🚗 Can I park in front of my own or someone else's driveway and garage?

Quick answer

No — parking in front of a driveway is banned, even in front of your own. The Road Traffic Safety Act (Art. 82) expressly bans stopping and parking in front of a driveway into a building, yard or garage. Here the most stubborn myth falls: „in front of my own garage and my own entrance I can park as I like". You cannot — the law makes no distinction between your own and someone else's driveway, so you can be fined even in front of your own yard if it is by a public traffic area. The prescribed fine is 30 €, and on top of it the vehicle can be towed at the owner's expense. A towing order can be issued, alongside the police, by a traffic warden. If someone blocks your entrance, do not sort it out yourself (pushing, blocking) — call the traffic wardens or the police to fine and remove the vehicle, because a self-help move easily turns you into the offender.

📋 The rules

General ban: stopping and parking in front of a driveway into a building, yard or garage is banned (Art. 82 of the Road Traffic Safety Act), and the fine is 30 €.
Your own driveway is no exception: the law makes no distinction between your own and someone else's driveway — a driver can be fined even when parking in front of their own garage or yard by a public traffic area.
Towing the vehicle: alongside the fine the vehicle can be towed, and the owner bears the towing and storage costs regardless of who left the vehicle; the towing price is set by each town by decision, so it varies between towns.
Who enforces: the offence is established by the police and the traffic wardens; a towing order can be issued alongside the officer by a traffic warden, and stationary traffic is supervised by the traffic or municipal wardens.
Blocked entrance — do not sort it out yourself: if someone else's vehicle blocks your exit, do not push or block it in return, but call the wardens or the police — self-help can make you the offender or liable for damage.

🔓 Exceptions

Brief stopping within the rules: stopping for the immediate boarding or alighting of a passenger or in an emergency is judged by the circumstances, but even then safety must not be endangered nor the passage fully blocked.
Marked and paid spaces: parking is allowed in arranged and marked parking spaces under the traffic signs; a driveway is not a parking space, not even for residents.
Private space off the public area: on a fully private plot off the public traffic area the rules of the owner and co-owners apply, but the moment it is a public road or pavement by the driveway, the Road Traffic Safety Act applies.

⚠️ Penalties & fines

The basic fine for parking in front of a driveway is 30 €, but the real cost comes with towing the vehicle: the owner pays for the tow truck and daily storage, and the price is set by each town by its own decision, so it can far exceed the fine itself. The law here is relentless towards ownership — you risk a fine and towing even in front of your own garage if it is by a public area. The hidden layer is the consequences of a blockage: if you block fire or emergency access or an ambulance, liability and cost grow, and there can also be liability for damage caused by the obstructed passage. If you „sort out" someone else's vehicle yourself by pushing or locking it, you too become an offender and can be liable for damage. The safest and cheapest solution is to call the traffic wardens or the police to fine the offence and remove the vehicle.

📎 Official sources

Last verified: 2026-07-12

❓ Frequently asked

May I park in front of my own garage?

No, if the garage or driveway is by a public traffic area, because the law makes no distinction between your own and someone else's driveway. A driver can be fined 30 euros and have the vehicle towed even when blocking their own entrance or yard.

How big is the fine for parking in front of a driveway?

The fine prescribed by the Road Traffic Safety Act is 30 euros. Alongside the fine the vehicle can be towed, and the owner pays the towing and storage costs, which raises the total amount considerably.

Someone blocked my exit from the yard, what do I do?

Call the traffic wardens or the police to establish the offence and order the vehicle towed. Do not push or block the other vehicle yourself, because that can make you the offender too or liable for the damage caused.

Who may order a tow for an illegally parked vehicle?

Towing can be ordered, alongside the police, by a traffic warden, and stationary traffic is supervised by the traffic or municipal wardens. For towing it is enough that the offence of improper stopping or parking exists, regardless of who left the vehicle.

Does the ban also apply in a private car park?

On a fully private plot off the public traffic area the rules of the owner and co-owners apply, not the Road Traffic Safety Act directly. The moment it is a public road or pavement by the driveway, the ban from the Road Traffic Safety Act applies.

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