The ADAC criticizes inconsistent and confusing rules when parking at public charging stations in Germany. The traffic club today called for this “mess of signs” to be replaced by nationwide uniform rules for charging and parking. The current signage is partly “unclear and misleading”.
The ADAC had queried the rules for parking at public charging stations in the 16 German state capitals and city states and found some major differences. Electric vehicles of all kinds were only allowed to park at the pillars in five cities. In the rest you needed an E-mark. In two cities, combustion engines were even allowed to park at night at some charging stations.
Stand with a fully charged battery
When it comes to the question of whether you can park at the charging stations without charging, five cities said yes and the others no. And there were sometimes different rules for fast charging stations. According to the ADAC, even the signs did not always provide clear information: For example, the additional sign “During the charging process” does not specify what applies when the battery is full but the car is still parked.
According to the ADAC, the cities agree on at least one point: parking at the charging station does not incur any separate fees.
(fpi)