"Residents free": who is allowed to continue driving at this traffic sign
Created: 12/30/2022, 11:45 am
By: Dominik Jahn
“Residents free”: Traffic sign gives motorists a lot of leeway – but be careful, fines will also be due.
Long live the forest of signs in German traffic.
And not all traffic signs always make the same sense for all drivers.
A black circle with a black dot on a white surface is not familiar to everyone.
And the regulations for cycle paths are also extremely different.
It also fits that the note "Anlieger vacant".
The sign allows a surprising amount.
As the
General German Automobile Club (ADAC)
writes, "there is no legal definition of the term 'resident'".
But anyone who exploits the resulting freedom must expect a fine.
There is one limitation though.
"Anlieger frei" traffic sign: Definition according to the law
According to the ADAC, case law has
“determined the meaning according to general usage and customary practice”
.
According to this, a resident is
“anyone who lives in a property adjacent to the road or to a
must visit completion"
.
Means: Motorists who somehow have a connection to a neighboring property are allowed to drive into the street.
The traffic sign "Anlieger frei" does not only apply to residents.
According to the experts, people “who want to visit someone in the adjacent area” have free travel.
It's also stupid, it doesn't matter whether the visit is unwanted - such as bailiffs or peddlers.
Which drivers are residents?
In addition, according to the ADAC report, for example, owners or tenants of an allotment garden can drive into the "Anlieger frei" street.
According to legal jargon, these are people whose "residential property" is based on a legal relationship to the property.
In addition, craftsmen or contractors who have been commissioned by the residents to work on their property may also enter the restricted area.
Traffic sign "Anlieger frei": Short detours are permitted for motorists
And drivers are also permitted to make a short detour to the “Anliegerfrei” zone.
If you want to pick up someone who has bought something in a shop there or lives in one of the houses there.
According to the ADAC, this also applies if you want to pick up a person from a train station that is in the adjacent area.
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Fines in "residents free" streets: Drivers must pay attention to this
But at some point the freedoms have their limits.
If you want to use a "residents free" street as a shortcut, you may have to expect a fine.
Simply driving through the car without authorization will result in a fine of 50 euros.
Not only drivers have to pay a fine.
Cyclists also have to reckon with a fine of 25 euros.
Anyone who then parks their car without being a resident faces a fine of 55 euros.
