Update: Student Parking Permit Sales

The permit pre-sale window for returning residential students and renewing commuter students will end soon, with these permit types opened for sale to the wider eligible student population starting early next week.

• Residential (R) permit sales for all students with a confirmed UK housing assignment will begin at noon on Monday, July 22, and continue until sold out. Residential periphery (RK) and Remote (X) permit sales will start at the same time.
• Commuter (C) permit sales for for all remaining eligible commuter students who have 60 or more credit hours and live more than one mile from campus will start at noon on Tuesday, July 23, and continue until permits are sold out. Commuter periphery (CK) and off-peak permit sales will start at the same time.

Purchasing a Permit

To purchase a permit online, simply log into your customer account using your linkblue ID and password. Students will see a list of permits for which they're eligible.

Please have the make, model, color, year, and license plate state and number of your vehicle available, as vehicle information is required before a permit purchase can be processed. (See graphic below for information about entering your license plate number.)

Permits purchased online can be mailed to your home mailing address or picked up in person at our customer service center, located at 721 Press Avenue. Regular office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

If you plan to pick up, please allow one full business day for processing. Pre-purchased permits can also be picked up at our exterior express window, which opens at 6:30 a.m. weekdays.

All outstanding parking citations must be paid before a permit purchase may be processed. Citations may be paid online or in our office.

Parking Control Details

Summer campus parking arrangements and control will end on Friday, August 9. Residential and commuter lots will go on control for designated permits beginning on Saturday, August 10.
 
Periphery (RK and CK) lots temporarily go off control on Saturday, August 10, and return to permit control on Monday, August 26, when classes begin.

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