FAQs

Student permit types are assigned based on two components: earned credit hours and residential status.

Underclassmen (Freshman) are defined as students with fewer than 30 earned credit hours.

• Residential Freshmen Permit = “D”
• Commuter Freshmen Permit = “K” 

Upperclassmen are defined as students with 30 or more earned credit hours.

• Residential Permit = “D”
• Commuter Permit = “C”

Toledo Early College  students who are enrolled in the Toledo Early College High School Program are eligible for a “T” Permit (Toledo Early College Permit).

For a complete list of where to park and parking maps, please visit Find Parking.

The University of Toledo provides ParkUToledo with each student’s status. If you log into your parking portal and you believe your status is incorrect, please contact your department/advisor.

Permit types available are based on your employee Banner classifications.

The University of Toledo provides ParkUToledo with each staff member’s status. If you log into your parking portal and you believe your status is incorrect, please contact HR and/or your department.

After logging in to your parking account via the Parking Portal the appropriate fee will automatically be displayed for your specific profile.

Current parking permit rates are: 2025-26

• A — $329 annually;
• G — $495 annually;
• E — $952 annually;
• Students (“C”, “D” & “K”) – $147 per semester.

Faculty and staff may choose to pay for their permit using payroll deduction. Employee permits purchased through payroll deduction will use pre-taxed dollars, reducing the net amount you pay for parking, based upon an individual’s tax bracket.

There is no physical parking permit. ParkUToledo’s virtual parking permits are connected to your license plate. When you purchase your permit online, make sure to correctly enter your license plate information. Your vehicle must be assigned to an activate permit. A receipt will be emailed once the permit is purchased, confirming you obtained a valid parking permit.

As an affiliate of UToledo, you are eligible to purchase an “A” affiliate parking permit via credit card.

The duration of your permit may be annual or for a semester and is available depending on your classification. Your classification can be found in your parking portal.

The exact expiration date can be found in your parking portal under “permits.”

• Semester Permits: Permits expire every semester.
• Fall/Spring Permits: Permits expire at the end of the spring semester.
• Summer Semester Permits: Permits expire at the end of the summer semester.
• Employee Annual (payroll deduction): If purchased through payroll deduction, your permit is on automatic renewal as long as you have a paycheck to deduct from or until you cancel your permit.
• Employee Annual (Credit Card): Annual permits purchased through credit card end in August and will need to be repurchased.
• Employee Semester: Semester-based permits purchased via credit card or payroll deduction expire at the end of each semester and will need to be purchased each semester.
• Affiliates:Annual permits end in August. Semester-based permits expired at the end of the semester.

Employees with collective bargaining agreement rates please refer to your contract. Payroll deduction timing for collective bargaining employees purchasing the “U” permit type will be consistent with benefit deductions as prescribed in their contract.

• For example, payroll deduction for the general “A” type of permit at $329 will be $12.65 over 26 paychecks with pre-tax payroll deduction.
• Payroll deduction for nine and 12-month faculty will be consistent with benefit deductions as prescribed in their contract.
• Payroll deduction timing for collective bargaining employees purchasing the Upermit type will be consistent with benefit deductions as prescribed in their contract.