Parking District Permits
The PCS permit, when properly displayed on the vehicle will authorize that vehicle to park in the district(s) for which it is issued without payment of hourly fees.
No record of permits will be kept. If a permit is lost or misplaced it cannot be replaced without payment of the applicable fee. If you forget to renew, or you renewed but the permit did not arrive by the first of the month, it will be necessary to pay meter fees.
Vehicles with PCS permits may park in the following spaces:
Click here to purchase or renew PCS monthly permit online.
Click here to access PCS Monthly Permit Application (PDF format)
Please note: Only the specific $195 “SLV SPRG G60/61” PCS permit will be accepted for the Wayne Ave. Garage 60 and Town Square Garage 61 facilities. No other PCS permit will be accepted as payment for parking at these locations.
PCS Monthly Permit Sticker Rates are as follows:
MCDOT Division of Parking does not manage the carpool program. We just sell the permits and sign the spaces based on the number of permits sold.
Preferred parking spaces with signs indicating "Carpool Permit Parking Only" or "ZipCar Parking Only" are restricted for Carpool or Carshare cars displaying the appropriate permit and prior authorization.
Carpool permits vary in cost depending upon the number of persons or passengers per vehicle.
Click here for Carpool application.
Click here for more information about Carpool. After you click on the link, select Rideshare Programs from dropdown.
Carpool Rates (per month) are as follows:
Daily Parking Permits valid for single vehicles at long-term spaces for the Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Wheaton Parking Lot Districts (PLDs) and Transportation Management Districts (TMDs). They can be purchased for separate dates, or consecutive dates.
NOTE: The Bethesda daily permit & lost ticket is $22.50 per day and Silver Spring and Wheaton daily permit is $15 per day.
Click here to purchase or renew AM/PM Weekend permit online.
Please note: The permit must be displayed inside the vehicle on the driver’s side on either the windshield or the rear window. The permit allows one to park, without putting money in the meter, all hours EXCEPT 9 am to 5 pm and all day Saturday and only at long-term metered spaces. The permit is not valid at short-term spaces or cashier/Pay on Foot operated facilities. No record of permits will be kept. If a permit is lost or misplaced it cannot be replaced without payment of the applicable fee. If you forget to renew, or you renewed but the permit did not arrive by the first of the month, it will be necessary to pay meter fees.
For questions, please call the Parking Sales Store at 240-777-8744.
Click here to purchase or renew AM/PM permit online.
Please note: The permit must be displayed inside the vehicle on the driver’s side on either the windshield or the rear window. The permit allows one to park, without putting money in the meter, all hours EXCEPT 9 am to 5 pm and only at long-term metered spaces. The permit is not valid at short-term spaces or cashier/Pay on Foot operated facilities. No record of permits will be kept. If a permit is lost or misplaced it cannot be replaced without payment of the applicable fee. If you forget to renew, or you renewed but the permit did not arrive by the first of the month, it will be necessary to pay meter fees.
Click here to find information about Residential Parking Permit.