Parking inside double yellow lines!

[Smudger59]

I was parked in a narrow lane in Salisbury today which had double yellow lines down both sides. However, I was able to park in a "bay" which was inside the lines, between them and the pavement. I did not obstruct the road or the pavement in any way, nor touch the lines. A warden said I was still commiting an offence as the "no parking" restriction runs from the house boundry wall to the middle of the road. Is he correct?
He did not book me as I moved the car!!

[Buenchico]

Yes, yellow lines apply to the whole of that side of the 'highway', which includes areas such as verges and footpaths as well as the actual carriageway.

For many years, Sheffield Wednesday fans used to park on a wide verge, near to the Hillsborough ground, on match days. One day traffic wardens came along and issued 'tickets' to about 80 cars. The drivers' protests made headlines in the local paper but the tickets were upheld because there were double yellow lines on the carriageway.

Chris

[R1Geezer]

Yep as chris says, yellow lines apply to both side of the kerb

[Twenty20]

So, to save money, they could just paint yellow lines down the centre of the road?

[Berkshirelad]

No, because differing restrictions may apply to either side