Who this is for
Amsterdam residents with a parking permit can register a guest’s car for a paid parking session in their zone, instead of the visitor hunting for a meter or risking a ticket.
This only works if the resident already holds a visitor parking permit or a scratch-card (kraskaart) permit, applied for through the municipality.
For the basics of who qualifies and how residents get their own permit in the first place, see Amsterdam Parking Permit Guide For Residents And Visitors.
Getting the login codes
Every visitor permit comes with a meldcode and a pincode, not a login you choose yourself.
Find them by logging into Mijn Parkeren on amsterdam.nl with DigiD and opening the permit; the codes are listed on that page.
Registering a guest’s car
With the codes in hand, go to the Aanmelden Parkeren website or the Amsterdam App, log in, and start a parking session.
Enter the date and time the session should start and stop, the number of the nearest parking meter, and the guest’s license plate -- Dutch or foreign plates both work.
The app lets a session be scheduled up to 24 hours ahead; on the website there’s no such limit stated, but the session still only becomes active at the chosen time.
What it costs
The system shows the exact cost for the chosen time window before the session is confirmed, since visitor parking is billed against the resident’s own account balance rather than a fixed guest fee.
Rates differ by area and by day, so the true number to check is whatever the booking screen quotes for that zone and that day.
A fuller breakdown of current tariffs and permit types is covered in Parking in Amsterdam: Rates, Permits and Where It’s Actually Allowed.
One rule is fixed rather than variable: if a single session runs longer than six hours, the day rate applies automatically, and the resident then gets a 40% discount on that day rate for any further hours.
Letting a guest pay for themselves
A resident doesn’t have to book every visit personally.
A separate visitor login (its own meldcode and pincode) can be created and handed to up to five guests at a time, who then start and pay for their own session directly through iDEAL or Wero, with no cash or ticket to leave in the car.
Saving frequent visitors
For guests who come back often, up to 10 license plates (9 in the app) can be saved to the permit, so the resident doesn’t have to retype them each visit.
Saved plates can be deleted but not edited -- a wrong or changed plate has to be removed and re-added.
Where the car is actually allowed to park
A visitor session only covers the zone tied to that specific permit; parking outside it is not covered and can still be ticketed.
Enforcement is by scanning the license plate, so nothing needs to be displayed inside the car itself.
Blue zones and other exceptions
Some streets run as a blue zone rather than the paid-permit system, which needs its own separate exemption (ontheffing) rather than a visitor parking session.
The general rules for driving and parking around the city, including where permits and blue zones apply, are set out in Driving In Amsterdam: Rules, Parking, And Practical Tips.
Parking for a concert or match
None of the above applies near the Johan Cruijff ArenA, Ziggo Dome or AFAS Live on an event night -- those venues run a separate event-rate system at the surrounding garages and lots, active from four hours before the event until two hours after it ends.
Details on entry, payment and reserving a spot for a specific event are covered in Parking at the Johan Cruijff ArenA for a Concert or Match.
If a guest would rather not drive
For a one-off visit, it’s worth weighing a permit session against the cost and hassle of finding a spot at all; the Amsterdam Public Transport Guide For Visitors covers the alternative of leaving the car out of it entirely.
