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No parking without a sign

Even without a sign, parking is prohibited (RVV art. 24): within 5 m of a junction, in front of an entrance or exit, outside built-up areas on the carriageway of a priority road, along a broken yellow line, on a disabled parking space and on a bay reserved for another vehicle category. Parking bays are not covered by a prohibition sign on the carriageway.

Source: RVV 1990 art. 23 · checked 2026-10-23

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About Stopping and parking bans without a sign: where they always apply: which statement is WRONG?

  1. Vs p.163 - the intersection itself is a stopping ban (never stop).
  2. A parking-ban sign on the road also applies inside the parking bay next to it.
  3. The stopping ban at a bus stop applies along the block marking, or within 12 metres of the sign if that marking is absent.
  4. A stopping ban forbids any interruption of the driving movement, even a few seconds.
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Correct answer: A parking-ban sign on the road also applies inside the parking bay next to it.

Arking bays and parking spaces are exempt from prohibition signs. The sign on the road governs the carriageway, not the marked bay next to it

Why learners get this wrong: Within 5 metres of an intersection you may not even stop very briefly.

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Arking bays and parking spaces are exempt from prohibition signs.

  1. False
  2. True
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Correct answer: True

Arking bays and parking spaces are exempt from prohibition signs. The sign on the road governs the carriageway, not the marked bay next to it

Why learners get this wrong: A parking-ban sign on the road also applies inside the parking bay next to it.

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In Zaandam you are at a bus stop where a clear block marking has been painted on the road, but the sign itself stands 9 metres further along. Where does the stopping ban begin here?

  1. Exactly along the block marking — that marking is the boundary here
  2. Always 12 metres from the sign, regardless of the marking
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Correct answer: Exactly along the block marking — that marking is the boundary here

Where a block marking is present, that marking is the boundary; the 12 metres is only the fallback without a marking

Why learners get this wrong: At every bus stop you may never stop within 12 metres of the sign.

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The stopping ban at a bus stop applies along the block marking, or within 12 metres of the sign if that marking is absent.

  1. False
  2. True
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Correct answer: True

The stopping ban at a bus stop applies along the block marking, or within 12 metres of the sign if that marking is absent. Where a marking is present, the marking itself is the boundary

Why learners get this wrong: At every bus stop you may never stop within 12 metres of the sign.

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In Hilversum you approach a pedestrian crossing on a quiet residential street, with no sign next to it. How many metres before and after the crossing does a stopping ban already apply?

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Correct answer: 5 m

Correct: 5.0 m (±0.5).

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