Parking Permits

Parking permits are sold online starting July 7 and at both Parking Services office locations. For in-person sales students should bring their Hokie Passport and their vehicle registration. Faculty and staff should bring their F/S Hokie Passport and vehicle registration. Adobe Acrobat versions of the parking permit registration forms are available for download. You can find the CAP Registration Form online but you must register in person with Parking Services.

Two-year permits and the mail program are not available for the 2009-10 academic year.

Below are most of the 09-10 permit prices. For details please see the related form, the parking permit information flyers listed below, or contact Parking Services at parking@vt.edu or 231-3200.

• Faculty/Staff parking permit information
  (PDF)
• Student parking permit information
  (PDF)

Payment options at Parking Services office locations

• Visa or Master Card
• Check (made payable to "Treasurer of Virginia Tech")
• Cash
• Hokie Passport
• Payroll Deduction for 1-Year F/S permits. Please see the parking permit information flyer (PDF) for details.

Special Programs

• Pre-Tax Parking Permit Program: Payroll deduction allows faculty and staff to purchase permits with pre-tax dollars, saving over 20% of the permit cost. To take advantage of this option, either:
  • purchase your permit online with the payroll deduction payment method by September 26, or
  • check the pre-tax box on the Faculty/Staff Permit form return to Parking Services by September 26.
• Wage Quarterly Permits are available to wage employees only.
• Reduce your gas and parking costs with the Commuter Alternatives Program! CAP has two permit programs to fit your commuting needs: Carpool and Bike, Bus, & Walk. You can find the CAP Registration Form online but you must register in person with Parking Services. Learn more from the Alternative Transportation website.
• Carpooling is available to faculty/staff and students. Learn more.

Permit classifications and types

Please see the Permit Classifications and Permit Types sections of the Parking Rules and Regulations document for details. The parking FAQ and Parking Quick Guide provide an overview of this information.

Carpool and Bike, Bus, & Walk (BB&W) permits are described in the Alternative Transportation website.

Resident (on campus)

This permit is available for those students who live in the dorms. Undergraduates living in Main Campbell or Hillcrest are only eligible for Resident permits. This permit allows parking only on the right side of Duck Pond Road Resident Lot (also called the Cage, which is the fenced lot at the west end of Washington Street), and the resident section of the Stadium Lot (between Lane Stadium and Southgate Drive). Parking is not permitted in the Stadium Lot at certain times before home football and basketball games as noted in the Football and Basketball Parking Restrictions section of these regulations.

Commuter (off campus)

This permit is available for students living off campus and in the Oak Lane Community. This permit allows parking in the Commuter section of Perry Street Lot and Prices Fork Lot (between Perry Street and Prices Fork Road), the commuter side of the Duck Pond Road Lot (nearest the Vet-Med School at the west end of Washington Street), the Commuter section of Litton Reaves Lot (Wallace/Litton Reaves), the Track/Field House Lot, the Duck Pond Lot beyond the golf course at the end of the Duck Pond, Oak Lane lots, and the Stanger Lot (off Turner Street). Commuter permit holders may also park in designated portions of the Coliseum Lot, except at specific times as noted in the Football and Basketball Parking Restrictions section of these regulations.

Graduate

This permit is available for graduate students living off campus, in Main Campbell, Payne, or in the Oak Lane Community. This permit allows parking in all areas listed in the previous commuter section. In addition to this, graduate students who qualify for a Teaching Assistant permit (see your department for details) are allowed to park in the TA spaces designated by signs in the Prices Fork Lot, Perry Street Lot, and C-Lot.

STUDENTS PLEASE NOTE: If a student's status changes to faculty/staff before the expiration date on the permit, the student permit must be exchanged for a faculty/staff permit within five (5) working days. Students enrolled in summer classes or returning Fall semester with wage jobs at Virginia Tech over the summer are not eligible to purchase a faculty/staff permit.

If a student's status changes from resident to commuter or vice versa, the parking permit must be exchanged for the appropriate permit within five (5) working days. Students displaying incorrect permits will receive a $110 unauthorized use fine.

A few lots are restricted for faculty/staff 24 hours a day, seven days a week. These include the Owens and Dietrick Dining Hall Lots. The Tennis Court Lot by the Coliseum is restricted for faculty/staff use until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Faculty/Staff

This permit allows parking in any legal parking area on campus. This includes faculty/staff, commuter, graduate, and resident parking areas. Parking is not allowed in areas restricted by signs such as visitor spaces, service vehicle areas, carpool spaces, admissions areas, the right side of the Squires Lot, etc. New employees, please see the Temporary New Employee Parking permits section below. If faculty/staff status changes to student status before the expiration date on the permit, the faculty/staff permit must be exchanged for a student permit within five (5) working days. Failure to do so will result in a $110 unauthorized use fine. Employees with 30 years of service become eligible for a free faculty/staff permit in their anniversary month. Contact the Personnel Services Office at 231-9331 for details.

Questions? Comments?

Contact us at parking@vt.edu or 231-3200.