(1) Section 213C (Metered parking—parking fee) and section 213D (Metered parking—maximum length of stay) do not apply to—
(a) a driver for any period the driver's vehicle is parked in a metered parking space outside the controlled parking hours for the space; or
(b) a driver if—
(i) the driver's vehicle is parked in a metered parking space; and
(ii) the driver displays in or on the vehicle a current mobility parking scheme authority; and
(iii) the driver complies with the conditions (if any) of the authority; or
(c) a driver if—
(i) the driver's vehicle is parked in a metered parking space designated by a permit zone sign for use by the holder of a stated kind of parking permit; and
(ii) the driver displays in or on the vehicle a current parking permit of that kind; and
(iii) the driver complies with the conditions (if any) of the permit.
(2) In this section:
"controlled parking hours", in relation to a metered parking space, means the periods (as indicated by information on or with traffic signs applying to the space) when a vehicle may not be parked in the space unless the relevant parking fee has been paid.