The delivery places are exclusively reserved … for delivery people. But in some situations, motorists have the right to park there, assures a lawyer.
The deliverers spend their day stopped to load and unload their goods. This is the reason why places are exclusively reserved for them to fluidify traffic and facilitate their task. These delivery places indicated by a yellow strip do not allow other motorists to park, when the line is continuous. If it is a dotted line, parking is then authorized in certain cities, as in Paris for example, from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., as well as Sundays and holidays.
But beyond these time slots that allow parking, it is quite possible to park in a delivery place, even if you are not a professional delivery man, says Maître Yves Toledano on his Tiktok account. “”We all have the right to take a delivery place“Under certain conditions,” he explains. “So no need to shoot for hours to find a place to park,” according to the specialist.
Indeed, it is necessary to have “something to deliver or to deposit, as a bulky object for example”. In this situation, the driver may justify, by an invoice dated the day, that he needed to park close to his home to deposit a piece of furniture for example. Another scenario: if you have to deposit a person with reduced mobility at their address and you do not find an available space, you have “completely the right to occupy a delivery place”, assures Maître Yves Toledano.
In the majority of cases, in the event of a ticket, you will be able to justify the need to park at this location, that day. Nevertheless, to avoid having the vehicle removed, it is advisable, out of caution, to leave a word on the windshield, or if possible, to keep an eye on the car or to leave a person inside, which can, if necessary, explain the situation or move the vehicle.
