Is there a penalty for parking a car on the sidewalk?

If you want to park your car on the sidewalk, you need to clearly understand the signs according to the National Road Sign Regulations or a permit issued by a competent authority The unit is allowed to keep vehicles according to the approved planning.

Specifically, in the new National Regulations on Road Signs in 2019 (QCVN 41:2019/BGTVT), there are signs bearing the symbol I.408a is a sign that allows parking part of the vehicle on the sidewalk. The condition is that the car must park 1/2 or more of the vehicle’s body on the sidewalk. The length of the parking space can be limited with lines on the road. 

In case of necessity, the authorities can place an additional sign indicating the validity of the parking area. This sign can be placed perpendicular to the direction of travel placed parallel and effective from the position of the sign.

Decree No. 100/2019/ND-CP takes effect from January 1, 2020, providing very detailed regulations on fines for illegal activities. behavior: parking in the wrong place.

Specifically, a fine of 800,000 – 1 million VND is applied to the following acts: parking without close to the sidewalk on the right side in the direction of travel or the nearest wheel is more than 0 25 m from the sidewalk; park on the streetcar line reserved for buses; High-voltage telephone lines are reserved for fire trucks to get water; parking on the sidewalk against the law; parking where there is a “No parking” sign or a “No parking or parking” sign /span>.

The fine is up to 2 million VND for parking on the left side of a one-way street or parallel to another parked vehicle.

In particular cases Driving a car on the sidewalk can be fined 3 – 5 million VND.