Sign E8: Parking facility reserved only for the

Legal meaning

Parking facility intended only for the vehicle category or group of vehicles indicated on the sign.

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

Shape and colour

Blue square sign with a white P and the symbol of a vehicle category: only that category may park here.

Where the sign stands

At the start of the bays, on the side of the road where they lie; a plate may give days or 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 question is whom the bays are for: only the category shown, for example buses, lorries or electric cars at a charging point. Other drivers may not park there, not even briefly. Trap: candidates think the symbol is merely advice.

Exam question on this sign

About Under-signs: explanation, restriction, exemption and distance: which statement is WRONG?

If an under-sign at E4 through E8, E12 or E13 shows days or hours, the orders/prohibitions apply ONLY during those days or hours — outside that window the ban does not apply.
'500 m' (no arrows) = applies over 500 metres from here; '↑500 m↑' (with arrows) = applies for the coming 500 metres — two different applications of the same number, not synonyms.
'uitgezonderd' + symbol = the sign does NOT apply to that group (exemption); a bare symbol without 'uitgezonderd' restricts the sign TO that group instead.
An under-sign with a symbol applies on its own, even if the main sign above it has been removed or is illegible.

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Correct answer: An under-sign with a symbol applies on its own, even if the main sign above it has been removed or is illegible.

An under-sign contains a further explanation OF THE TRAFFIC SIGN; without a main sign an under-sign has no independent effect

Why learners get this wrong: If an under-sign at an E-parking sign shows days and hours, the parking ban still applies all week — the under-sign is just extra information.

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Often confused with

Parking facility; indicates a place where parking is allowed E4 — Plain P without restriction.
Parking facility reserved exclusively for taxis (taxi rank) E5 — Taxi rank: also for one group.
Parking facility for carpoolers E13 — Carpoolers: also a restricted group, with its own symbol.

Sign E8: Parking facility reserved only for the category or group