Decal permit
A sticker fixed to a vehicle that shows it holds a permit.
A decal permit is an adhesive sticker, usually for the windscreen or bumper, carrying a number that ties the vehicle to a permit record. A hangtag is the removable equivalent, hung from the mirror.
Both are durable and need no technology at the kerb, which is why they persist. Both also have the same three costs: they have to be physically issued and collected, a decal survives the permission it represents until somebody scrapes it off, and a hangtag moves between cars in a way nobody can see. Communities that keep them usually pair them with a record that can be checked, so the sticker is a convenience rather than the only evidence.
See also
- Parking permit — Permission for one vehicle to use one space, for a period.
- Permit class — The category a permit belongs to — resident, staff, visitor — which decides its rules.
Parking, handled.
Permits, guest passes, enforcement, contracts and monthly billing for the building you actually manage.