Is Saturday Considered a Working Day for Parking? Clarifying the Rules and Regulations

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As of: October 24, 2023, 5:13 a.m

By: Andre Borbe

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Weekdays 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. only with a parking ticket: everyone who is looking for a parking space knows this. But what does weekdays actually mean? Do I also have to get a parking ticket on Saturday?

The tiresome search for a free parking space concerns thousands of drivers in large cities every day. When we finally found a suitable parking space, there was a sign indicating that a parking permit was required on weekdays. Of course, from Monday to Friday everyone goes to the machine and takes out a ticket, but on a Saturday?

Many drivers then think: Saturday isn’t a working day, so I don’t need a parking permit. But are they right? We clarify.

Parking: What is a working day and does Saturday also belong to it? © picture alliance / Frank Leonhardt/dpa

Is Saturday considered a working day?

According to several court rulings, Saturday is a working day in traffic. So if you park on a Saturday in a parking lot that requires a parking permit on weekdays, you should take a ticket. Otherwise you risk a fine. Attention: Speed ​​limits that only apply on weekdays must also be observed on Saturdays.

Although most people no longer work on Saturdays, that is still the day in common usage as a working day. The Hamm Higher Regional Court decided in 2001 (AZ: 2 Ss OWi 127/01) in a case of speeding on a Saturday

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explained.

Also read: Do you know the subtle difference between parking and stopping?

Is Saturday always a working day?

Accordingly, one should not confuse a working day with a working day. Rather, the term is “Workday” as a distinction to “Sunday and public holiday” to understand. For this reason, you should also pay attention to traffic signs that say “Wektag” or “Wektags” on Saturdays.

But to make things a little more complicated: Saturday is not a business day when it comes to deadlines. For example, if rental agreements state that the rent must be paid on the third working day of the month, Saturday is not included because banks do not normally work on this day.

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