As an example, this sign [1] is at the edge of Copenhagen's main pedestrian shopping street.
The international symbols show it's a pedestrian zone, and there's a rule of no stopping from 11-04 (no stopping meaning not even any loading/unloading, a stronger restriction than no parking.)
The text says "Residents excepted" (under the graffiti/sticker) and "Goods vehicles excepted 04-11" (so deliveries and rubbish collection in the morning) on all days including Sundays and public holidays.
50m down the cross-street on which the StreetView car is driving, there's the standard sign for no motor vehicles [2], and the text underneath says "Except for business" -- so this street can be used all day for delivery vehicles etc.
Both signs are enforced similar to parking: get caught, and you'll be fined. I'm sure you're less likely to be challenged if you're driving a van with "Plumber" written on the side, but it shouldn't matter.
No doubt it's more complicated in cities where this is enforced by cameras.
(In addition, the pedestrian streets are mostly conflicting one-way streets [3, and do a 360°]. No problem for a delivery, but useless as a shortcut.)
The international symbols show it's a pedestrian zone, and there's a rule of no stopping from 11-04 (no stopping meaning not even any loading/unloading, a stronger restriction than no parking.)
The text says "Residents excepted" (under the graffiti/sticker) and "Goods vehicles excepted 04-11" (so deliveries and rubbish collection in the morning) on all days including Sundays and public holidays.
50m down the cross-street on which the StreetView car is driving, there's the standard sign for no motor vehicles [2], and the text underneath says "Except for business" -- so this street can be used all day for delivery vehicles etc.
Both signs are enforced similar to parking: get caught, and you'll be fined. I'm sure you're less likely to be challenged if you're driving a van with "Plumber" written on the side, but it shouldn't matter.
No doubt it's more complicated in cities where this is enforced by cameras.
(In addition, the pedestrian streets are mostly conflicting one-way streets [3, and do a 360°]. No problem for a delivery, but useless as a shortcut.)
[1] https://www.google.com/maps/@55.6779772,12.5729422,3a,25.5y,...
[2] https://www.google.com/maps/@55.6772541,12.5737765,3a,23.2y,...
[3] https://www.google.com/maps/@55.6814522,12.5751944,3a,75y,12...