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Parking your moped: where it's allowed, where it's forbidden
Good news: parking a moped is more flexible than parking a car — you can put it off the carriageway, pavement included. But the highway code's bans (the famous 5, 15 and 20 metres) apply to you too.
Stopping or parking?
Two concepts first. Stopping: you come to a halt just long enough to let someone get in or out, or to load something. Parking: any longer immobilisation. Wherever stopping is forbidden, parking is necessarily forbidden too.
The rule specific to two-wheelers: your moped goes off the carriageway and outside parking zones reserved for cars — on the pavement or the verge, provided you don't obstruct pedestrians or other road users. A moped lying across a narrow pavement is an offence.
E1 — No parking
E3 — No stopping AND no parking💡 A single red stroke (E1) = you can still stop briefly. A red cross (E3) = nothing at all, not even stopping.
The distances to respect
And the distances to know by heart, identical for all vehicles:
| Location | Distance | Forbidden |
|---|---|---|
| Before a pedestrian or cycle crossing | 5 m | Stopping and parking |
| From a junction | 5 m | Stopping and parking |
| From a bus or tram stop | 15 m | Parking |
| Before the traffic lights at a junction | 20 m | Parking |
- Also forbidden, stopping included: on a pedestrian crossing, on a cycle path, on tram rails, anywhere you hide a sign or a traffic light.
- In front of a vehicle entrance (garage door): forbidden, except your own with your own vehicle.
You want to park your moped 4 metres before a pedestrian crossing. That is…