No-stopping start and end: how the stretch applies

The white arrow on the sign

The start of the banned stretch is a horizontal white arrow on the sign. That arrow points towards the carriageway and marks the beginning. The end is a horizontal white arrow on the sign that points away from the carriageway. The StVO states this in Annex 2, serial number 61.

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Where the stretch ends

The banned stretch ends at the next junction or side road on the same side of the street. Another sign for stationary traffic can end the stretch earlier. Regulatory signs apply where they stand, or from where the order starts.

Special supplementary signs to sign 283 and 286 can extend the area of application. Sign 299 can designate, extend or shorten a no-stopping or no-parking ban marked elsewhere. Which side of the street applies is explained in the tip on the area of application.

Absolute and restricted no stopping

Sign 283, absolute Haltverbot, bans any stopping on the carriageway. Sign 286, restricted Haltverbot, allows stopping for at most three minutes. Getting in or out and loading or unloading remain allowed without delay.

Anyone who leaves the vehicle or stops longer than three minutes is parking. The meaning of the two signs is explained in the tip on the no-parking sign.

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Repeated signs

Repeated signs in the banned stretch have two arrowheads on the sign. One arrowhead points towards the carriageway, the second points away from it. This shows that the Haltverbot still applies along this stretch.

A mobile, temporary Haltverbot by sign 283 or 286 overrides signs that allow parking. Supplementary signs can extend the ban to the hard shoulder or apply it only there. Read the sign that is currently in place where you stop.