Sign E5: Parking facility reserved exclusively for taxis (taxi rank)

Legal meaning

Taxi rank.

Source: RVV 1990 annex 1 · checked 2026-10-23

Shape and colour

Blue square sign with a white P: parking facility; a symbol or supplementary plate limits for whom.

Where the sign stands

At the start of the taxi rank, on the side of the road where the bays are; a plate may give the hours.

Supplementary plates with this sign

• Sub-panel: arrows point left and right, both sides apply. OB504 — Supplementary plate with arrows to the lower left and lower right: the sign applies on both sides, in both directions along the road.

What the exam asks about this sign

The exam asks who may stand here: only taxis waiting for a passenger. An ordinary car may not park here and may not stop to drop someone off either, unless a plate names times. Trap: candidates see the P and think everyone may park.

Often confused with

• Parking facility; indicates a place where parking is allowed E4 — Plain P: for everyone.
• Parking facility reserved only for the category or group E8 — P with vehicle symbol: one category, for example buses.
• Bay reserved exclusively for the immediate loading and unloading E7 — Loading and unloading: also a place where you may not park.