Belgium allows a half-monthly parking rule (Dutch: Halfmaandelijks beurtelings parkeren, French: Stationnement alterné semi-mensuel). When the entrance of the town is marked by road sign E11, alternate-side parking applies to the whole town agglomeration. Parking on the road from the 1st till the 15th of each month is only allowed on the side of the road with odd house numbers; from the 16th till the end of the month, parking on the road is only allowed on the side of the road with even house numbers. At the end of each period, cars should change sides between 19.30 and 20.00. The rule doesn’t apply on parking spots outside the roadway or on dedicated spots marked by other parking rules.
[[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate-side_parking)]
Option C: park in another street because I forgot how that sign works directly after -probably even during- my theoretical exam.
Wow didn’t know it was about the house numbers, always thought it was right or left side of the street
lmao i didn’t know this and i aced my real theory test
Well that’s a very passive aggressive explanation.
Do whatever the other cars do.
I used to be a cop and i forgot this ridicolous rule already.
Thought it was right or left side of the road. Who cares anyways? Park elsewhere if you see a sign that you don’t understand.
And 16 is an even number? How does this make any sense? Also, never seen this sign in 5 years 😅
Wish you best of luck OP! 🍀🤞
Top tip to remember it easily: if there are only odd numbers in the dates (1-15) you can park along the odd numbered houses. If it has an even number in it (16-31) you can park along the even numbered houses
Always do what the other humans do.
The fact this exists boggles my mind. Is it because of “sour” neighbors?
I’ve always found this rule very confusing
If you’re in a date between the numbers on the right it doesn’t mean park on the right but park on the houses with even (or uneven I forgot which off the 2) numbers. And uneven (or even I forgot) for the left.
They should put this board next to a rail road or river with houses on 1 side and watch chaos take over
If you’re interested , there is a really good website to practice linked by the Flemish government.
It’s honestly great, really accurate on how the real thing works. Same kind of questions and the same way of presenting them.
I didnt know that exams can be in English? I will be migrating in Belgium and may get a drivers license.
It means park on the side of the street others are parking and dony leave your car there if you won’t need it for a long time
The difficult thing is the changing. Isnt that supposed to be exactly between 19h and 20h…..
Generally, the left side of the road are “odd” house numbers. It’s the 7th, so between the 1st and 15th. You park on the left side of the road. If it was the 28th, you’d park on the right side. Generally the even house numbers.
So dumb. Why not just have a sign that tells you where you can park, not where you can’t? Seems logically backwards to me but okay
I had one of these signs in my street when I was a kid. We used to call the 16th and the 30/31th « La fête au village » because that day all the neighbors would knock on each others doors yelling « CHANGEMENT DE CÔTÉ » and then we mostly ended up chatting in the street or having a drink.
Brussels in the 90s was great
It’s quite simple actually.
The numbers on the plate are date’s. So from the first until the 15th and from the 16th until the end of the month (whatever that is for that specific month you’re in).
This plate is only applicable for parking ON the street (so not on designated parking area’s or a driveway or something) IN build up area’s. (Bebouwde kom in dutch, Plate F1a)
So if you are in a built up area and you want to park ON the street, you can do so from the 1st until the 15th at the side of the road where the houses have uneven numbers. From the 16th until the end of the month you can park on the side of the street where the houses have even numbers.
If you want to park from let’s say the 14th until the 17th, you will have to change your car to the other side on the last day of the period you’re in (so in this case the 15th) between 19.30h and 20h.
Do these actually still exist?
Why do they exist in the first place? (Serious)
Charge your phone
Aren those the dates for when you can park on that side of the street
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Belgium allows a half-monthly parking rule (Dutch: Halfmaandelijks beurtelings parkeren, French: Stationnement alterné semi-mensuel). When the entrance of the town is marked by road sign E11, alternate-side parking applies to the whole town agglomeration. Parking on the road from the 1st till the 15th of each month is only allowed on the side of the road with odd house numbers; from the 16th till the end of the month, parking on the road is only allowed on the side of the road with even house numbers. At the end of each period, cars should change sides between 19.30 and 20.00. The rule doesn’t apply on parking spots outside the roadway or on dedicated spots marked by other parking rules.
[[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate-side_parking)]
https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beurtelings_parkeren
Option C: park in another street because I forgot how that sign works directly after -probably even during- my theoretical exam.
Wow didn’t know it was about the house numbers, always thought it was right or left side of the street
lmao i didn’t know this and i aced my real theory test
Well that’s a very passive aggressive explanation.
Do whatever the other cars do.
I used to be a cop and i forgot this ridicolous rule already.
Thought it was right or left side of the road. Who cares anyways? Park elsewhere if you see a sign that you don’t understand.
And 16 is an even number? How does this make any sense? Also, never seen this sign in 5 years 😅
Wish you best of luck OP! 🍀🤞
Top tip to remember it easily: if there are only odd numbers in the dates (1-15) you can park along the odd numbered houses. If it has an even number in it (16-31) you can park along the even numbered houses
Always do what the other humans do.
The fact this exists boggles my mind. Is it because of “sour” neighbors?
I’ve always found this rule very confusing
If you’re in a date between the numbers on the right it doesn’t mean park on the right but park on the houses with even (or uneven I forgot which off the 2) numbers. And uneven (or even I forgot) for the left.
They should put this board next to a rail road or river with houses on 1 side and watch chaos take over
If you’re interested , there is a really good website to practice linked by the Flemish government.
It’s honestly great, really accurate on how the real thing works. Same kind of questions and the same way of presenting them.
Really helped me when I did it atleast.
You can find it on here:
https://www.vlaanderen.be/rijbewijs-b-voor-auto/theorie-examen-voor-rijbewijs-b
Here is a direct link to it:
https://www.mijnrijbewijsb.be/
I didnt know that exams can be in English? I will be migrating in Belgium and may get a drivers license.
It means park on the side of the street others are parking and dony leave your car there if you won’t need it for a long time
The difficult thing is the changing. Isnt that supposed to be exactly between 19h and 20h…..
Generally, the left side of the road are “odd” house numbers. It’s the 7th, so between the 1st and 15th. You park on the left side of the road. If it was the 28th, you’d park on the right side. Generally the even house numbers.
So dumb. Why not just have a sign that tells you where you can park, not where you can’t? Seems logically backwards to me but okay
I had one of these signs in my street when I was a kid. We used to call the 16th and the 30/31th « La fête au village » because that day all the neighbors would knock on each others doors yelling « CHANGEMENT DE CÔTÉ » and then we mostly ended up chatting in the street or having a drink.
Brussels in the 90s was great
It’s quite simple actually.
The numbers on the plate are date’s. So from the first until the 15th and from the 16th until the end of the month (whatever that is for that specific month you’re in).
This plate is only applicable for parking ON the street (so not on designated parking area’s or a driveway or something) IN build up area’s. (Bebouwde kom in dutch, Plate F1a)
So if you are in a built up area and you want to park ON the street, you can do so from the 1st until the 15th at the side of the road where the houses have uneven numbers. From the 16th until the end of the month you can park on the side of the street where the houses have even numbers.
If you want to park from let’s say the 14th until the 17th, you will have to change your car to the other side on the last day of the period you’re in (so in this case the 15th) between 19.30h and 20h.
Do these actually still exist?
Why do they exist in the first place? (Serious)
Charge your phone
Aren those the dates for when you can park on that side of the street