FAQs
Student Parking
If you will be parking your vehicle on campus, you will need to have a parking permit, unless you use one of the paid visitor parking locations.
- Register through your myParking Account, accessible via AccessUH, and select your permit. Permits are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Starting in the fall 2022 semester, permits will be virtual. A plastic hangtag will no longer be used.
Permits for the 2022-2023 academic year are virtual, so there no longer are plastic hangtags to mail!
Students have the opportunity to exchange their permits at the Parking and Transportation Services customer service office at any time, just as long as the permit that is desired has not sold out.
Yes. You must add your vehicle through your myParking Account. First, add it to your account. Then, make sure to add it to your current permit as your active vehicle. Only one vehicle at a time can be your active vehicle on your permit. If you need to bring a different vehicle to campus on any day, you will need to make that new vehicle the active vehicle on your permit by following these instructions.
Permit costs are placed on your student account (fee bill).
Most valid UH parking permits can be canceled for a prorated refund. To do this, email parking@uh.edu once you no longer need it and provide your name and PSID number, and that you are requesting the cancellation of your parking permit. The cancellation email SHOULD NOT be sent until the permit is no longer needed. Permits are canceled at the time the email is received. A permit cancellation cannot be scheduled in advance.
The following permits are NON-REFUNDABLE after the 12th class day of the fall and spring semesters:
- All semester permits
- Evening-Weekend permits
- M-W-F and T-Th permits
- Motorcycle permits
Parking and Transportation Services allows the use of EZ Tag (Harris Co.), NTTA Toll Tag (Dallas) or TxTag as a hands-free way to enter and exit your assigned on-campus parking garage or faculty-staff gated lot. If you'd like to use your toll tag, follow these steps to add it to your permit:
- Sign in to your myParking account through AccessUH.
- Click on your name in the upper right corner.
- Click "Manage Your Account Information" in the pull-down menu.
- Edit the toll tag information at the bottom of the page.
- Enter only the eight numerals in the toll tag number. Letters and special characters will prevent the tag from working properly.
Anyone with a valid UH parking permit is allowed to park in any ungated lot on campus Monday-Thursday after 3 p.m., and anytime Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Just make sure your permit is properly displayed and you do not park in a restricted space, such as reserved, disabled, metered and 20-minute unloading. Evening-Weekend permits cannot be used until after 3 p.m. Monday-Friday. The UH at Katy permit is only valid in Katy. The Monday-Wednesday Friday permit and Tuesday-Thursday permit can only be used to park in the garage designated by the permit. This includes evenings and the weekend.
You may appeal a citation online through your myParking Account, accessbile via AccessUH. Your appeal will then be reviewed and you will be notified of next steps.
Faculty/Staff Parking
You can purchase a parking permit through your myParking Account, accessible via AccessUH. Permits for the 2022-2023 academic year are virtual, so no plastic hangtags will be mailed.
Permits for the 2022-2023 academic year can be bought online through AccessUH if paid for through payroll deduction. Faculty and staff who want to pay for their permit via a credit card must come in person to the Parking and Transportation Services customer service location. Please note that in order to be eligible for payroll deductions, you must be a regular full- or part-time employee who is paid by the university.
All regularly employed and benefits-eligible full- and part-time staff members are able to purchase a parking permit. Campus partners may also obtain staff parking permits by coming into the parking office and requesting one.
You may have multiple vehicles registered to your parking account, but only one of those vehicles can be assigned to your parking permit at any given time. If you need to switch out the active vehicle on your permit, the process is simple and quick. The instructions for doing so are available here.
You can exchange your parking permit at the Parking and Transportation Services customer service office at any time, just as long as the permit that is desired has not sold out.
Parking and Transportation Services allows the use of EZ Tag (Harris Co.), NTTA Toll Tag (Dallas) or TxTag as a hands-free way to enter and exit your assigned on-campus parking garage or faculty-staff gated lot. If you'd like to use your toll tag, follow these steps to add it to your permit:
- Sign in to your myParking account through AccessUH.
- Click on your name in the upper right corner.
- Click "Manage Your Account Information" in the pull-down menu.
- Edit the toll tag information at the bottom of the page.
- Enter only the eight numerals in the toll tag number. Letters and special characters will prevent the tag from working properly.
No. If you have a permit and have terminated your employment you must cancel your parking permit in order to clear that item off your termination checklist.
You may appeal a citation online through your myParking Account, accessbile via AccessUH. Your appeal will then be reviewed and you will be notified of next steps.
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