No parkingSweden

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26. 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.

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No-parking sign in Sorgenfri. (Malmö, Sweden)
Wikimedia.org • News Oresund • CC BY
Can you park across an entrance to a Swedish property?

No. Do not park in front of a vehicle entrance or in a way that makes entering or leaving the property difficult.

🔗 transportstyrelsen.se • Swedish Transport Agency, Stopping and Parking, 2024

Does Sweden’s no-parking sign normally apply on both sides of a road?

No. It applies on the side where it is installed. Supplementary panels, another parking rule or the relevant next junction determine its extent.

🔗 transportstyrelsen.se • Swedish Transport Agency, no-parking sign

Parking prohibited. Parking prohibited.

English • Traffic sign C35 • No parking. Applies on the side where the sign stands, from that point as specified on a supplementary plate, until another stopping or parking rule is signposted, the next junction with a road other than one covered by chapter 3, section 21, second paragraph of the Traffic Ordinance (1998:1276), or an earlier matching sign with T11 extent plate and a downward arrow. If another rule applies over a short section, the prohibition resumes afterwards without repetition. It also resumes without repetition after a parking area beside the carriageway. The sign does not permit stopping where the Traffic Ordinance prohibits stopping or parking unless its placement or a supplementary plate clearly indicates this.

Svenska • Vägmärke C35 • Förbud mot att parkera fordon. Märket anger förbud mot att parkera fordon. Angivelsen gäller på den sida av vägen där märket är uppsatt. Angivelsen börjar gälla där märket satts upp och gäller enligt vad som anges på en tilläggstavla, till den plats där någon annan bestämmelse om stannande eller parkering märkts ut, till nästa korsning med en annan väg än sådan som avses i 3 kap. 21 § andra stycket trafikförordningen (1998:1276) eller till den plats dessförinnan där ett motsvarande märke med tilläggstavla T11, utsträckning, med nedåtriktad pil, har satts upp. Om en annan bestämmelse gäller på en kortare sträcka gäller angivelsen på nytt efter sträckans slut utan att det upprepas. Angivelsen gäller också på nytt utan att märket satts upp igen i det fall en parkeringsplats anordnats vid sidan av körbanan. Märket anger inte rätt att stanna där fordon inte får stannas eller parkeras enligt trafikförordningen, om inte detta tydligt framgår av märkets placering eller anges på en tilläggstavla.

Sources

🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Transportstyrelsen.se • Transportstyrelsen • C35 (SV)

SVG source: Government of the Kingdom of Sweden • Public domain • Original revision 2022-01-23. Wikimedia original unmodified.

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