Parking Permit Stickers: Frequently Asked Questions

Expiring Parking Permit Stickers have an expiration date handwritten or punched-out on the permit. This method helps parking managers spot out-of-date permits and invalid parking passes immediately because there is an exact date on which the permit expires. This is the most significant benefit of expiring parking permit stickers in that they prevent reuse and misuse of parking permits and parking spaces. These permits are ideal as temporary passes.

Both have their fair share of advantages and disadvantages
Chances of theft: Parking Permit Stickers are less likely to get lost or stolen because they stick to the outside or inside of the vehicle’s windshield, bumper, or mirror.
Easy to Install: Parking Permit Hang tags have a special cutout that easily fits over any rear-view mirror of the vehicle, whereas parking stickers take a little more time and effort in installation.
Driver’s visibility: Hang tags are more likely to block driver’s view than sticker permits. Stickers even come with a clear background for more light to pass through them.
Transferability: Hang tags are easily transferred from one vehicle to another and can be removed for added privacy and security. Stickers, unless they are the cling type, cannot be removed.
Durability: Good quality stickers are durable, tear-proof. Hang tags made of thick plastic won't warp, fade, or crack.
Ease of Verification: While some parking staff members may find it easiest to visually verify a sticker on the vehicle, others may find it easier to glance at the rearview mirror as each vehicle enters the lot.

Following features in a parking permit makes it better and help prevent misuse:
Sequential numbering: This makes it easy to see to whom the permit was issued by checking the records and matching the numbers. Any kind of misuse can be easily tracked.
Company logo: Adding your organization’s logo or a unique graphic to your parking stickers and hang tags makes them easier to identify and harder to counterfeit.
Expiration Dates: When parking permits are issued for an exact period of time (annually, monthly, etc.), misuse and abuse can be definitely prevented.
Color-Coding: Color-coding parking permits create different parking zones. Vehicles with the wrong color can be quickly recognized and cited by parking managers.
Holograms: Decals and hang tags with holograms are a great way to stop people from using fake permits. Holograms self-destruct when anybody tries to reuse the permit.
Barcode/ QR Code: Barcode or QR code on the permits make them unique and much easier to validate the permission to park or enter a venue.

Following industries most use parking permits to better manage their parking system:
Educational Institutes: Schools, Colleges, and Universities
Stadiums
Apartments / HOAs
Hospitals
Handicapped Parking
Offices
Parking Garages
Marinas
Government Facilities
Military Bases
Hotels
Convention Centers
Airports
Entertainment Venues

Different organizations can have different rules on the placement of parking permit stickers . While some jurisdictions require stickers to be placed at the windshield’s lower left (driver’s side), others want at the vehicle’s passenger side windshield.
Some authorities require permit stickers to be applied to the left rear bumper or lower left rear window (outside only) so that the decal is visible from the vehicle’s rear, making it easier for parking staff to check while patrolling the parking lot.
The General thumb rule should be that parking staff looking to verify membership on arrival can do so by a quick glance. Permits must not be placed upside down, lying on the floor of your vehicle, or are otherwise obscured.