Parking your moped: where it's allowed, where it's forbidden
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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.
✨ Key takeaways
- Your moped goes off the carriageway (pavement, verge) without obstructing pedestrians.
- E1 (stroke) = no parking, a brief stop is allowed; E3 (cross) = not even stopping.
- The distances: 5 m (crossings, junctions), 15 m (bus stop), 20 m (traffic lights).
- On the pavement: you push your moped, you don't ride it.
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.
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.
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