You May Not Double Park

Parking rules

This guide explains condom parking and what you are and aren't allowed to do when parking in NSW.

Safety parking

When a vehicle is safely parked information technology is visible and not obstructing other route users. At nighttime fourth dimension, if you are just parking for a short time yous can go out your park lights or hazard lights on to brand the vehicle more than visible.

If you accept parked facing uphill, put your handbrake or park restriction on, angle the wheels towards the kerb, put a transmission machine in get-go gear or an automatic automobile in P (park).

If y'all have parked facing downhill, put your handbrake or park brake on, bending the wheels towards the kerb, put a manual auto in reverse or an automatic car in P (park).

Both of these techniques give three levels of failure. Handbrakes can fail, so if it does, the next defense is P (park) in an automated (it won't roll if in P), or having the motorcar in-gear in a manual, in which case it would need to exist a steep colina for the car to gyre forrard. If that fails, angling the wheels towards the kerb will mean that the car volition gyre gently into the kerb and come up to remainder.

If parking a motorbike, try to park on level ground; if this isn't possible, angle your wheel so that it won't tip over.

Information technology's important for motorbikes to park on firm ground then that the stand doesn't sink into the ground, which could cause the cycle to tip over.

When parking for unloading, choose level footing otherwise the load can shift and possibly fall on you when y'all open the trailer or boot.

Parallel parking

When you park parallel to the kerb you must leave at least i metre front and back for other vehicles to be able to get out their park safely. Where at that place is kerbside parallel parking you are not allowed to double-park alongside a parked vehicle as you lot will exist obstructing the roadway.

If there are no lines marked on the route (and assuming you are immune to park there), and so parallel parking applies, non angle parking.

Angle parking

Bending parking is commonly at around 45 degrees to the kerb. Some angle parking is nose in, and others, as in the image beneath on the left, is nose out. This route as well has parallel parking on the other side.

straight road angle parking and parallel parking

Exiting your vehicle

When you leave your vehicle, cheque in your mirrors and over your shoulder before you lot open your door and so that y'all don't hit a cyclist or other motorist. Some countries teach drivers to open their door with their left hand and so that they have to plough their body, and this ways they're more likely to come across objects in their blind spot.

Hibernate any visible valuables or take them with you. Do non leave pets or children in the vehicle. Close the windows, lock your vehicle and set the alert. You must take the key with you if you lot are more than iii metres from your vehicle.

Where you are not immune to park

You must not park:

On a median strip
On a traffic island
On broken yellow lines (these signal a clearway)
In a motorcoach lane during its hours of operation
In a clearway during its hours of operation
In an area marked for parking for a different type of vehicle to yours, e.chiliad. motorbike-only parking if y'all are non riding a motorbike
In a taxi rank unless y'all are a taxi
Across a business or person's driveway or entranceway unless they have given y'all permission
On a expressway
On defended tram/lite rail lanes
On a roundabout or intersection (within 20m of an intersection with traffic lights or 10m of an intersection without traffic lights unless at that place are signs permitting you to do it)
On defended bicycle lanes
On a footpath or nature strip
On a slip lane
Within three metres of whatever double middle lines
Within three metres of an Australia Post letterbox unless dropping off or picking upwards passengers or mail.
Within 20m before and 10m afterwards a bus stop or pedestrian crossing
Within 10m before and three metres afterwards a marked pes crossing with traffic signals
On a railway level crossing or within 20m earlier and 20m later it
Just after the crest of a hill or on a curve exterior a built-up area (i.e. the speed limit is no 50kph) if the budgeted driver can't see your vehicle from at least 100m abroad.
In a Mobility Parking Scheme permit holder area if you don't hold an MPS allow
In a no parking area
In a resident parking surface area if you don't accept a valid parking permit for that expanse
In a loading zone unless you are loading or unloading goods, and then only for 30 minutes. Other vehicles tin finish in that location to drop off or choice up passengers.
In a works zone unless y'all are engaged in the construction operation happeneing
In a truck zone unless y'all're driving a truck over 4.v tonnes gross vehicle mass (GVM)
Within ane metre of a fire hydrant, fire hydrant indicator or burn down plug indicator
Anywhere there is a solid xanthous line (no stopping) or broken yellow line (clearway during its hours of functioning).

The parking below is motorcycle-only parking and you lot tin see the sign on the left-manus side stating this.

motorbike only parking

Signs that prohibit you from parking either completely or at certain times are as follows:

Pike

motorway

Motorbus lane (in this case betwixt 6am to 10am and 3pm to 7pm Monday to Fri)

bus lane sign

Clearway (in this case betwixt 6am to 10am and 3pm to 7pm Monday to Friday).

clearway 6am-10am 3pm-7pm

No stopping signs - you can only cease hither if it's a medical emergency

one way no stopping sign

No parking signs - you can stop in a no parking area, merely only for up to 2 minutes (5 minutes if y'all are an MPS allow holder) and you lot must remain within three metres of your vehicle.

no parking sign

You are non immune to park in taxi zones or taxi stands which will be indicated with 'Taxi Zone or Taxi Stand signs unless you are an MPS let holder and a sign is inside the zone. Some taxi zones will have times shown on the sign. You tin can stop your vehicle in the zones outside of these times.

Individual parking

If you choose to park on private land then make sure you know how much it will cost and what the terms and conditions are. Some individual auto parks close early and you lot will exist unable to call back your vehicle without paying a hefty fee.

Mobility parking

Only vehicles conveying a disable person and displaying a mobility parking dominance may park in this area. Other vehicles might be ticketed or towed. Fines for parking in a mobility motorcar park in NSW are the highest in the state: $519 plus a demerit point punishment.

mobility card holder parking