Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 885/2013

means a digital point of access where the information on parking places is collected, processed, and made available to be disseminated.

means information provided by a truck parking operator which describes the truck parking area;

means information indicating, at any given time, the available parking capacity available in a parking area or its current status (free/full/closed) of a parking area;

means information provided by users of the parking places, giving personal and anonymous advice to other future users and to truck parking area operators;

means any aggregated, processed and/or extracted data, offered by the service provider to the users through different channels;

means any service which provides guidance to its users, allowing them to comply with mandatory rest periods and breaks, to reduce unsuitable parking and optimise the use of parking places;

means a section, as defined by the national authorities, where there is a shortage of spaces at one or several safe and secure parking places, which can be alleviated by providing information on other unused parking capacities in the same zone.

refers to the accuracy of the information service provided in comparison to the real situation;

means a parking place for commercial users allowing them to avoid unsuitable parking and contributing to safety of drivers and freight;

means any public or private body that provides the information service to users;

means information provided by the parking area operator relating to the description of the parking area;

means stopping or parking of heavy goods vehicles outside of safe and secure parking places on motorways or corridors, on hard shoulders, or inside overcrowded parking places;

means any truck or commercial vehicle driver, dispatcher, haulier, traffic management body, or any other body such as cargo owners, insurance companies, road authorities, and police forces.