified for that parking place in Column (3) of Schedule 1.

4.2 No person shall cause or permit a vehicle which has been removed from a parking place to return to the same parking place within two hours of its removal.

5. Exemptions

5.1 Nothing in this Order shall apply to prevent a vehicle from entering, waiting, or remaining in a parking place:

(a)   for the purpose of taking necessary action in response to a mechanical breakdown or accident;

(b)   for police, fire and rescue, or ambulance purposes, or for other emergency services purposes, when used in connection with an emergency;

(c)   for the purpose of complying with the direction of a constable or an official acting under statutory authority;

(d)   when being used by or on behalf of the Council for the purposes of maintaining, cleansing, or otherwise servicing the parking place;

(e)   where the vehicle displays a valid permission issued by the Council authorising its use of the parking place in accordance with paragraph 5.2 and 5.3.

5.2 The Council may issue a permit authorising a specified vehicle, or a vehicle of a specified description, to enter, wait, or remain in a specified parking place, subject to such conditions and for such period as the Council may determine.

5.3 The Council may vary, suspend, or withdraw this permission under this Article at any time.

6. Revocation

6.1 The following Orders, insofar as they apply to the parking places specified in Schedule 1 to this Order, being parking places situated within the area of West Dunbartonshire Council, are hereby revoked:

(a) The Strathclyde Regional Council (Off Road Parking Places) (Controlling Regulations) Order 1987;

6.2 Any other order made under the Act or any prior enactment, insofar as it imposes restrictions

on, or regulates the use of, the parking places specified in Schedule 1 to this Order, is hereby revoked to the extent of any inconsistency with this Order.

Given under the seal of West Dunbartonshire Council and signed for them and on their behalf by Christopher E. Anderson, Solicitor and Proper Officer:

Chief Officer
Roads and Neighbourhood Services
Council Offices
Church Street
Dumbarton G82 1QL

Schedules

Schedule 1

Off Street Parking Places to which this Orders applies.

Schedule 2

(Article 3 and Schedule 1)

Categories of Vehicle