The model
A parking-ban zone applies to both sides of the road, even if the entry sign stands on only one side (Book p.165). That differs from a loose E1 or E2 sign, which only governs the side where the sign stands. In that same zone it often also applies: parking disc mandatory for vehicles with more than 2 wheels, arrival time rounded up to the next whole or half hour.
Read this section on its own page: The model: The parking-ban zone, the parking disc and the parking garage
Core
A parking-ban zone is set up with an entry sign and applies to both sides of the street, even if that sign stands on only one side — that is the key difference from a loose E1 sign (parking ban, only that side) or E2 sign (stopping ban, only that side): a zone governs the full width of the street until the end sign (Book p.165). In a blue zone the parking-disc duty often also applies, for motor vehicles with MORE than 2 wheels — an ordinary motorcycle falls outside this. You set the disc to your arrival time, rounding UP to the next whole or half hour; arrive at 09:47, and you set it to 10:00. Paid parking comes in several forms: via an app with a zone number, via a parking meter machine (ticket behind the windscreen or licence-plate registration), via a parking meter with limited time that you may not top up, and via a parking garage — there you take a ticket at the barrier on entry, but you pay only before exiting. On a woonerf you park only on your own property or on a marked parking space (P-bay), not just anywhere it happens not to obstruct.
Read this section on its own page: Core: The parking-ban zone, the parking disc and the parking garage
Why it matters
A zone ban covers the whole street precisely because the underlying problem (traffic flow, sightlines, environment) is not tied to one kerb — enforcing only the sign's side would throw away half the effect. Rounding the parking disc up prevents you from unintentionally granting yourself extra time by rounding down.
Read this section on its own page: Why it matters: The parking-ban zone, the parking disc and the parking garage
Source: RVV 1990 art. 24 · RVV 1990 art. 25 · checked 2026-10-22
Test yourself
On a windy Wednesday morning in Den Haag you park in a parking-ban zone, on the side where the entry sign stands. On the other side of the street, where no sign hangs, another car is also parked. Is that allowed?
Show the answer
A parking-ban zone applies to both sides of the road, even if the entry sign stands on only one side (Book p.165). That differs from a loose E1 or E2 sign, which only governs the side where the sign stands. In that same zone it often also applies: parking disc mandatory for vehicles with more than 2 wheels, arrival time rounded up to the next whole or half hour.
Frequently asked questions
‘A parking-ban zone only applies on the side of the road where the entry sign stands’ – is that true?
No. A parking-ban zone applies to both sides of the road, even if the entry sign stands on only one side. This differs from a loose E1 sign (parking ban) or E2 sign (stopping ban), which both only govern the side where the sign stands
‘When setting the parking disc I round my arrival time down, to the previous whole or half hour’ – is that true?
No. The parking disc is rounded UP to the next whole or half hour, not down. Rounding down wrongly grants extra parking time
‘The parking-disc duty applies to every vehicle parked in a blue zone, including motorcycles’ – is that true?
No. The parking-disc duty applies to motor vehicles with MORE than two wheels. An ordinary motorcycle (2 wheels) falls outside this
‘At a parking garage you pay when you enter, together with taking the ticket’ – is that true?
No. On entry you take a ticket at the barrier; payment happens before exiting, at the payment machine or the exit, based on the elapsed time
‘On a woonerf you may park anywhere, as long as you do not obstruct anyone’ – is that true?
No. On a woonerf parking is only allowed on your own property or on a marked parking space (P-bay), not anywhere it happens not to obstruct
