If you live in a paid-parking area, a resident card (carte riverain / bewonerskaart) lets you park near your home for a low yearly fee instead of feeding the meter. It's one of the best ways to stop collecting fines.
How to apply
You apply through your municipality, usually online or at the counter, with proof of address and the vehicle registration in your name (or a company/lease attestation). The card is tied to your plate and a defined zone.
What it covers
- Parking in your residential sector, often without time limit.
- One card per household vehicle, within local quotas.
- Sometimes a few visitor days per year.
If you're fined despite a valid card
Camera-scanning cars sometimes miss a freshly issued or renewed card. If that happens, contest it: state your card number and validity dates and attach a copy. This is one of the most successful grounds. Quitte will build that letter for you.