Drivers risk being fined if they flout a little-known parking rule, according to a motoring expert.
Chris Williams, from car competitions company BOTB, says that even though 75% of adults have a driver's licence, many lesser-known laws often catch them out. Chris has warned that motorists should be mindful of the rules that are less common.
He said: "Many of the laws surrounding UK driving are understood by most road users and wouldn't present much of a problem. 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."
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Chris says that many drivers don't know they aren't allowed to park their cars against the flow of traffic at night. He explained 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, reports the Mirror.
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 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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