Here’s the fun part: traffic wardens love these lines. They are like catnip to them. A parked car on zigzags is an instant ticket magnet.
You might think, "Oh, it's fine, I'll just stop for two minutes." Ha! Two minutes is all it takes for a ticket to appear, like a magic trick. Poof, £70 gone.
In London, these rules are enforced by camera cars. Yes, really. A specially fitted van drives around, and its cameras catch you stopping on zigzags. It’s like Big Brother, but with a focus on bad parking.
But wait, there’s more!
There’s also something called school zigzags. These are usually yellow with a sign that says "School – Keep Clear." They are even more sacred than normal ones.
Parking on school zigzags during term time is practically a criminal offence in the eyes of parents. You will be stared at. Possibly tutted at. The horror.
These exist because, let's face it, children are unpredictable. They run. They trip. They forget that roads are not playgrounds. The zigzags give everyone a fighting chance to see each other.
