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When can you wait on the yellow crisscross lines at a box junction?

28/10/2013

You can stop in a yellow box junction if you want to turn right and are stopped from doing so by oncoming traffic, or by other vehicles waiting to turn right.

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Jon Hutchings

21/4/2018 11:04:27 am

Questions:-
1. In your illustration the vehicle shown in the box is waiting to turn right and is prevented from doing so by oncoming vehicles. When the lights change his / her exit could be blocked by vehicles coming towards him but turning left. He is then blocked from exiting the box and is obstructing the vehicles coming from his right. Is he now in contravention of the highway code?
2. If he moves forward to turn right but remains in the box, he allows the traffic coming from his right to flow freely. However, he is still in the box because his exit is blocked. Is he contravening the regulations and open to prosecution?
Your response to clarify this issue would be most welcomed please.
Many thanks

Jon Hutchings

The Highway Code

When can you wait on the yellow crisscross lines at a box junction?

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