- March 16, 2020
- Automobile law
- Andrey hMc
Those people who constantly drive a car constantly encounter a large number of road signs, and sometimes do not even understand their meaning. However, for your own safety and the safety of other people, it is very important to read them correctly. Among the many road signs, there are also those that prohibit stopping or parking in any place. This article will discuss just such signs: all the nuances associated with road signs, their varieties, signs prohibiting stopping and parking with signs, exceptions to the rules, as well as sanctions for violation will be considered.
Signs prohibiting a vehicle from remaining in one place without moving
If you read the traffic rules and analyze the nuances, there are different types of signs: prohibitory, prescriptive, signs of special instructions, informational, and so on. Accordingly, as the name suggests, “Stopping and parking prohibited” signs are prohibitive. They look a little different from other road signs. The main difference is the color of the inner circle. Typically, prohibition signs are round, white with a red border, and each has its own information content. For signs prohibiting stopping or parking, the color inside the border is blue, not white. This is the main difference. They may also differ in content; white stripes may be drawn on the road sign, the purpose of which will be discussed below, and they may also be combined with other signs.
No way to pay
Despite a fairly wide range of payment methods, there are often situations when a car owner is unable to use any of them.
To avoid monetary penalties in the form of a fine and get a parking space for the required period, you should call the Unified Center where you can register your application.
The car owner will be assigned an appropriate number to avoid unlawful prosecution. Of course, in the future you will have to pay the cost of parking in any case.
No Stopping Sign
Signs prohibiting stopping are basically similar. It is very important not to confuse them. And many drivers sometimes wonder what the correct “No Stopping” sign looks like? This is a round blue plate with a red border and two red lines through it (see picture below). This sign means that you cannot stop even for a short time in its coverage area. Even to drop off a pedestrian, or for other purposes. An exception may be a vehicle malfunction, a sharp deterioration in the driver's condition, or an emergency that outweighs the resulting potential danger or inconvenience for other motorists caused by stopping in the wrong place. But, most likely, the traffic police inspector will not agree with the driver, and he will have to prove his position in court.
Fines
In case of evasion of payment for parking, the driver will have to pay a fine of 2,500 rubles.
Sometimes drivers who pay fines using a mobile application encounter a problem: the funds are debited from their balance, but the traffic police still send you a paper about the need to pay for the violation. In this situation, you cannot hesitate: the car owner has only 10 days to challenge the unfair fine. To do this, you need to attach a screenshot of the payment page to your application and describe its parameters (date, amount, etc.). If the punishment is not canceled even after this, you should go to court with a lawsuit.
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In recent years, the government has been vigorously cracking down on parking violators. With the increase in the number of passenger vehicles, this problem is becoming more and more urgent. You can still see cars abandoned by the side of the road, contrary to all the rules, but at the same time, new zones designated in accordance with traffic regulations are appearing in the central parts of cities. In this regard, motorists often ask the question: what does the installed sign “Parking 10 15 20” mean?
No Parking Sign
This sign is similar to the previous one with only one difference - its circle is crossed out with one red line. This sign prohibits parking in its area. One might ask: what is the difference between a parking lot and a stop? According to the appendix to the rules, parking is considered to be a stop when the driver has left the vehicle for more than 5 minutes. Therefore, you cannot leave a car in the area covered by this sign for more than 5 minutes.
Is it possible to stop to, for example, drop off a passenger? Yes, you can. Short stops within the coverage area of this sign are permitted. In addition, just as in the previous case, you can stop due to a deterioration in the driver’s health or a technical malfunction. By the way, it should be noted that this sign is noticeably less common than the previous one.
How to pay
Some people are exempt from paying a parking fee. Preferential categories of citizens include:
- Disabled people;
- Combat veterans;
- Large families (their members);
- Owners of electric vehicles;
- Former camp prisoners;
- Motorcycle owners;
- Emergency services personnel.
To use the right to preferential parking (if there is a paid parking sign), you must obtain the appropriate document. To do this, you should submit papers certifying your right to preferential conditions to the administration or the HOA to which the area adjacent to the parking lot belongs.
Benefits are also provided for residents of nearby houses and renters. They can count on the following bonuses:
- Apartment owners are provided with a resident consent allowing them to park their vehicles free of charge from 8 pm to 8 am. No more than 2 documents can be provided for 1 premises.
- Citizens can receive a subscription for a year. The cost in the capital is 3 thousand rubles. Which is much cheaper than paying for parking every day.
The fastest way to obtain documents is through the MFC. Bonuses are not provided to motorists who have unpaid traffic fines.
"No Parking" and "No Stopping" signs with one or two white lines
The usual appearance of these signs has been described above. But sometimes there are seemingly the same signs, but in a slightly different form. Surely many motorists have seen “Stop” and “Parking” signs in an unusual design, namely: with one or two white lines. What do they mean? One white line represents odd days, and two white lines indicate even days. Consequently, signs with one white line prohibit parking or stopping at the location of this sign on odd days, and with two white lines - on even days.
Why is this done? This was done in order to relieve congestion on the streets, because there is such heavy traffic now. If cars park or even just stop on both sides of the road every day, this will greatly interfere with the movement of other cars. And so, at least the roads will be less congested.
Appeal
The procedural legislation of the Russian Federation provides for the possibility of car owners protecting their violated rights, including appealing illegally issued fines.
The law allows 10 days to prepare and submit an application to the court. The period is calculated from the moment the person receives notification of administrative liability.
The application shall indicate:
- full name of the body that is authorized to consider such cases;
- information about the applicant;
- table of contents of the document;
- the content part, in which the applicant reflects the essence of what happened, the circumstances of bringing to administrative responsibility;
- the motivational part, which contains the normative justification for the illegality of imposing a fine;
- documentary evidence of your position;
- the operative part, in which the applicant asks to recognize the administrative materials as illegal and cancel them.
Applying to the court to protect one's interests makes sense in cases where there is indisputable evidence of one's own innocence.
If the applicant relies solely on emotional and oral argumentation, then the court will consider such arguments insignificant and will leave the administrative materials in force.
Signs prohibiting parking and stopping in combination with a sign indicating the area of operation of the sign
The concept of “zone or place of action of a sign” is also important. “Stop” and “Parking” signs are often equipped with a sign that indicates the coverage area of the road sign. This is a white plate with a black one-way or two-way arrow, or an arrow and an indication of the length of the sign in the indicated direction. For example, by default, without these signs, the sign is valid in the interval that begins strictly behind it and continues until the intersection, and if a sign with a double-sided arrow is attached to the sign, then the sign extends to the entire territory - (both in front of it and behind it ), limited by intersections. If the sign indicates the direction of the sign and the number of meters, for example, “500 m,” then this means that the sign prohibits parking or stopping for five hundred meters in the indicated direction.
How are parking zones organized and controlled?
There are a large number of free parking lots that are actually not controlled in any way. To a greater extent, control is exercised over paid parking, since it is in the absence of payment of the tariff that the data must be transferred to the authorized bodies.
Control is carried out using special vehicles located within the parking lot and recording the license plates of entering vehicles with cameras installed on it.
After recording, the data is transferred to the center for categorizing and distributing motorists into beneficiaries and ordinary citizens.
If any violation occurs on the part of the driver, then this data is also transmitted to law enforcement agencies with the subsequent prosecution of the car owner.
Most often, parking zones are located within basic accessibility of places where there are large gatherings of citizens, as well as on the side of the road or in specially designated parking areas.
Signs prohibiting parking and stopping, in combination with other signs
Most often we see these signs when they do not carry any additional semantic load. But road signs “Stop” and “Parking” are prohibited in combination not only with signs indicating the type of vehicle (Vehicle) or the coverage area of the sign, but also with other information signs. This may be a sign indicating the day the sign is valid. For example, with crossed hammers. This means that the ban applies on weekdays. There are signs symbolizing the ban on weekends. There is a sign with a tow truck painted on it, which means that there is a tow truck operating in the area where the sign is active, and in case of violation, it will take the car to the impound lot. Then the driver, in addition to the fine, will have to pay for staying in the parking lot.
Is it possible for disabled people to park?
Yes, you can. The traffic rules in force in 2021 establish an important exception for the validity of sign 3.28 (as well as 3.29-3.30 on even and odd days) for people with disabilities. They can literally ignore the effect of this road sign, but subject to the following conditions:
- if the car is currently being driven by a disabled person or the car is transporting a representative of this category of citizens,
- The corresponding “Disabled” sign is installed on the rear window of the car.
Please note that we are talking about disabled people of any disability category - not just I or II. That is, the limitation here is only in the ability to obtain the corresponding sign from the bureau.
Also keep in mind that for sign 3.27 prohibiting any parking, this option is no longer valid.
Sanctions for violating signs prohibiting stopping and parking
Naturally, every driver should know what punishment he will suffer for parking in violation. Traffic signs “Stop” and “Parking” are prohibited are no exception to the general rule regarding violation of the requirements of signs and markings. This legal relationship is regulated by Article 12.16 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. For this offense, the same sanction is provided as for violating the instructions of other signs - up to one and a half thousand rubles or 3,000 rubles for the same thing in Moscow and St. Petersburg. In addition, if the prohibition of the sign in combination with a sign symbolizing a tow truck is violated, the car may be moved to an impound lot, where the irresponsible driver will also have to pay for his stay. This is why it is important to pay close attention to the above signs and the signs below them.
What is regulated
Regulation of a parking sign, and other road signs, in principle, occurs within the framework of traffic rules , which establish the standards according to which the signs are placed, their regulation and correct application.
An important role is played by the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation ( Chapter 12 ), which in turn establishes the amount of punishment for violating established traffic rules, in particular improper parking, parking in prohibited places, etc.
Partial regulation can occur in conjunction with criminal law, if, due to violation of the established rules, an accident with a fatal outcome or with bodily harm of various types was committed.
Most common problems
In theory, everything is quite simple and clear - there is a special territory, there are payment methods and applicable rules, but in practice things are not so rosy.
Everything related to the collection of payment and mandatory fees is regulated by law and polished by practice to the point of automation, but with the appropriate arrangement of the parking area, systematic shortcomings are still being identified everywhere.
Some of the most common problems look like this.
- Incorrect installation of road signs that contradict each other.
- Poor condition of road markings in the parking area.
- Technical failures of the payment acceptance terminal in the parking lot, leading to erroneous fines being issued to the driver.
- Other errors that cause inconvenience to car owners.
These problems are well known, but no fundamental changes have been observed in solving them.
When does a paid parking zone become free?
To carry out maneuvers and safely park the car in a parking space, car owners are given 15 minutes, which are not paid. From the moment the paid parking time ends, they are given 10 minutes to leave the site. This time is not included in the parking price.
Note!
The period of paid stay on the site may be indicated by appropriate traffic symbols. If such periods are not indicated, then the fee for the presence of transport on the territory is charged around the clock.
In some settlements, in order to place cars in local areas with paid parking, owners obtain a special permit for free placement of cars in paid areas at night. Usually this is the period from 20.00 to 8.00.
In Moscow, the right to park vehicles on paid platforms is granted free of charge to:
- disabled people and persons transporting them;
- former minor prisoners of concentration camps, ghettos and other places of forced detention created by the Nazis and their allies during the Second World War;
- participants in the defense of Moscow during the Second World War;
- Heroes of the Soviet Union;
- Heroes of the Russian Federation;
- full holders of the Order of Glory;
- Heroes of Socialist Labor;
- Heroes of Labor of the Russian Federation;
- full holders of the Order of Labor Glory.
