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Parking: the most important basic rules
1 min read · Updated on October 17, 2026
Parking seems simple – but there are some places where it’s forbidden, even without a sign.
Vereinfachte Erklärung zum Lernen – keine Rechtsberatung. Verbindlich ist die Straßenverkehrs-Ordnung (StVO).
Stopping or parking?
If you leave your car or stop for longer than three minutes, you’re parking.
Parking is forbidden here
Among others:
- Within 5 metres before and after junctions
- In front of driveways
- On pavements unless it’s allowed
- In front of lowered kerbs
- Double parking
Parking on pavements
Only allowed if a sign shows it – and then exactly as shown on the sign.
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