Drop-off zones
Drop-off zones: brief stops outside schools and stations
A drop-off zone only works if nobody stays in it. At school opening and closing times, or outside a station, a few parked cars are enough to block the queue. With QR Blue, drivers who leave their vehicle declare their stop by scanning the QR code; beyond a few minutes, officers see it immediately.
What municipalities face
Parents parking in the drop-off zone
A few cars parked while children are walked to school are enough to block the whole queue at school times.
A queue spilling onto the road
Waiting cars double-park or stop on pedestrian crossings, at the expense of children's safety.
Abuse that is hard to prove
Without a known arrival time, officers cannot tell a three-minute stop from half an hour of parking.
Rules that change with the time of day
A drop-off zone often only makes sense at school opening and closing times: the rest of the time, the space can be unrestricted.
What QR Blue brings
- A QR code on each drop-off sign, scanned in a few seconds
- A very short duration per zone (for example 5 or 10 minutes), without extension
- Regulated time slots per zone: days, hours and months of application, public holidays excluded
- A minimum wait between two stops to prevent chained declarations
- Checks by plate or by QR code, with each vehicle's authorised end time
- Statistics per zone: number of stops, average duration, expired stops
Features used
Frequently asked questions
Must a stop be declared if the driver stays at the wheel?
That depends on your by-law. Most often, the declaration is required from drivers who leave their vehicle, for example to walk a child to school.
Can the drop-off zone be limited to school hours?
Yes. Each zone has its own time slots: days of the week, hours and months of application, public holidays excluded. Outside them, the page says no declaration is required.
Do parents need to install an app?
No: the QR code opens a web page. The plate is pre-filled from the second visit, and declaring takes a few seconds.
How do officers spot abuse?
By scanning the drop-off zone's QR code or entering the plate: they see ongoing stops, their end time and those that have overstayed.
Are authorised vehicles affected?
Vehicles whose badge is authorised on the zone (school transport, disabled drivers, municipal services) are exempted automatically.
Other uses managed by QR Blue
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Payment by plate via QR, with no ticket machine or paper ticket (early 2027).
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Time-limited parking module
Short stops, limited duration and paid zones (2027), declared by scanning a QR.
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Online payment module
For the badges and zones you choose to charge for.
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