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Traffic rules

Brussels

51. No parking

No parking indicates that vehicles may not be left parked at the location or along the section of road covered by the restriction. Depending on local law, a driver may still be allowed to stop briefly to pick up or drop off passengers or to load or unload goods, provided stopping itself is not prohibited.

A no-parking restriction may apply continuously or only during specified times, days, vehicle categories or sections of road. Its exact extent and exceptions are determined by the traffic sign, supplementary panels, road markings and local traffic regulations.

No-parking sign beside the A4 motorway through the Sonian Forest. (Brussels, Belgium)
Wikimedia.org • Aktron • CC BY

Which sign means no parking in Belgium?

The Belgian E1 sign, a blue circular sign with a red border and a single red diagonal bar, means parking prohibited. It must not be confused with the E3 sign, which prohibits both stopping and parking.

🔗 wegcode.be • Belgian Road Code, Articles 23–27ter, 70–71

Parking prohibited.

English • Traffic sign E1 • No parking.

Français • Signal routier E1 • Stationnement interdit.

Nederlands • Verkeersbord E1 • Parkeerverbod.

Sources

🔗 Wegcode.be • Artikel 70. Verkeersborden betreffende het stilstaan en het parkeren (NL)
🔗 Codedelaroute.be • Article 70. Signaux relatifs à l'arrêt et au stationnement (FR)

Parking and stopping prohibited.

English • Traffic sign E3 • No stopping or parking.

Français • Signal routier E3 • Arrêt et stationnement interdits.

Nederlands • Verkeersbord E3 • Stilstaan en parkeren verboden.

Sources

🔗 Wegcode.be • Artikel 70. Verkeersborden betreffende het stilstaan en het parkeren (NL)
🔗 Codedelaroute.be • Article 70. Signaux relatifs à l'arrêt et au stationnement (FR)

May you stop where a Belgian no-parking sign applies?

Yes, if stopping is otherwise permitted. Under Belgian law, a vehicle that remains stationary only for the time necessary for passengers to get in or out or for goods to be loaded or unloaded is considered stopped rather than parked.

🔗 wegcode.be • Belgian Road Code, Articles 23–27ter, 70–71

May you refuel or charge a vehicle where parking is prohibited?

No, where the E1 prohibition applies. Belgian law specifically considers both refuelling and charging the battery of an electric or hybrid-electric vehicle to be parking.

🔗 wegcode.be • Belgian Road Code, Articles 23–27ter, 70–71; Articles 23–27 and 51–52

Can you wait for someone inside your car where parking is prohibited in Belgium?

Remaining inside does not make waiting lawful. Waiting beyond the time needed for actual boarding, alighting, loading or unloading counts as parking.

🔗 wegcode.be • Belgian Road Code, Articles 2.22–2.23

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