How to exchange a parking permit
Base lot, Flex, park and ride / remote lot, UW accessible, and carpool permit exchanges
- Complete an application for the new parking permit.
To exchange a current (active) UW parking permit / pass for a base lot, Flex, park and ride / remote lot permit, follow the application process for your university affiliation:
To exchange a current permit / pass for a UW accessible permit, follow the process based on your university affiliation:
To exchange a current permit / pass for a carpool permit, follow this process:
- Wait for a new parking assignment. You will be notified by Transportation Services if you are offered a new permit.
- While waiting for a new permit, you are welcome to continue using your current permit / pass.
- You may also choose to cancel your current product and make alternate commuting arrangements while waiting for a new permit.
- Complete the exchange.
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- If you kept your current permit while waiting for a new assignment, you must exchange products in person at a Transportation Services customer service location.
- If you already canceled your old product, you may purchase your new permit online following the instructions in your offer letter. Also refer to the document [Link for document 147103 is unavailable at this time].
An administrative fee will be charged for exchanging your active permit for a base lot, Flex, carpool, or UW Accessible permit if the products are valid within the same parking year. There is no exchange fee to exchange your current product for a park and ride / remote lot permit
Exchange process for all other permit / pass types
To exchange an active permit for a permit that is valid for short-term or off-peak parking, such as an afternoon, night, semester, monthly, moped, motorcycle, bus pass, Lot 76 Quick Pass, etc.:
- Purchase your new permit or pass online or in person, depending on the product.
- Refer to the document [Link for document 147103 is unavailable at this time].
- Please note that if a permit option is not displayed in the eBusiness purchasing portal, it may only be available for in-person purchases, or may not be available. Contact customer service for more information.
- Cancel the current/active permit or pass.
- Refer to the document [Link for document 147487 is unavailable at this time]
There is no fee to exchange your current product for a short-term or off-peak parking permit or pass.