Glossary of parking and mobility

(or immobilizer clamp) A device that locks a wheel, thus immobilizing a vehicle. The highway code precisely defines the conditions for immobilizing vehicles.

Parking spaces equipped for charging electric vehicles.

According to the Highway Code (Art. R110-2), this refers to "the immobilization of a vehicle on the road outside of the circumstances characterizing astop ". Including off-road parking, a vehicle remains parked for approximately 95% of its time.

"Uninterrupted parking of a vehicle in the same spot on a public road or its adjacent areas, for a period exceeding seven days or for a shorter period but exceeding that set by order of the authority vested with police powers." (Article R417-12 of the Highway Code.)

Public street parking regulations allow for stays of 4 hours or more, up to several days. This prohibits short-term parking.

Paid parking where motorists with different statuses are admitted. Example: mixed rotating and residential parking.

Parking regulations provide for a specific status for residents of a designated area who possess a permit. This most often involves an exemption from a time limit or a preferential rate.

Regulations governing parking on public roads, with a maximum parking time generally between 1 and 3 hours. Prohibits long-term parking.

The incorrect formulation "se stationner " should be avoided because this verb is not pronominal: one can "se garer" or "se parquer" but one "stationne".

Systematic creation of garage spaces beyond the standards of the PLU (Local Urban Development Plan), during real estate operations which take place in the districts most lacking in parking spaces.