Question 12 in the bank

Define “parking”

A silver SUV seen from behind inside a white-lined bay in a parking lot, with other cars and buildings in the background.
  1. Stopping a vehicle for a defined period of time, in order to unload cargo, intermittently
  2. Stopping the vehicle for more than thirty seconds
  3. Standing a vehicle in order to load it with cargo only, intermittently
  4. Correct answer: Standing a vehicle for an uninterrupted period of time, not for the purpose of immediate loading or unloading of passengers or loading or unloading of goods.

Why this is the answer

The correct answer in the official bank: Standing a vehicle for an uninterrupted period of time, not for the purpose of immediate loading or unloading of passengers or loading or unloading of goods.

Parking means leaving a vehicle standing for any length of time when the purpose is not the immediate loading or unloading of passengers or goods. The length of time does not matter, so a rule based on thirty seconds is wrong. A brief stop just to let people in or out, or to load or unload continuously, is not parking, and this is the key difference between parking and stopping.

Topic: Rules and regulations. The bank marks it for these classes: Light truck (C1), Heavy truck (C), Bus (D), Motorcycle (A), Tractor (1), Private car (B).