Reviewed 2026-11-03 · E3
Signs and road markings →No stopping or parking

Purpose and student action
Check whether stopping or parking is allowed, for whom, where and during which times. Read any arrows and added conditions.
Read · decide · act
- Distinguish stopping from parking and read the exact vehicle/time restrictions.
- Check the side, arrows, zone boundaries, payment or disc requirement.
- A parking permission does not cancel another applicable ban or reserved-space condition.
Source documents
No stopping or parking
Coverage refers to this dated source catalogue, not every local sign or all Belgian legislation. Variants and reference examples are counted separately.
Regulatory source ↗Applied situations
Under E3, may you stop to let a passenger out?
Show the answer and reason
No: stopping and parking are both prohibited.
E1 prohibits parking; E3 also prohibits stopping. Keeping the engine running does not create an exemption.
Article 70Compare with
Published legal wording (French/Dutch)
E3. Arrêt et stationnement interdits.
E3. Stilstaan en parkeren verboden
