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Street parking in germany

Old Nov 25th 2005, 1:48 pm
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vmahadevan
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Hi,
Under one of the parking Automat machines in a german street it was
mentioned
Mo-Fr : 9:00-19:00
Sa : 9:00-16:00

Does this mean i can park my car for free after 16:00 hrs on saturday?
If yes, then i was issued with a parking ticket(i parked the car
correctly without obstructing the road, did not park in reserved area
etc.....)

Can someone tell me how this street parking system works in germany????

Cheers
 
Old Nov 25th 2005, 2:27 pm
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Tim C.
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[email protected] wrote:
    > Hi,
    > Under one of the parking Automat machines in a german street it was
    > mentioned
    > Mo-Fr : 9:00-19:00
    > Sa : 9:00-16:00
    >
    > Does this mean i can park my car for free after 16:00 hrs on saturday?

Yes. Until Monday morning 9:00.

    > If yes, then i was issued with a parking ticket(i parked the car
    > correctly without obstructing the road, did not park in reserved area
    > etc.....)

It should say on the ticket what you did wrong. If you can locate that
maybe we can tell you why. Maybe you parked in a motorbike park?


    > Can someone tell me how this street parking system works in germany???

You park - properly - in a space. Then go buy a ticket from the machine,
for however long you want, up to the maximum. Longer costs more, of
course. Then place the ticket behind the windscreen on the dashboard so
it can be seen - normally on the driver's side.

It is possible that you were in a "clock" zone, which means you have to
set and display that little blue cardboard clock you should have in your
car somehwere. Set this to the time you arrived. You can be fined if
it's not set properly or not displayed. These zones are normally marked
with a sort of blue and white clock symbol, thingy.
Like here: http://www.travlang.com/signs/prohibitive.html
about 1/3 the way down


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Old Nov 25th 2005, 2:42 pm
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Erick T . Barkhuis
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Tim C.:

    > It is possible that you were in a "clock" zone, which means you have to
    > set and display that little blue cardboard clock you should have in your
    > car somehwere. Set this to the time you arrived. You can be fined if
    > it's not set properly or not displayed.

Yup. That cost me a 5 euro fine in Germany earlier this year. I missed
the little sign.
In Holland, that's a 45 euro fine. :-(

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Old Nov 25th 2005, 4:21 pm
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Jens Arne Maennig
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[email protected] wrote:

    > Under one of the parking Automat machines in a german street it was
    > mentioned
    > Mo-Fr : 9:00-19:00
    > Sa : 9:00-16:00
    >
    > Does this mean i can park my car for free after 16:00 hrs on saturday?

Maybe. Depends on what was written above, maybe.

    > If yes, then i was issued with a parking ticket(i parked the car
    > correctly without obstructing the road, did not park in reserved area
    > etc.....)

Write precisely what was written on the Parking ticket or send a scan by
email. It will be written on it what it was for. As it is usually coded
as "Kennzahl", you might not understand it immediately. You can, however,
decode it yourself with the help of the database of the Bavarian police at
http://www.polizei.bayern.de/cgi-bin...k.cgi?type=bgk - if your German
is good enough.

    > Can someone tell me how this street parking system works in germany????

� 12 of the German road traffic act (Stra�enverkehrsordnung) can:
http://www.verkehrsportal.de/stvo/stvo_12.php

Have fun!

Jens
 
Old Nov 25th 2005, 7:56 pm
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[email protected] wrote in news:1132930135.660140.75680
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

    > Hi,
    > Under one of the parking Automat machines in a german street it was
    > mentioned
    > Mo-Fr : 9:00-19:00
    > Sa : 9:00-16:00
    >
    > Does this mean i can park my car for free after 16:00 hrs on saturday?
    > If yes, then i was issued with a parking ticket(i parked the car
    > correctly without obstructing the road, did not park in reserved area
    > etc.....)
    >
    > Can someone tell me how this street parking system works in germany????
    >
    > Cheers
    >

Were there other cars parked near by? Was there was a temporary sign
somewhere else that said you couldn't park there for a special occasion?
Like others said, you should look for a code to tell you want the violation
was.
 
Old Nov 25th 2005, 10:37 pm
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Alan S
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On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:27:08 +0000, "Tim C."
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >It is possible that you were in a "clock" zone, which means you have to
    >set and display that little blue cardboard clock you should have in your
    >car somehwere. Set this to the time you arrived. You can be fined if
    >it's not set properly or not displayed. These zones are normally marked
    >with a sort of blue and white clock symbol, thingy.
    >Like here: http://www.travlang.com/signs/prohibitive.html
    >about 1/3 the way down

I was fined in England for not having one of those clock
things just before I returned home - first I'd heard of it.

I knew about getting the various vignettes for motorways in
Austria, Czech etc - but was unaware of these "clocks".

I'll be driving through 11 European countries next year - do
they all have different "clocks" or can I use the same one
in every country? Where do I get them? is there a fee?

Cheers, Alan, Australia
 
Old Nov 25th 2005, 11:56 pm
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I live in Britain, travel widely, and have not encountered these 'clocks'.

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"Alan S" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:27:08 +0000, "Tim C."
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >It is possible that you were in a "clock" zone, which means you have to
    > >set and display that little blue cardboard clock you should have in your
    > >car somehwere. Set this to the time you arrived. You can be fined if
    > >it's not set properly or not displayed. These zones are normally marked
    > >with a sort of blue and white clock symbol, thingy.
    > >Like here: http://www.travlang.com/signs/prohibitive.html
    > >about 1/3 the way down
    > >
    > I was fined in England for not having one of those clock
    > things just before I returned home - first I'd heard of it.
    > I knew about getting the various vignettes for motorways in
    > Austria, Czech etc - but was unaware of these "clocks".
    > I'll be driving through 11 European countries next year - do
    > they all have different "clocks" or can I use the same one
    > in every country? Where do I get them? is there a fee?
    > Cheers, Alan, Australia
 
Old Nov 26th 2005, 3:42 am
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Alan S
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On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 00:56:53 -0000, "John Owens"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >I live in Britain, travel widely, and have not encountered these 'clocks'.

I vaguely remember it was in a village, on a Saturday market
day, somewhere between Carlisle and Preston. Yeah - I know
that narrows it down:-) But then, after the incident I did
my best to forget it. I appear to have succeeded, at leat as
far as the location is concerned.

I'd still be interested to know if these "clocks" are
multi-country or whether I need to see some bureaucrat in
each country or city to get one.

Cheers, Alan, Australia
 
Old Nov 26th 2005, 4:20 am
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Alan S wrote:
    > On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 00:56:53 -0000, "John Owens"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >
    >>I live in Britain, travel widely, and have not encountered these 'clocks'.
    >
    >
    > I vaguely remember it was in a village, on a Saturday market
    > day, somewhere between Carlisle and Preston. Yeah - I know
    > that narrows it down:-) But then, after the incident I did
    > my best to forget it. I appear to have succeeded, at leat as
    > far as the location is concerned.
    >
    > I'd still be interested to know if these "clocks" are
    > multi-country or whether I need to see some bureaucrat in
    > each country or city to get one.
    >
    > Cheers, Alan, Australia


From my chapter on driving in Europe at
http://www.enjoy-europe.com/hte/chap18/auto.htm

'In the US, the *blue zone* is reserved for handicapped persons. In
Europe the *blue zone* is totally different. It allows limited time free
parking on the honor system, for everyone. Zone Blue parking means that
you must place a blue card on your dash board and set the pseudo clock
face to the time that you arrived. You can then park for free for the
time allowed as stated on the street sign. Buy it in a stationary store
and use the Blue Zone card in France, Germany, and other countries. Some
businesses give them out for free.'

John Bermont
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Old Nov 26th 2005, 6:00 am
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Andreas H . Zappel
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Alan S <[email protected]> wrote:

    >I'll be driving through 11 European countries next year - do
    >they all have different "clocks" or can I use the same one
    >in every country? Where do I get them? is there a fee?

Normally you can use the same one in all countries. Ask your car
rental if there is one in the car.

Greetings from Cologne

Andreas
 
Old Nov 26th 2005, 6:42 am
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Erick T . Barkhuis
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Alan S:

    > I'll be driving through 11 European countries next year - do
    > they all have different "clocks"

Nope. One will do.

    > Where do I get them? is there a fee?

Rental cars will probably have them already. Otherwise, you can buy one
from the gas station for a few euros.


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Old Nov 26th 2005, 7:54 am
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Alan S wrote:
    > On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:27:08 +0000, "Tim C."
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> It is possible that you were in a "clock" zone, which means you have
    >> to set and display that little blue cardboard clock you should have
    >> in your car somehwere. Set this to the time you arrived. You can be
    >> fined if it's not set properly or not displayed. These zones are
    >> normally marked with a sort of blue and white clock symbol, thingy.
    >> Like here: http://www.travlang.com/signs/prohibitive.html
    >> about 1/3 the way down
    > I was fined in England for not having one of those clock
    > things just before I returned home - first I'd heard of it.
    > I knew about getting the various vignettes for motorways in
    > Austria, Czech etc - but was unaware of these "clocks".
    > I'll be driving through 11 European countries next year - do
    > they all have different "clocks" or can I use the same one
    > in every country? Where do I get them? is there a fee?
    > Cheers, Alan, Australia

you will need that in Italy too. where parking is free.

you do not need a special clock
it is enough a slip of paper where you write yr arrival time and put it well
in sight
fines for parking in Italy are high as well
about 40 eur
 
Old Nov 26th 2005, 7:56 am
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[email protected] wrote:
    > Hi,
    > Under one of the parking Automat machines in a german street it was
    > mentioned
    > Mo-Fr : 9:00-19:00
    > Sa : 9:00-16:00
    > Does this mean i can park my car for free after 16:00 hrs on saturday?
    > If yes, then i was issued with a parking ticket(i parked the car
    > correctly without obstructing the road, did not park in reserved area
    > etc.....)
    > Can someone tell me how this street parking system works in
    > germany????
    > Cheers

let me add that in Italy most of the towns have parking reserved to
residents only ( even if you pay )
a blue line on the ground means that parking is allowed.. free or with
payements.
 
Old Nov 26th 2005, 8:01 am
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Alan S
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On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 05:20:08 GMT, John Bermont
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >Alan S wrote:
    >> On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 00:56:53 -0000, "John Owens"
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>>I live in Britain, travel widely, and have not encountered these 'clocks'.
    >>
    >>
    >> I vaguely remember it was in a village, on a Saturday market
    >> day, somewhere between Carlisle and Preston. Yeah - I know
    >> that narrows it down:-) But then, after the incident I did
    >> my best to forget it. I appear to have succeeded, at leat as
    >> far as the location is concerned.
    >>
    >> I'd still be interested to know if these "clocks" are
    >> multi-country or whether I need to see some bureaucrat in
    >> each country or city to get one.
    >>
    >> Cheers, Alan, Australia
    > From my chapter on driving in Europe at
    >http://www.enjoy-europe.com/hte/chap18/auto.htm
    >'In the US, the *blue zone* is reserved for handicapped persons. In
    >Europe the *blue zone* is totally different. It allows limited time free
    >parking on the honor system, for everyone. Zone Blue parking means that
    >you must place a blue card on your dash board and set the pseudo clock
    >face to the time that you arrived. You can then park for free for the
    >time allowed as stated on the street sign. Buy it in a stationary store
    >and use the Blue Zone card in France, Germany, and other countries. Some
    >businesses give them out for free.'
    >John Bermont

Thanks - and I've bookmarked the site to browse at leisure.
Cheers, Alan, Australia
 
Old Nov 26th 2005, 8:02 am
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Alan S
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On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 08:42:49 +0100, Erick T. Barkhuis
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >Alan S:
    >> I'll be driving through 11 European countries next year - do
    >> they all have different "clocks"
    >Nope. One will do.
    >> Where do I get them? is there a fee?
    >Rental cars will probably have them already. Otherwise, you can buy one
    >from the gas station for a few euros.

Interesting and thank you. It was an omission from my
Eurodrive Clio. I'll ask for one in advance this time.

Cheers, Alan, Australia
 

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