Parking permit
Permission for one vehicle to use one space, for a period.
A parking permit is a record that a named vehicle may use a particular space, or a particular class of space, for a period of time. It is permission, not a token: the hangtag, decal or code is only the way the permission is shown.
The distinction matters because the two can disagree. A hangtag proves somebody was given a permit once; it says nothing about whether that permission is still current, whether the resident moved out last month, or whether the car it was issued for is the car in the bay. A digital permit answers the question being asked at the car — is this vehicle allowed to be here right now — because it is checked against the record rather than read off a windscreen.
See also
- Decal permit — A sticker fixed to a vehicle that shows it holds a permit.
- Guest pass — Temporary permission for a visitor’s vehicle, usually requested by a resident.
- 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.