Parking Permits
Introduction
Campus parking permits are reserved for UC Berkeley affiliates (faculty, staff, students) and authorized visitors and contractors. You must show proof of affiliation or approval from a sponsoring department or appropriate campus authority to purchase a permit.
All permit-holders must pay the non-refundable $36 Annual Transportation Fee along with any applicable monthly or daily fees (Carpool permit-holders excluded). Daily permits are non-refundable.
Spaces for disabled persons, service/maintenance vehicles, and reserved spaces require special permits. Standard permit types are not valid in these spaces. Parking is not allowed at red curb areas at any time.
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Where to buy a permit
e-Parking
The UC Berkeley e-Parking online service provides 24-hour access to various parking services via a secure online web payment system. Eliminate the need to wait in lines or visit the office - use e-Parking instead!
e-Parking Services
• Faculty/staff parking permit renewal purchases
• Student parking permit purchases
• Citation payments
Payment types accepted:
Credit Card (Visa, Master Card, Discover)
Campus parking lots
Payment types accepted: Cash (for $7 dispensing machine ticket)
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Buying a permit
For Yourself
• Faculty/Staff
• Student
For Your Department
Departmental Permits
Departmental Visitors
Event Attendees
Other
Construction
Public
Event Attendees
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- Applies Monday - Friday, 7am - 5pm
- Ideal for frequent parking needs\
- Display the hang tag on rear view mirror
- Also valid for night/weekend parking
- Applies from 7 am - 5 pm during any weekday
- Ideal for occasional parking needs
- Display the adhesive permit in lower right hand corner of the windshield (passenger side)
Occasional Use Permit and Validations
- C Daily Scratch-off Hangtag
- F Daily Scratch-off Hangtag
- Hill Daily Scratch-off Hangtag
- Night/Weekend Daily Scratch-off Hangtag
- Occasional Use Scratch-off Hangtag
New Directions subscribers may only purchase a maximum of 48 Occasional Use Scratch-off Hangtags per fiscal year.
Temporary Permits
- Construction
- Visitor
- Dispensing Machine Tickets (for use in conjunction with a Daily Permit)
- Rates are charged per person
- Central-campus carpool permits require one member with 20+ years of service
- Carpool spaces are specially marked and reserved until 10am
- For program details, see our Alternative Transportation section.
California Alumni Association (CAA) Parking Permit
Disabled Parking Permit
- For permanently or temporarily disabled campus affiliates
- Proof of eligibility required before purchase
- Park in marked DP spaces throughout campus.
About State Placards and the UC Berkeley Disabled Parking Permit
- State DP permits and license plates are not honored on campus unless accompanied by a campus-issued parking permit.
- The California State placard is honored in marked campus DP spaces only in conjunction with campus-issued parking permits or with payment in a campus garage or lot offering hourly or event parking.
- Disabled campus visitors who do not currently possess a California State placard and who require special parking arrangements should contact the Disability Resolution Officer by phone at (510) 642-2795 or by email at esc@berkeley.edu prior to arriving on campus.
To see the campus Disabled Parking policies, please visit the Academic Compliance & Disability Standards website.
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Forget your permit?
Central Campus and Faculty/Staff permit-holders may visit the East or West Gates for temporary one-day permits. Student permit-holders must stop by the P&T office for temporary one-day permits. Handwritten notes do not substitute for a temporary permit – vehicles not displaying a permit will be cited.
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