Double yellow lines just a foot wide baffle motorists as council doubles down

05 December 2023 , 13:05

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The tiny double yellow lines separate two normal parking bays

Confused motorists have been left baffled after Edinburgh City Council officials decided to paint double yellow lines that were just one-foot wide.

The section of the kerb in Edinburgh is much smaller than a car or even a bike - but the paintwork went ahead anyway with locals in Leith spotting the new feature on Duke Place on Sunday. Photos posted online showed the double yellow lines on the corner of a pavement separating two normal parking bays with the tiny yellow stripes along the side.

A post to X, formerly Twitter, yesterday asked: “Is this the shortest double yellow line in the country? Can your council compete with Edinburgh?" and sparked hilarity online. Some people asked whether the decision was due to a return of medieval transport options whilst others poked fun at the idea of cartoon characters arriving.

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One person wrote: “They really are having a laugh marking this tiny part of the kerb. Do they think people ride around town on unicycles? Council is literally laughing at us all authorising something like this to have double yellow lines painted on it.”

Whilst another added: “Maybe expecting Noddy to visit with his wee car” with a different bemused local joking: “I’m just picturing a tiny wee clown car pulling up at that kerb and a dozen members of our esteemed local authority climbing out of it.”

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A spokesperson for Edinburgh City Council told The Mirror the work was part of the Controlled Parking Zone extension to stop people thinking they can park on an unrestricted bit of the kerb. Councillor Scott Arthur, Transport and Environment Convener, said: “Double yellow lines have been painted on Duke Place as part of work to introduce a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) there. In a CPZ every part of the kerbside must be controlled and this needs to be indicated to drivers to deter double parking. This is the case in cities around the country.”

Jake Loader