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Tearing your hair out in frustration because you received yet another parking ticket?
Do read on and clear your doubts now on where parking is not allowed.
Do read on and clear your doubts now on where parking is not allowed.
Definition of Parking
Parking is legally defined as bringing a motor vehicle or a trailer to a stationary position and causing it to wait for any purpose other than for the immediate picking up or letting down of passengers, goods or luggage.
Types of Parking Restriction Lines
The following lines indicates specific parking restriction:
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The absence of parking restriction lines does not mean that parking is allowed. For example, parking restriction lines may not be drawn at these locations but parking is not allowed at all times. Therefore, do not park or let your vehicle wait:
Parking is also not allowed when it causes obstruction or safety hazards. Therefore, do not park or let your vehicle wait:
- Within 6 metres of a junction
- Within 9 metres of a bus stop
- Within 3 metres on either side of a fire hydrant
- On a footway or cycle track
- In bus terminals (except omnibuses)
- In taxi stands (except taxis)
- Outside designated street-side parking lots on the same street
Parking is also not allowed when it causes obstruction or safety hazards. Therefore, do not park or let your vehicle wait:
- At a bend, slip road, the brow of a hill or a bridge
- On a grass verge or road shoulder
- On a flyover, underpass or ramp leading to a flyover/underpass
- Near traffic lights or pedestrian crossings in a manner that obstructs motorists' view of traffic signals and/or crossing pedestrians
- Facing oncoming traffic
- Abreast of another vehicle
Consequences of Illegal Parking
Drivers who violated parking restrictions may receive a parking ticket and demerit points under the Driver Improvement Point System. However, do you know that illegal parking may have more serious consequences than fines or demerit points?
Illegally parked vehicles might obstruct pedestrians or other motorists, causing them to get into serious or fatal accidents.
Parking illegally might save you a few minutes or a few dollars. The few minutes or dollars will not help when precious lives are lost.
For information on parking offences, please visit the Traffic Police website.
Illegally parked vehicles might obstruct pedestrians or other motorists, causing them to get into serious or fatal accidents.
Parking illegally might save you a few minutes or a few dollars. The few minutes or dollars will not help when precious lives are lost.
For information on parking offences, please visit the Traffic Police website.
Last Updated: 13 October 2009