Drivers have been issued a warning over a hefty fine if they do not follow a little-known parking rule.
According to motoring experts, 75 per cent of UK adults have a driver's licence but lesser-known laws often catch them out. While the majority of rules are followed by most drivers, Chris Williams from leading car competitions company BOTB has warned we should keep in mind the ones that are less common.
As the Mirror reports, Chris explained: "Many of the laws surrounding UK driving are understood by most road users and wouldn't present much of a problem.
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"But what catches drivers out are the less common laws - these are the ones that you likely don't think about when behind the wheel."
According to Chris, many drivers aren't aware that they aren't allowed to park their cars against the flow of traffic at night. He added that vehicles should be parked facing oncoming traffic, so that other drivers don't get confused when the red from the rear and white from the front are reflected.
If drivers don't comply with this rule, they could be hit with a fine of up to £1,000.
Rule 248 of the Highway Code states: "You must not park on a road at night facing against the direction of the traffic flow unless in a recognised parking space."
Motorists in cars caught flouting the rules of the Highway Code could be fined £1,000, rising to £2,500 for goods vehicles and passenger vehicles carrying eight people or more.
A spokesperson for car scrapping comparison site Scrapcarcomparison.co.uk previously said: "Motors parked the correct way would be visible and illuminated by headlights bouncing off the rear reflectors.
"Rule 248 of the Highway Code states 'you must not park on a road at night facing against the direction of the traffic flow unless in a recognised parking space,' and not many motorists are aware of this.
"We've dealt with cars that have been written-off due to a passing car crashing into them as they have partly stuck out from a parking space."
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