Sign E9: Parking facility reserved only for permit holders

Legal meaning

Parking facility intended only for permit holders.

Source: RVV 1990 annex 1 · checked 2026-10-23

Shape and colour

Blue square sign with a white P and the text 'vergunninghouders': only with a valid permit.

Where the sign stands

At the start of the bays or, as a zone sign, on every access road of the area.

Supplementary plates with this sign

• Sub-panel: arrows point left and right, both sides apply. OB504 — Supplementary plate with arrows to the lower left and lower right: the sign applies on both sides, in both directions along the road.

What the exam asks about this sign

The exam asks who may park here: permit holders only; a visitor may not, not even by paying at a meter. The sign often appears as a zone sign with the word 'zone', then it covers the whole area up to the end sign. Trap: candidates think the P allows parking without conditions.

Often confused with

• Parking facility; indicates a place where parking is allowed E4 — Plain P: parking for everyone.
• Parking reserved for disabled drivers with a valid permit. E6 — Disabled only.
• Start of a parking-disc zone E10 — Parking-disc zone: free parking for a limited time with a disc.