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'World's shortest' double yellow lines on Norwich street

The double yellow lines are 17in (41cm) long
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Double yellow lines measuring 17in (41cm) on a Norwich street are laying claim to be the shortest ever painted.

The lines were laid down in the city's Stafford Street to distinguish a permit parking zone from a two-hour limit bay which all drivers can use.

The lines were measured by the landlord of the nearby Alexandra Tavern who said he did not know why they were painted.

Bert Bremner, from Norwich City Council, said that in hindsight the short lines had perhaps "gone too far".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-16226592