Parking permit for residents (resident parking privileges)

Here you can find out how to apply for a resident parking permit in designated urban areas with a significant shortage of parking space.

Resident parking permits are generally issued in areas where, due to a lack of private parking spaces and considerable general parking pressure, the population of the urban neighborhood regularly have no sufficient opportunity to find a parking space for their vehicle within a reasonable walking distance of their home.

Resident parking permits are issued on application. Each resident receives only one resident parking permit for a vehicle registered to him/her or which he/she can prove to be in permanent use. The municipalities are responsible.

A fee is payable for the issue of the resident parking permit. This is based on the scale of fees issued by the municipality as a statutory order.

The road traffic authority of the municipality is responsible.

To the road traffic authority in your city or municipality.

• Valid identity card or passport; if passport is presented, also a current registration certificate
• Registration certificate I (vehicle registration document)
• Certificate of use if you are not the vehicle owner

If you authorize a third party, they will also need a written power of attorney from you. They must also present your identity document (original) to the road traffic authority. He himself must be able to identify himself with his valid identity card/passport.

However, some cities or municipalities also allow written or even electronic applications. In these cases, you will receive the parking permit by post. If you would like to use one of these methods, first ask your city or municipal administration which documents need to be sent.

You can apply for a resident parking permit if the following requirements are met and can be proven:

• the main residence is registered in the resident parking area,
• the dwelling is occupied by the applicant and
• the vehicle must be registered to the applicant or be used by the applicant on a permanent basis (proof by means of a confirmation from the vehicle owner that the vehicle has been handed over for permanent use).

Some cities and municipalities require further conditions for the issue of a resident parking permit, e.g. lack of a garage. If in doubt, you should ask the relevant road traffic authority.

Action before the administrative court against the non-issuance of the resident parking permit / against the assessment of the fee amount

• Possible online application for a resident parking permit or application to the road traffic authority
• Check by the municipality whether the applicant lives in an urban district with a significant shortage of parking space and whether such a district has been designated accordingly
• Examination of the other requirements for the issue of a resident parking permit
• Determination of the fee to be paid
  

Resident parking permits are regularly issued for a limited period, in the state capital of Wiesbaden for six months or a year.

The respective municipalities are responsible. It is therefore not possible for the HMWEVW to make a general statement on the processing time. If statements are made about the expected processing time, this would have to be done by the respective municipality. There are no statutory processing deadlines.

The amount of the fee is determined by the fee schedule of the specific municipality and can vary from municipality to municipality. Depending on the structure, they are fixed or variable.

Members of Car-Sharing organizations can also obtain a resident parking permit. Further details can be obtained from the relevant road traffic authority.