Apply for an exemption permit for parking as a tradesman

You must submit an application for a special permit. How the application can be submitted varies from authority to authority.

The authority will check your application and issue the exemption if necessary.

The local road traffic authority responsible for issuing the exemption permit (e.g. local council administration, municipal administration of the independent and large district towns, administration of the independent municipalities and towns) is responsible for their respective local area of application.

The road traffic authority (e.g. local authority, municipal administration of the independent and large district towns, administration of the independent municipalities and towns) is responsible for their respective local area of application.

The competent authority examines the application for a parking permit. There is no entitlement on the part of the applicant.

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 certificate.

• Special permit: € 10.20 to € 767.00
• 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.

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The period of validity of the exemption can be limited.

varies between the authorities

§ 46 Road Traffic Regulations

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvo_2013/__46.html

• § 46 Road Traffic Regulations (StVO)

• Forms: Application forms are available from the competent authority.
• Online procedure possible: partially
• Written form required: no
• pPersonal appearance required: no

17.12.2025