Alternate-side parkingBelgium
Traffic rules
Belgium
1. Alternate-side parking
Alternate-side parking is a parking system in which vehicles must park on different sides of a street at different times or on different dates. The system may be used to keep streets accessible, distribute parking or allow activities such as street cleaning or maintenance.
The applicable side may change daily, weekly, monthly or according to another schedule. Drivers must check the local signs and rules carefully, because the timing and method of changing sides differ between countries and municipalities.
How does alternate-side parking work in Belgium?
Where half-monthly alternate-side parking applies, park on the carriageway beside odd-numbered buildings from the 1st through the 15th and beside even-numbered buildings from the 16th through the end of the month. Change sides on the final day of each period between 19:30 and 20:00. Local parking rules and the exceptions to the built-up-area scheme still apply.
Does alternate-side parking apply everywhere in a Belgian built-up area?
No. The general half-monthly system applies when sign E11 is installed above the sign marking the beginning of the built-up area. It does not apply where vehicles park outside the carriageway or where local parking regulations impose different rules.
🔗 wegcode.be • Belgian Road Code, Articles 23–27ter, 70–71; Articles 23–27 and 51–52
