Parking disc set incorrectly: You pay up to 40 euros for this small mistake
Created: 04/21/2022, 14:53
By: Anne Hund
The parking disc must be set to the next half hour.
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When parking, it's easy for drivers to think they're doing everything right.
But sometimes it's the little carelessness that quickly leads to a fine.
A parking disc is easy to use, no question about it.
But be careful: The
white-blue parking disc*
must not be set to the exact
arrival time
, as the ADAC informs about a slight mistake.
How do you set the parking disc correctly?
"It will be set to the next half hour after arrival," it said on ADAC.
en.
Using an example, the experts explained it quite simply as follows: "
If the car is parked at 4.05 p.m., the driver must set the parking disc to 4.30 p.m.
." Anything else is wrong and could result in a
fine
.
"The parking disc must also be placed in the car in such a way that it is easy to read from the outside, preferably on the dashboard."
What if there is not enough time?
Can you then just keep turning the parking disc?
"No.
Turning the parking disc
after the end of the permitted parking time
is prohibited,
"
said
ADAC.de.
Motorists should not overstrain the permitted parking time - because
, according to the experts , anyone who overstays by up to
half an hour
must expect a
fine .
Parking without or with an incorrectly set parking disc - what are the fines?
The ADAC provides information on the
warning
fines provided for in the new fines regulation :
Parked without a parking disc or parked incorrectly | warning money |
up to 30 minutes | 20 Euros |
up to an hour | 25 euros |
up to two hours | 30 euro |
up to three hours | 35 euros |
over three hours | 40 euros |
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Noticed the green arrow?
As a driver, you should know this rule
Parking time can be extended by driving once around the block
Can the parking time be extended by driving back and forth once?
Here too, according to the ADAC, the answer was: No.
It is crucial that
a new parking process is initiated after the time
has expired .
However: An extension of the parking time is possible, for example, by driving the car once around the block.
"If the space is still free, it's yours," it said on its website.
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Be careful when parking in the supermarket car park
What about parking in the supermarket square?
There, some car park operators want to ensure that only their own customers use the car park while they shop inside.
"
Because it is private property, those affected must follow the rules,"
emphasizes the automobile club.
The rules, in turn, would have to be "affixed in a clearly visible manner," according to
ADAC.de,
for example at the entrance to the parking lot.
"
Cars without a parking disc or with an exceeded time can then also be towed away or subject to contractual penalties."
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