Add value to a Flex parking permit
This document explains how to use the eBusiness parking portal to add parking value to a Flex permit. If your Flex permit assignment is in a UW–Madison campus garage, you must have value on your permit for garage access.
- Go to transportation.wisc.edu/ebusiness. Click the LOGIN link in the upper-right corner of the page.
- Click the Employee or Student Login button.
You will be directed to a login page. Enter your UW–Madison NetID or UW Health credentials and multi-factor authentication.
- On the parking portal, click View Your Permits.

- Click on your active Flex permit number.

- On the “Your Permit Details” page, scroll to the buttons near the bottom of the page. Select Add Value.

- Read the note for Flex permits and scroll down to begin adding value.
Please note: the Flex parking rate is a 20% discount on visitor parking rates. As an example, adding $50 of value to the permit will cost $40. The Flex discount is applied when you add value to the permit.
- Near the bottom of the page, go to the “Additional Value to Add” drop-down menu. Select the amount of parking value you want to add to your permit.
When ready to proceed, click Next.
In the example on this page, $50.00 was selected to add $50 of value to the permit. The 20% discount is shown in the “Cost For Value Added” field as $0.80. The amount you pay is the “Total Additional Cost”, which in this example is $40.00.
- Select a payment method from the drop-down menu. Click Proceed to Checkout to start checking out.

- Confirm your order details and click Checkout to continue.

- You will be directed to the Transact Payments portal to securely enter your payment information and complete the transaction.

- After completing the transaction, you will receive a confirmation email and be redirected back to the eBusiness portal.