Parking Permits - Visitor Parking Permits

Visitor parking permits are issued by the Metropolitan Police Department. District of Columbia residents may obtain visitor parking permits free of charge by making an application in person at a police station or substation in the ward in which they reside. Special consideration will be given to residents who are incapacitated or disabled. For more information, contact your district police station. Visitor parking permits are issued only to eligible District of Columbia residents and are for use only by their bona fide visitors. For purposes of issuing visitor parking permits, an "eligible resident" is any resident of a street that has been designated as a "residential parking permit" area. A "visitor" is defined as any person who visits a District of Columbia residence. If you have a temporary resident, read the information on Parking Permits - Temporary Residents. If you are a permanent resident, read the information on Parking Permits - Permanent Residents.

No one likes to get a parking ticket, and, in fact, the University Police would prefer not to give them. Registration is free if you live in FSU Housing! Feed the meter. If you park in a metered space, carefully note the hours of enforcement posted in the globe of each meter. Yes, even visitors have to feed the meters. Notify University Police if your car breaks down immediately! You will be issued a disabled vehicle certificate. You can’t make your own space. You must park in a marked parking space. If you work here or are registered for classes, you can’t be a visitor. Don’t park in visitor parking or display a visitor permit. You can’t declare yourself to be handicapped. It takes authorization from the Motor Vehicle Administration. Food Service never stops. The Chesapeake Lot is enforced at all times. Students can only park in black permit lots; faculty and Staff can only park in red permit lots.Rise and Shine. Ticketing begins in the Annapolis Lot promptly at 7:00 a.m. Your car isn’t a State Vehicle: You can’t park your own car in a state vehicle space, even if you are on University business. Loading zones are for commercial or state vehicles. To park a private vehicle at a loading zone requires a special permit from the University Police. Save gas and time. The Stadium Lot is almost never full. Don’t spend gas and time cruising other lots for a space that is only a few yards or a couple of minute’s closer. If you follow these hints, you will avoid the most common parking problems and hopefully not receive a parking ticket. The parking ticket itself is your bill. Maryland registrants will not receive another bill.

If you're a Blue Badge holder, you can apply for a disabled parking bay or a permit only parking bay or use an existing bay, if one exists. You can no longer apply for a new disabled parking bay to be installed. However, there are a number of existing disabled parking bays across the borough which you can use, if you're a Blue Badge holder. They're usually marked with white lines with the word 'DISABLED' written next to it. Disabled parking bays aren't private parking spaces. They can be used by any driver displaying a valid Blue Badge. Permit parking bays are bays you can apply to have outside your house and only those with a permit can park there. They're usually around 6.6 metres long and 3.6 metres wide. We mark the bay in white lines and place a sign next to the bay which says 'Permit holders only'. If you apply for a permit only parking bay, you'll have a private parking space. We'll give you one permit and only a car displaying the permit will be able to park in the bay. Have your Blue Badge number and your vehicle registration document number ready.

Ring us using the details on this page. An engineer will then visit the area where you'd like your parking bay to go. They'll decide if it's safe to install the bay. We'll contact you to let you know our decision. If it's safe, you'll have to pay £150 for us to install the bay and provide you with a permit which lasts one year. You'll need to pay £150 every year to renew your permit. Once you've paid, we'll install the bay within 12-18 months. Who can apply for a permit only parking bay? You can apply for a permit parking bay if you meet all of the following criteria. A valid Blue Badge. A vehicle registered at your address, either in your name or in the name of someone else you live with. No off-street parking available, for example a drive or a garage. Where can a permit only parking bay be placed? Outside your own home, not a friend's home, relatives home or where you work. A safe distance from a junction, for example not opposite or within 10 metres of the junction. Where it won't cause a hazard to other road users. Where there are no parking restrictions in place, such as a clearway or a no stopping area.