Apply for an exemption for parking as a craftsman

If you run a business or work as a freelancer, you can apply for a parking permit under certain conditions. This allows you to park in certain areas for the duration of your work assignment.

As a trader or freelancer, you can obtain an exemption for parking in individual cases. As a result, you can, for example, be entitled to free parking in restricted no-parking zones, in resident parking zones or in parking management zones (parking spaces with parking meters or parking ticket machines). As a rule, the exemption only applies to individual activities of your business or freelance work.

You are not entitled to be granted an exemption.

the Road Traffic Authority

the road traffic authority responsible for you

The documents to be submitted vary from authority to authority. For example, you must submit a copy of the business registration and a copy of the vehicle registration document.

• Forms: Application forms can be obtained from the competent authority.
• Online procedure possible: partial
• Written form required: no
• Personal appearance required: no

• for certain activities, free parking is not available near the place of work
• due to the nature and urgency of the work, a longer journey or frequent commuting between the vehicle and the workplace is not reasonable
• local conditions must be taken into account
• the public interest must be preserved

You must submit an application for the exemption. How the application can be made varies from authority to authority.

The authority will examine your application and, if necessary, grant the exemption.

The period of validity of the exemption is usually limited in time.

varies between authorities

The amount of the fee varies depending on the number of vehicles, the period of validity of the parking permit and its area of validity.: Fee from 10,20 EUR to 767,00 EUR