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203BStopping in parking area for electric-powered vehicles
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203B Stopping in parking area for electric-powered vehicles (1) A driver of a vehicle that is not an electric-powered vehicle must not stop in a parking area for electric-powered vehicles. electric-powered vehicle means a vehicle that— (a) is powered by 1 or more electric motors or traction motors, regardless of whether the vehicle is also powered by another form of propulsion; and (b) can be recharged from an external source of electricity.
electric-powered vehicle parking sign means a sign displaying an electric-powered vehicle symbol. Example—electric-powered vehicle parking sign electric-powered vehicle symbol means a picture of a vehicle with an adjacent charging plug as shown in the diagram in schedule 4. parking area for electric-powered vehicles means a length or area of a road— (a) to which a permissive parking sign displaying an electric-powered vehicle symbol applies; or (b) to which an electric-powered vehicle parking sign applies; or (c) indicated by a road marking (an electric-powered vehicle road marking) that consists of, or includes, an electric-powered vehicle symbol.