Parking in permit area for residents and businesses

A parking permit allows you to park anywhere on the street within your sector. A parking permit is valid for 6 months. Before the permit expires, you will receive an email asking you to renew your permit. You can apply for a maximum of 2 permits per address.

Multiple license plates on parking permit

You can register up to 3 license plates on your parking permit. Note! Only one license plate can be active.
You can add a license plate online. To do so, log in and choose 'Change' under the permit. Then choose the option 'add/change/remove license plate' and follow the steps.

Temporarily different license plate

Do you want to put a different license plate on your parking permit for a short time, such as because you have a loaner car? Then add a temporary license plate. You can do this online via the 'Change' button. We will activate the temporary license plate on your parking permit for one week. After that, we automatically reset the original license plate to active. Do you need it longer than one week? Then add the temporary license plate again. You may only add a temporary license plate five times per calendar year.

Permit stop

Do you want to stop your parking permit, for example due to a move? Also arrange this online . Choose 'Change' and then 'Cancel product'. If you fill in the details, we will transfer the remaining amount to your account.

Regulations for visitor parking

Any resident in the permit area can participate in the visitor regulations. Even if you do not have your own parking permit.  

Informal care and empowerment

For informal caregivers, you get double the number of hours of visitor parking. You need the proof WMO volunteer care for this. You may authorize someone to arrange this for you.

Any scratch cards?

The online visitor regulations replace the current scratch cards. Do you still have scratch cards? If so, you may still use them. Digital visitor parking is more economical. The digital system allows you to regulate visitation by the minute. Therefore, it is cheaper to switch when your scratch cards run out. Don't buy more scratch cards than you need.

Evidence for residents:

• Lease car: Lease contract and registration certificate
• Company car: Employer's statement and registration certificate
• Private car in use for business: Employer's statement and registration certificate
• Vehicle is in the name of partner or parent living at the same address: Registration certificate
• The vehicle has a foreign license plate: registration certificate
• The car will soon be in your name: Lease or purchase contract
• None of the above: You cannot apply for a permit.

Evidence for businesses: 

• Car in the name of the company: registration certificate and an extract from the Chamber of Commerce
• Lease car: Lease contract and an extract from the Chamber of Commerce
• Employee's own car: registration certificate and an employer's statement
• The vehicle has a foreign license plate: Registration certificate

In case of abuse or fraud, the municipality of Heerlen may revoke the parking permit.

All information and Requirements are included in the Parking Tax Regulation , in the Designation Decree paid and permit parking and in the Parking Regulations .

The permit takes effect immediately once you have paid.

The municipality decides within 8 weeks of receiving your application. The municipality may extend this period once.

Would you like to see the status of your application? Or would you like to see which permits you have, register a visitor or change a license plate? You can do all that through the municipality's parking counter. 

Arranging online at the Parking Counter