These changes include stricter conditions for issuing permits for oversized vehicles and a crackdown on illegal sidewalk parking, marking a significant tightening of the city’s previous parking policies.
No More Parking Permits for Vehicles Over Six Meters
In the future, vehicles longer than six meters—particularly motorhomes—will no longer be eligible for residential parking permits. Exceptions will be made only in well-justified hardship cases. The move follows a city council resolution passed in March 2025 aimed at easing the chronic parking shortages in many neighborhoods. However, existing permits for such vehicles will remain valid.
The new policy is a response to ongoing complaints from residents of densely populated areas, who have long voiced frustration about large motorhomes parked for days at a time, taking up valuable street space and worsening the parking shortage.
Stricter Enforcement of Sidewalk Parking Rules
The city also plans to get tougher on sidewalk parking. In newly established parking license zones, parking on sidewalks will no longer be permitted at all. Furthermore, the previously tolerated illegal parking on footpaths is now being addressed with stricter enforcement. In recent weeks, police have already increased patrols and issued numerous fines in districts such as Laim and Giesing to implement the new regulations.
These measures are part of a broader mobility strategy by the Department of Transportation, which aims to use public space more efficiently. This includes expanding digital monitoring systems and redistributing road space in favor of non-motorized traffic participants such as pedestrians and cyclists.
Businesses to Receive Only One Permit – Fee Remains at 30 Euros
Commercial entities, including hotels and other businesses, will also be affected. From now on, only one parking permit will be issued per address, with the goal of ensuring a fairer allocation of limited parking space.
Despite the sweeping changes, the annual fee for a parking permit remains at 30 euros. Munich’s Green-Red city government has expressed interest in increasing the fees—citing standards in other major European cities—but the State of Bavaria currently blocks any fee hikes. Under existing state legislation, municipalities are not permitted to charge more for residential parking.
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