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Prague Ends ‘Privileged’ Parking – Only Emergency Vehicles Now Exempt

Prague is tightening its parking regulations, restricting exemptions exclusively to emergency service vehicles. The city council has introduced new rules ensuring that only officially marked emergency vehicles can park in designated zones, ending what officials describe as “privileged parking.” Deputy Mayor Zdeněk Hřib (Pirates) announced the changes, emphasizing that parking exemptions should only apply to vehicles that save lives daily. Under the new regulations, only emergency vehicles with permanent markings and warning beacons will qualify for free parking in blue zones. “This puts an end to the practice of handing out parking permits to privileged individuals and their associates,” Hřib stated. “Exemptions should be reserved for emergency vehicles that perform critical services.” The city’s transportation department is now tasked with drafting new guidelines to clarify rules for both clearly marked emergency vehicles and unmarked service vehicles, such as those used by the Security Information Service and criminal investigators. The reform follows a controversy involving Prague’s transport director, Martin Kubelka, who allegedly issued parking permits for vehicles registered to his wife. While Kubelka denied any legal wrongdoing, the scandal led Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda to seek his dismissal—a decision awaiting approval from the Ministry of Interior. However, not everyone is convinced the...

by Prague Morning Feb 19, 2025

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