Previously, residents of Utrecht could have their visitors park at a discount by giving them a code that had to be activated on the parking meter. The discount will remain, but will soon only be available via an app. As a resident you deposit credit into your account. When visitors come, enter the license plate number and activate the meter.
The new parking app has been in use since September 1, but received a lot of criticism even before the start. The municipality says it had to look for a new system, because the old one is no longer supported after a software update. After a long tendering process, the municipality decided on this.