Regulatory signs
Parking permitted
What it means
A green circle means the action is permitted. Parking is allowed here during the times and conditions shown.
White with black or red; a red circle with a slash means prohibited, a green circle means permitted.
Summarised from the Official MTO Driver’s Handbook. Read the original: MTO Driver’s Handbook – Signs ↗
How to recognise it
A white sign with a black letter P inside a green circle, the time limit and hours below it, and arrows showing which side of the sign it covers.
Where you will see it
Downtown streets with time-limited parking, and streets where daytime parking is allowed but overnight parking is not.
What to do when you see it
- 1.You may park between the signs during the times posted.
- 2.Check the limit, such as a maximum number of hours, and the days it applies.
- 3.Outside the posted times the street's usual rules apply.
On the G1 test
Green circle means permitted, red circle means prohibited. A P in a green ring means parking is allowed as posted; the same P in a red ring with a slash means the opposite.
Do not confuse it with
Practice questions for this sign