It`s easy to drive on the road in Australia, but when you encounter all kinds of Parking Signs (parking signs, even many old drivers scratch their ears and scratch their cheeks.
What do you mean by these colorful, colorful, parking sign (parking signs with a variety of English, numbers and pictures, and even a lot of information on a card)?
Don`t worry, after reading this article, parking is no longer difficult.
When preparing to park, the first thing to see is whether you can park here! If you can`t stop, then please leave quickly, so as not to be fined Oh!
No-stop area
No Parking
No Parking, as the name implies, is that you can`t park for a long time in the area indicated by the arrow. But if you need a pick-up, it only takes 2 to 3 minutes to stop, and the driver`s leave car does not exceed 3 meters.
No Stopping
If you see the No Stopping logo, be sure to pay attention, because No Stopping means you can`t stop and lose time. In the words of the Australian authorities, it is "Not for a minute, not for a second, not for a jiffy", otherwise it will be a high fine.
Clearway
The Clearway logo is also something that drivers need to pay special attention to, because in this area, the car will be towed away if it stops by mistake. In Victoria, if the car is parked on Clearway and towed away, if you want to release your car, you will have to pay an additional fine and towing fee in addition to the fine, and if you do not take the car within five days, you will also pay a daily vehicle custody fee.
Loading Zone
Loading Zone means that this area is dedicated to cargo handling and unloading of registered vehicles. But at Loading Zone, it is not 100 per cent not allowed to park, but note that if parking in this area, people must be in the car, and generally do not stay for more than five minutes. Of course, some indicators specify the length of stay allowed, such as 10min or 15 min.
Permit Zone
Permit Zone is usually a special parking area provided by Coucil to residents in an area. To legally park in this area, you usually have to pay an annual fee to get a parking permit. Of course, even if you have a parking permit, you can only park in the prescribed area. In other Perimit Zone, parking is still prohibited. The parking space for the disabled is in the parking space for the disabled and is limited to the parking of the vehicle holding the parking permit for the disabled. Generally, there are only two kinds of parking permits for disabled people: one is blue and white, the other is white and green. Licensed disabled people are also required to park according to the requirements of the sign.
Special vehicle permit area
Bus Zone
Only buses can park here, and in the Bus Zone area, when a Bus turns on the light, the private car must make way for the bus. So private cars must not park at Bus Zone, even for a short period of time.
Works Zone
In the area referred to in this sign, parking is prohibited except for construction vehicles.
Mail Zone
As the name implies, only vehicles working at the post office can park in this area.
Taxi Zone
The meaning of taxi parking area is roughly the same as that of Bus Zone. Vehicles other than Taxi, are not allowed to park here.
Parking area
Parking areas, usually divided into Linear Parking (roadside parking area and Area Parking (parking lot), no matter what form of parking, are subject to the specific requirements of the sign.
From the above two signs, it can be found that in a parking area sign, there is usually more than one sign.
1. Parking time limit
In many parking areas in Australia, a time limit is indicated.
In addition, parking time limits are sometimes marked as minute (min).
There is also a sign indicating the length of parking, which only says "P", which means that you can stop all the time as long as you are within the limits required below.
two. Parking fee sign
Below the parking length limit, it is generally shown whether there is a charge for parking in this area.
When you see "METER" or "TICKET", it means you have to pay for parking in this parking area.
If the payment method is METER, there is an meter parking meter around. At present, there are two different meters in Australia. One is "one meter at a time". On the side of your parking space, there is a corresponding meter for coin timing; the other is that several cars correspond to a meter, in which case you need to choose your parking number correctly so that you can pay for the use of the meter.
If the payment method is TICKET, it means that you need to buy a ticket to park in the area and place the parking sign in front of the front windshield in the car.
In addition to these two ways of paying, there is another way of paying that many people may not know, and that is PayStay..
After installing PayStay`s app, binding common vehicles in your phone, you can happily stop and pay for them. Two things to note here are: don`t write Zone number wrong; if you have more than one car, don`t choose the wrong PayStay vehicle. Otherwise, even if you pay, the system is unrecognizable.
3. Length of parking limit, effective time of payment standard
In many parking areas, the requirements and restrictions during peak hours are completely different from those during off-peak hours. So in addition to time limits and payment logos, you should also pay attention to "effective time."
As shown in the figure above. From 08:30 to 5 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays and from 08:30 to 12:00 on Saturdays, parking hours are limited to 2 hours. In addition, the time is not limited by time.
As indicated in the parking sign above, if you park after 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday, or park in this area on Sunday, there is no time limit or payment for parking on the meter.
4. Parking sub-area instructions
Sometimes we see a complete sign divided into left and right. What does that mean?
When a ParkingSign is divided into left and right blocks, it shows that in this parking area, there is a difference between the right and right sides of the area where the sign is used as the starting point.
Can you read these signs?
At this point, do you already have a preliminary understanding of the various Parking Sign? The following small editor (not) heart (disrelish) drain (matter) blood (big) to find some particularly complex, often appear in the city area busy road parking signs, invite everyone to "do the problem" together! It should be added that all Parking Sign reading principles are read from top to bottom.
1. Parking is not allowed in this parking area from 07:30 to 09:30 from Monday to Friday.
two. The parking area on the left side of this sign can be stopped for one hour at a time from 09:30 to 07:30 on Monday to Friday and from 07:30 to 36.00 p.m. on Saturday for an hour at a time. The parking area on the left side of the sign can be stopped for one hour at a time. In the parking area on the right side of this sign, people with disabilities with blue and white parking permits can park for up to four hours from 07:30 to 09:30 from Monday to Friday.
3. From Monday to Saturday, between 7:30 and 8:30, pay parking with a meter.
4. Park in this area for free at 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for 1 hour at a time.
Can you read the following pictures?
In fact, in Australia, in addition to these common parking signs, there are some less common but very interesting signs. Welcome to send this kind of sign to Melbourne JJ garage backstage. After collecting, the editor will share your "what you see" with the fans.
After all, it is everyone`s responsibility for road safety!
