Palma 2025: Renew resident parking permits online — blue ORA sticker discontinued

The city of Palma is reorganizing resident parking: existing ORA permits can now be renewed digitally. The familiar blue sticker is being phased out — checks will be carried out by license plate scanners from now on.

From today: Residents in Palma can renew their parking permits

If you have an ORA resident permit in Palma, you can renew it from today for the coming year. The city has announced that the familiar blue stickers will be discontinued. Instead, enforcement will be carried out using automatic license plate recognition — one less sticker on the windshield and a bit more technology running in the background.

Who can renew and until when?

Important: This current renewal only applies to already registered residents with an existing ORA permit. New registrations are subject to different rules and are handled separately. Those who wish to renew should do so online — it is possible until January 31, 2026. For people who struggle with digital processes, the option remains to apply for the renewal in person at a municipal office.

What changes in practice?

The annual fee remains unchanged at €24. The visible sticker will be removed and checks will be done by scanner. That means vehicle license plates will be the central means of verification. If you walk past the bakery at Plaça Major in the morning, you might not notice anything. Except: the blue ORA sticker that many people have kept at the edge of their windshield for years will no longer appear.

Tips for the online application

If you do the renewal on a computer or smartphone: have your vehicle documents, your ID (NIE/DNI) and a payment method ready. Some neighbors I met today at city hall (a short chat around the corner from Calle Sant Miquel at 8:30 a.m., it was lightly raining) found the online procedure to be quick. For anyone who runs into problems, a visit to the citizen office or a call to the municipal customer service is recommended.

Why the change?

The city administration cites efficiency and modernized enforcement as reasons: less paper, fewer manual checks, less dispute over worn stickers. Critics point out that technology can also make mistakes and that older residents will need more support. Both points are valid. We'll see how smoothly the transition goes.

For more information, visit the City of Palma website or contact the citizen office by phone. If you are in Palma today, pay attention to the signs in the ORA zones — the rules remain the same, only the monitoring method is changing.