E9a: Parking permitted
Category : Stopping and parking
E9a - Parking permitted. Square blue sign with a large white P. You may park your vehicle here. Comply with road markings and any additional rules (duration, parking disc, payment, reserved spaces).
What to know about this type of sign
Stopping and parking are two different things under the Belgian highway code, and the theory test loves to play on the difference. Where can you stop briefly, where can you park, and how do you use a parking disc in a blue zone? Here are all the rules, with the distances you need to know.
- Stopping means loading Stopping is holding the vehicle still for as long as it takes to pick up or drop off people or goods. Anything longer is parking.
- 5 metres before a crossing Stopping and parking are forbidden on a pedestrian crossing and within 5 metres before it.
- Blue zone: 2 hours Unless stated otherwise, you may park for 2 hours in a blue zone, with a parking disc behind the windscreen.
Read the full guide : Stopping and parking rules in Belgium
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Other road signs
- E9b: Parking reserved for motorcycles, cars, mixed-use vehicles and minibuses
- E9c: Parking reserved for vans and trucks
- E9d: Parking reserved for coaches
- E9e: Mandatory parking on the shoulder or pavement
- E9f: Mandatory parking partly on the shoulder or pavement
- E9g: Compulsory parking on the roadway
- E9h: Parking reserved for motorhomes (motorhomes / camper vans)
- E9i: Parking reserved for motorcycles