Who should give way on a narrow Northern Ireland road obstructed by parked vehicles?

If parked vehicles obstruct your side of a narrow road, you should normally give way to approaching traffic that has the unobstructed path.

That is a practical application of safe passing rather than an absolute “right of way.” If both sides are obstructed, drivers should cooperate and use available passing places.

For “Who should give way on a narrow Northern Ireland road obstructed by parked vehicles?”, the wider Northern Ireland context is this: Northern Ireland's Highway Code uses signs, signals and road markings together, so the safest reading is always the exact sign at the location plus any lane arrows, plates or temporary traffic management. Rules expressed as ‘must’ or ‘must not’ are legal requirements; advisory wording can still be used as evidence when responsibility for a collision is considered.

For this exact question — “Who should give way on a narrow Northern Ireland road obstructed by parked vehicles?” — the practical point is: Do not squeeze through a gap that is too narrow; wait where you can do so without blocking junctions or trapping other traffic. The answer should be applied to the actual signs, conditions, licence wording or parking rules in force at the time, because temporary restrictions and individual DVA decisions can change the ordinary position.

This Northern Ireland-specific page on “Who should give way on a narrow Northern Ireland road obstructed by parked vehicles?” was checked against the attached official sources before publication, with nidirect/DVA and the Northern Ireland Highway Code used ahead of generic UK motoring articles. If the rule, road layout or personal licence condition changes, those primary sources are the ones to re-check.