page_title: Parking space
section_title: Marks and space size
hierarchical_section_title: Parking space / Marks and space size
caption_attribution_description: Parc de stationnement et gare à Épône, Yvelines (France) -
context_page_description: A parking space is a location that is designated for parking, either paved or unpaved. It can be in a parking garage, in a parking lot or on a city street. The space may be delineated by road surface markings. The automobile fits inside the space, either by parallel parking, perpendicular parking or angled parking.
  Depending on the location of the parking space, the time allowed to park may be fixed by regulation, and a fee may be required to use the parking space. It may be designated for free parking. When the demand for spaces outstrips supply vehicles may overspill park onto the sidewalk, grass verges and other places which were not designed for the purpose.
context_section_description: In parking lots (car parks in British English), parking is allowed only where marked.
  In the US, minimum width standards of parking spaces usually range from 8.5 to 9.0 feet (2.6–2.7 m). Angled and perpendicular spaces may need to be wide to allow doors to open, while parallel parking spots may be narrower on low-traffic neighborhood streets.
  Because the boundary between parking space and driving area is not always well-defined, the length of a parking space is more difficult to establish.  However, most angled and perpendicular spaces are considered to be between 10 and 18 feet (3.0–5.5 m) in length.  In the United States, due to vehicles being larger on average than some other countries, a parking space 10 feet (3.0 m) deep is uncommon and most parking spaces will be within 16 to 20 feet (4.9–6.1 m), with 19 feet (5.8 m) feet deep being the standard DOT recommended depth for standard perpendicular parking. Parallel parking spaces typically range from 20 to 24 feet (6.1–7.3 m) long.
  During construction, the specific dimensions of a parking space are decided by a variety of factors.  A high cost of land will encourage smaller dimensions and the introduction of compact spaces.  Many garages and parking lots have spaces designated for a Compact car only.  These spaces are narrower than traditional spaces, thus allowing more cars to park.
  According to French standard "Norme NF P 91-100", minimum width of parking spaces range from 2.20 to 2.30 metres (7.2–7.5 ft) (See fr:Marquage du stationnement en France). Narrow parking spaces such as in Vevey, Switzerland, might make opening the door difficult in a larger vehicle.
  Larger cars are an issue when the size of the bay is fixed. Automobile associations warn of this issue. A Swiss Association regulating parking space wants to consider this issue for 2016. 
  In the United Kingdom, the recommended standard parallel bay size is 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) wide by 4.8 metres (16 ft) long. Recently there has been some controversy about most UK parking spaces being too small to fit modern cars, which have grown significantly since standards were set decades ago.
  In Australia, the dimensions are defined in AS2890 and are 2.4 m wide by 5.4 m long.
caption: Parking lot in Épône railstation (France).
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