How to exchange a parking permit

If your circumstances change (for example, moving to a new work location on campus), there are processes to exchange a current/active parking permit for a different one.

Base lot, Flex, park and ride / remote lot, UW accessible, and carpool permit exchanges

  1. 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: 

  1. 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.

  2. Complete the exchange.

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.:

  1. Purchase your new permit or pass online or in person, depending on the product.

  2. Cancel the current/active permit or pass. 

There is no fee to exchange your current product for a short-term or off-peak parking permit or pass.



Keywords:
parking permit, exchange, returns and exchanges
Doc ID:
147075
Owned by:
Lauren V. in UW Transportation Services
Created:
2024-12-18
Updated:
2025-06-30
Sites:
UW Transportation Services