[Talk-GB] Tagging ad hoc parking places?

[Martin Wynne]

On 31/01/2020 20:07, Dave F via Talk-GB wrote:

> But that's not a parking spot. Because a  vehicle just happens to be 
> there, it doesn't make it one. By your logic we should be tagging 
> pavements as such, because lazy drivers think they're entitled to break 
> the law.

But that was my whole point. No it's not a designated car park or a 
layby so it shouldn't be tagged as one. But it is something. What?

Physically it could be described as

  highway=passing_place

but those are not intended to be blocked with parked vehicles.

There is also

  highway=yes
  verge=yes

The wiki says "Existence of verges may indicate scope for informal 
parking of cars in rural areas." How to tag that there is in fact 
sufficient space to leave a car?

It's not illegal to leave a vehicle on the highway provided it is not 
causing an obstruction and there are no parking restrictions.

cheers,

Martin.