Core: Stopping and parking bans without a sign: where they always apply

The book gives two separate lists (Book p.161-163), and the difference between them lies in what is still allowed. Under a stopping ban you may not interrupt the driving movement at any moment — not even to quickly let someone get out. That applies at an intersection or level crossing, a cycle lane, a crossing (plus 5 metres before and after), a tunnel, a bus lane, a solid yellow line, and on the pavement or cycle path. The bus stop also belongs to this list, with a nuance: the ban runs along the block marking where one is present; if there is no marking, a fixed distance of 12 metres from the sign applies. The marking — not the number 12 — is the first source when both are present. Under a parking ban you may briefly stop to drop off/pick up or load/unload — you simply may not park. That applies less than 5 metres from an intersection, in front of a driveway, outside the built-up area on the carriageway of a priority road, at a dashed yellow line, and across parking spaces. One exception applies to both lists: parking bays and parking spaces are exempt from prohibition signs — a sign on the carriageway does not automatically govern the marked bay next to it.