On a red line you can neither stop temporarily nor park, 24 hours a day; on a yellow line parking is prohibited, but temporary stopping is allowed, that is, stopping for under 3 minutes to let passengers on or off or to load or unload items, with the driver keeping the vehicle ready to drive off immediately. The default time a yellow line bans parking is every day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; if markings or an attached sign at the site give other times, follow the sign. For temporary stopping on a red line, the fine is NT$300 if you appear within the deadline; for parking on a red or yellow line, the fine starts at NT$600 for a motorcycle and NT$900 for a small car.
Reminder: Even on a yellow line or where there is no line, you still cannot stop temporarily within 10 meters of an intersection, within 10 meters of a bus stop, within 5 meters of a fire hydrant or a fire engine entrance or exit, or on a sidewalk, a pedestrian crossing or a fast lane. The actual restrictions on a road section are as shown by the signs, markings and attached plates at the site; for the fine amounts, go by the latest version of the uniform penalty standards table on the national laws and regulations database (全國法規資料庫).
How red and yellow lines differ
Red and yellow lines are defined in the rules for setting road traffic signs, markings and signals (道路交通標誌標線號誌設置規則; "setting rules" below): the no-temporary-stopping line in Article 169 is a solid red line, and the no-parking line in Article 168 is a solid yellow line. The comparison:
| Item | Red line (no-temporary-stopping line) | Yellow line (no-parking line) |
|---|
| Legal basis | Setting rules Article 169 | Setting rules Article 168 |
| Can you stop temporarily? | No | Yes (the other places where temporary stopping is prohibited still apply) |
| Can you park? | No | No |
| Hours of prohibition | All day, 24 hours; shortening it requires a sign and an attached plate | Every day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; extending or shortening it requires markings or a sign with an attached plate |
| Equivalent sign | "Prohibition 26" (禁 26) no-temporary-stopping sign (Article 79), blue background with a red border and a red cross | "Prohibition 25" (禁 25) no-parking sign (Article 78), whose text states that "temporary stopping is not restricted" |
Article 111, paragraph 1, item 3 of the Road Traffic Safety Rules provides that temporary stopping is not allowed at places with a no-temporary-stopping sign or marking; Article 112, paragraph 1, items 1 and 4 provide that parking is not allowed at places where temporary stopping is prohibited, nor at places with a no-parking sign or marking. So a red line bans both, and a yellow line bans only parking.
What counts as "temporary stopping"
Article 3 of the Road Traffic Management and Penalties Act (道路交通管理處罰條例; "the Act" below) gives these definitions:
- Temporary stopping: a vehicle stops to let people on or off or to load or unload items, for under 3 minutes, with the vehicle kept ready to drive off immediately.
- Parking: a vehicle is left on either side of the road or in a parking place and is not ready to drive off immediately.
Article 55, paragraph 2 of the Act has a separate exception: when picking up or dropping off children under 7 or people with limited mobility, temporary stopping is not subject to the 3-minute limit. What follows is this article's understanding, not an official interpretation: to count as "temporary stopping", the purpose must be letting people on or off or loading and unloading, and the vehicle must be able to drive off immediately; if someone gets out to shop or pick up a parcel and nobody is in the vehicle, it is usually no longer "ready to drive off immediately" and may be treated as parking.
Even where there is no red line, under Article 111 of the Road Traffic Safety Rules you cannot stop temporarily in the following places:
- Bridges, tunnels, roundabouts, opposite obstacles, railway level crossings, sidewalks, pedestrian crossings and fast lanes.
- Within 10 meters of an intersection or a bus stop; within 5 meters of a fire hydrant or a fire engine entrance or exit.
- In front of road traffic signs; stopping temporarily side by side with another vehicle.
When stopping temporarily, pull up close to the curb in the direction of travel: the outer side of a car's tires must be no more than 60 cm from the curb or the edge of the road surface (1 meter for large vehicles), and for a motorcycle no more than 40 cm.
How much are the fines: red lines, yellow lines and common parking violations
In the table below, "within the deadline" is the amount in the uniform penalty standards table for road traffic violations (違反道路交通管理事件統一裁罰基準表) that applies if you pay or appear within the deadline to appear; the longer you are overdue, the higher the amount, up to the statutory maximum.
| Violation | The Act | Statutory fine | Amount within the deadline |
|---|
| Temporary stopping on a red line (a place with a no-temporary-stopping sign or marking) | Article 55, paragraph 1, item 3 | NT$300 to NT$600 | NT$300 |
| Temporary stopping within 10 meters of an intersection or a bus stop, or within 5 meters of a fire engine entrance or exit | Article 55, paragraph 1, item 2 | NT$300 to NT$600 | Motorcycle NT$500, car NT$600 |
| Temporary stopping on a sidewalk, pedestrian crossing, fast lane and the like | Article 55, paragraph 1, item 1 | NT$300 to NT$600 | Motorcycle NT$500, car NT$600 |
| Stopping temporarily side by side with another vehicle | Article 55, paragraph 1, item 4 | NT$300 to NT$600 | Motorcycle NT$500, car NT$600 |
| Parking on a red line (no-temporary-stopping places other than within 10 meters of a bus stop) | Article 56, paragraph 1, item 1 | NT$600 to NT$1,200 | Motorcycle NT$600, small vehicle NT$900, large vehicle NT$1,200 |
| Parking within 10 meters of a bus stop | Article 56, paragraph 1, item 1 | NT$600 to NT$1,200 | Motorcycle NT$900, car NT$1,200 |
| Parking on a yellow line (a place with a no-parking sign or marking) | Article 56, paragraph 1, item 4 | NT$600 to NT$1,200 | Motorcycle NT$600, small vehicle NT$900, large vehicle NT$1,200 |
| Occupying a parking space reserved for people with disabilities | Article 56, paragraph 1, item 10 | NT$600 to NT$1,200 (by law, the maximum amount is imposed) | NT$1,200 |
| Parking side by side with another vehicle | Article 56, paragraph 2 | NT$1,800 to NT$3,000 | Motorcycle NT$1,800, small vehicle NT$2,000 |
Demerit points: Under Article 2 of the detailed rules on the uniform penalty standards and handling of road traffic violations (違反道路交通管理事件統一裁罰基準及處理細則), for violations cited on the spot, "temporary stopping or parking on a sidewalk or pedestrian crossing" (motorcycles and arcade walkways excepted), "temporary stopping against the direction of travel" and "parking side by side" each carry 1 demerit point. Article 63 of the Act provides that every 12 points accumulated within 1 year means a 2-month suspension of the driver's license. Ordinary red-line and yellow-line parking violations are not themselves on the points list.
Towing: Article 56, paragraph 4 of the Act provides that when a vehicle is parked illegally, the police or traffic assistants may order the driver to move it; if the driver does not, or is not in the vehicle, they may move it for the driver. In Taipei City, under the schedule to the Taipei City self-government ordinance on handling vehicles that obstruct road traffic and park long-term in public parking facilities (臺北市處理妨礙道路交通及久停公有停車場車輛自治條例), the moving fee is NT$200 for a motorcycle and NT$1,500 for a passenger car (or small truck); the storage fee is NT$50 per half day for a motorcycle and NT$200 per half day for a passenger car (after 5 days, NT$75 per half day for a motorcycle and NT$300 for a passenger car), and no storage fee is charged if the vehicle has been at the storage lot for under 1 hour. This article could not read the current text of New Taipei's towing and storage fees; go by the announcements of the New Taipei City Police Department.
To look up and pay a ticket you have received, see How to look up and pay traffic tickets; for parking in a marked roadside space, see How to pay and check roadside parking fees. Before you go out, you can use the Taipei real-time parking availability tool to check for nearby vacancies.
Reporting illegal parking in Taipei and New Taipei: what can and cannot be reported
Which violations members of the public can report is listed item by item in Article 7-1 of the Act; the only parking-related ones are:
- Temporary stopping or parking on a sidewalk or pedestrian crossing (motorcycles and arcade walkways excepted).
- Temporary stopping against the direction of travel.
- Occupying a parking space reserved for people with disabilities.
- Parking side by side with another vehicle.
Ordinary red-line and yellow-line violations and parking within 10 meters of an intersection are not on the Article 7-1 list, so under the law a ticket cannot be issued on the basis of a member of the public's photo report. In addition, a report made more than 7 days after the violation ended will not result in a ticket. What follows is this article's suggestion: for an illegally parked vehicle that blocks an entrance or creates danger, you can call 110 and ask the police to come, so that an officer can inspect on site.
| City | Online reporting channel | Responsible unit and phone |
|---|
| Taipei | Taipei traffic violation reporting portal (臺北市交通違規檢舉專區; prsweb.tcpd.gov.tw) | Traffic police division of the Taipei City Police Department (臺北市政府警察局交通警察大隊), (02) 2375-2100 |
| New Taipei | New Taipei traffic violation reporting system (新北市交通違規檢舉系統; tvrs.ntpd.gov.tw) | Traffic police division of the New Taipei City Police Department (新北市政府警察局交通警察大隊), (02) 2225-5999 |
The steps for reporting online and what to attach are covered in How to report illegal parking in Taipei and New Taipei.
FAQ
Can I park on a yellow line at night?
Article 168 of the setting rules provides that the default hours a yellow line prohibits parking are every day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., so from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. the next morning the yellow line itself does not prohibit parking. But if markings or an attached plate at the site extend the hours, follow the plate; in front of a fire hydrant, within 10 meters of a bus stop and similar places you cannot park at any time; and you also cannot park within 10 meters of an intersection, unless the competent authority has set a sign or marking at the site that allows it (the last paragraph of Article 56 of the Act).
Will I be fined even for a very brief stop on a red line?
Yes. A red line is a no-temporary-stopping line, in effect 24 hours a day; temporary stopping is punished under Article 55, paragraph 1, item 3 of the Act with NT$300 to NT$600, and NT$300 if you appear within the deadline. If the driver leaves the vehicle, it may instead be punished as parking under Article 56, paragraph 1, item 1, which for a small vehicle is NT$900 within the deadline.
Can a motorcycle park on a yellow line?
No. The yellow-line parking ban applies to all types of vehicles; in the standards table, parking a motorcycle on a yellow line costs NT$600 if you appear within the deadline. A motorcycle may only stop briefly on a yellow line to let people on or off or to load or unload items.
Will I be fined for stopping on a yellow line for more than 3 minutes to pick up or drop off a child?
Article 55, paragraph 2 of the Act provides that when picking up or dropping off children under 7 or people with limited mobility, temporary stopping is not subject to the 3-minute limit. But you still cannot stop temporarily on a red line, and this exception does not apply at the other places where temporary stopping is prohibited.
My neighbor always parks on a yellow line; does a photo report help?
Ordinary yellow-line parking is not among the items reportable under Article 7-1 of the Act, and a report by a member of the public cannot be used to issue a ticket. If the vehicle is on a sidewalk, parked side by side with another vehicle, or in a disabled parking space, you can report it online within 7 days to the Taipei or New Taipei police department.
Last updated: 2026-11-01
This article was compiled by the SOSfix editors from public information and is for general reference only. For an individual case, contact the traffic police division of the Taipei City Police Department (臺北市政府警察局交通警察大隊) or of the New Taipei City Police Department (新北市政府警察局交通警察大隊).
Sources
- National laws and regulations database: rules for setting road traffic signs, markings and signals (amended Mar 11, 2026; verified 2026-11-01) (in Chinese): Article 168, yellow line no parking and 7:00 to 20:00; Article 169, red line no temporary stopping and all day, 24 hours; Article 78, Prohibition 25; Article 79, Prohibition 26.
- National laws and regulations database: Road Traffic Safety Rules (amended Jun 26, 2026; verified 2026-11-01) (in Chinese): Article 111, places where temporary stopping is not allowed and the 60 cm and 40 cm distances from the roadside; Article 112, places where parking is not allowed.
- National laws and regulations database: Road Traffic Management and Penalties Act (amended Aug 17, 2026; verified 2026-11-01) (in Chinese): Article 3, definitions of temporary stopping and parking; Article 7-1, the items members of the public can report and the 7-day deadline; Articles 55 and 56, fines and moving of vehicles; Article 63, demerit points (the cited articles are not within the scope of the Aug 17, 2026 amendment and are all current text in force).
- National laws and regulations database: detailed rules on the uniform penalty standards and handling of road traffic violations (amended May 26, 2026; verified 2026-11-01) (in Chinese): Article 2, the items that carry demerit points.
- National laws and regulations database: uniform penalty standards table for road traffic violations (schedule to Article 2 of the detailed rules, downloaded 2026-11-01) (in Chinese): the amounts for appearing within the deadline under each item of Articles 55 and 56.
- Taipei City laws and regulations search system (臺北市法規查詢系統): Taipei City self-government ordinance on handling vehicles that obstruct road traffic and park long-term in public parking facilities (amended Dec 30, 2025; verified 2026-11-01) (in Chinese): Article 9, moving and storage fees as set in the schedule.
- Taipei City laws and regulations search system: Taipei City fee standards for handling vehicles that obstruct road traffic and park long-term in public parking facilities (schedule to the ordinance above, verified 2026-11-01) (in Chinese): moving and storage fees for motorcycles and passenger cars; no storage fee for under 1 hour.
- Traffic police division of the Taipei City Police Department: Taipei traffic violation reporting portal (verified 2026-11-01) (in Chinese): the online reporting entrance for Taipei, with address and phone.
- Traffic police division of the New Taipei City Police Department: traffic violation reporting system (verified 2026-11-01) (in Chinese): the online reporting entrance for New Taipei, with phone.
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