French/Swiss model of a 2 hours maximum (signs read "Disque Obligatoire" or "Schijf Verplicht"). In Belgium the EU-parking-disk was introduced to statutory regulations on 31 March 2003. The Netherlands There are Blue-Zone parking spaces in many cities in the Netherlands. Most of the city centre in Amsterdam uses a paid parking scheme in daily hours (usually free parking during the night) However, there are some streets next to the central areas which allow for a parking disk, for example 1,5 hours being allowed at Gelderplandsplein in Southern Amsterdam. In Wassenaar the limited time is set to 2 hours. Iceland Parking discs (bifreiðastæðaklukkur) were introduced to Iceland in the town of Akureyri in August 2005 allowing an indicated parking time between 30 minutes and two hours depending on the distance to the city centre. Former parking meters were removed. United Kingdom In the United Kingdom the availability of disc parking varies between local council districts. Where it is offered, parking discs with the branding of the local council are available to the public. In most cases using a parking disc which isn't the one issued in that district is acceptable. Although some local authorities such as those in Cumbria accept a piece of paper with the arrival time written on it, others such as Pendle do not. UK-Parking-Disks are controled by the BSI-publication, BS 6571-7:1997. References Parking