Parking (road traffic)

In the context of road traffic law, parking refers to the parking of a vehicle in public traffic areas. This is not, as in the case of pure " parking ", a permissible public use , but an unauthorized special use . This applies specifically to vehicles that are outside the scope of road traffic law due to a lack of road approval or driving readiness. Corresponding regulations and any fines to be applied are recorded in the statutes of the municipalities or in the state road laws (LStrG).

A common example is parking vehicles or trailers for advertising purposes. Furthermore, the parking of a caravan or mobile home for residential purposes is also considered an impermissible special use. However, the so-called shutdown period is decisive here. If a vehicle is parked for the purpose of restoring its physical fitness to drive and used in this context to rest or spend the night, it is permissible public use.

literature

State Roads Act (LStrG), Part II Public and special use § 34–47
Bavarian Roads and Roads Act (BayStrWG), Section 3 Common Use and Special Use Art. 14–22a