I’m trying to understand a parking rule at this spot in Frankfurt and would appreciate some help.

There is an absolutes Halteverbot sign (Zeichen 283) with a left-pointing arrow, plus an additional sign saying Lieferverkehr frei, werktags 7–20 Uhr, auf dem Seitenstreifen.

In the attached photo, the white van is parked after the signpost in direction of travel. I parked my car at the same spot a few days ago and received a €25 fine.

My understanding was that the arrow indicates the restriction stops ahead of the sign, so parking after it should be allowed. Clearly, that interpretation might be wrong.

My questions:

• Is the white van legally parked there?

• Does the left arrow mean “applies to the area before the sign” or something else?

• Does the “Lieferverkehr frei” exception appl y only to delivery vehicles and only on a formally marked Seitenstreifen?

Any advice from locals or StVO experts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

by ksharma510

6 comments

  2. You turn those signs in your head so that they’re parallel to the street. Then it means “from this point on in the direction of the arrow until the next sign indicating the end of the no parking zone”

  3. The arrow point to where the sign applies to. In this case, to the left is absolute Halteverbot.

    Exceptions are, if you are delivery (Lieferverkehr), e.g. the german post or UPS and such.

    The sing also applies only within the given hours. So between 7 AM and 8PM. Theoretically you could park there without issued between e.g. midnight and 3AM.

    It also sais (and of that I am only 85% sure) that everything applied to that Haltestreifen only, so where the white van is parked.

  4. you can’t park there mate. unless you are doing deliverys, which the van is porbaly doing. at night you can park but you gotta drive away before 7.

  5. It says from this sign to the direction of the arrow parking is not allowed, however over this rock-area during the workdays between 7-20 for the transporter vehicles of the shops around, parking is allowed.

  6. You are not allowed to park there unless:

    – You’re delivering stuff
    – It’s between 8pm and 7am
    – It’s a sunday or national holiday (Note that Saturday is considered a Werktag)

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