Students who wish to park in BYU's student parking "Y" or "G" lots are required to register and pay for fall and winter semester parking. Spring/summer parking is free, but students still have to register their cars.
In This Article
- When do I pay for parking?
- Do I get a sticker when I pay?
- How do I register?
- Where can I park for free?
- If I am an undergraduate student and pay for parking, where can I park?
- If I am a graduate student and pay for parking, where can I park?
- Who has to pay for parking on campus?
- I live in Helaman or Heritage Halls, where can I park and do I pay?
- I live in Wymount and Wyview. Do I need to pay to park?
- Do employees have to pay to park on campus?
- How many cars can be registered?
- Registration Types – what do those mean?
- If I park a car but haven’t paid the $60 parking fee yet and then get a ticket/citation, is there a grace/forgiveness period?
- My spouse and I are both students, do we both have to pay?
- Can I get a refund?
- Do the fees decline as the semester progresses?
- I think I paid; how do I verify?
- New Vehicle Registration
When do I pay for parking?
Fall – You can pay after July 1st.
Winter – You can pay after December 1st. (That fee covers December 1st to the end of winter semester.)
Do I get a sticker when I pay?
No, once you register your vehicle and pay the fee, your license plate is in the digital registration system. When the license plates are scanned by officers, yours will show as having been registered and paid. Check your status by logging into cars.byu.edu/vehicles and viewing your parking privileges in step 1.
How do I register?
The easiest method is to use the BYU Mobile App Parking Feature. You can also use cars.byu.edu. See below for more information about using cars.byu.edu.
Where can I park for free?
Vehicle must be registered to park in unpaid/free lots:
- Lot #18 (1230 North, between University Avenue and Canyon Road)
- Lot #44 (between Intramural Fields and Wyview Park Apartments off University Avenue)
- Lot #45 (West of LaVell Edwards Stadium, between University Avenue and Canyon Road)
They are called "U" or Unpaid lots. Check maps.byu.edu for the location of all parking lots.
Spring/Summer – All "Y" and "G" lots are free but students must still register their vehicles.
After hours "Open Parking" rules will not change.
If I am an undergraduate student and pay for parking, where can I park?
All "Y" lots and "U" Lots
If I am a graduate student and pay for parking, where can I park?
All "U" lots, all "Y" lots, and all "G" lots.
Who has to pay for parking on campus?
Students who are not on-campus residents.
I live in Helaman or Heritage Halls, where can I park and do I pay?
On-campus residents do not need to pay parking fees to park in the "B" or "C" lots, but they may not park in the "Y" or "G" lots.
I live in Wymount and Wyview. Do I need to pay to park?
Wymount and Wyview residents do not need to pay to park in their building lots and "Y" lots if they are an undergraduate student or "G" lots if they are a graduate student.
Do employees have to pay to park on campus?
No. All full- and part-time employees with ACGY privileges will not need to pay for parking. Student employees will pay for parking fees.
Do children/spouses of employees need to pay for parking?
If the dependent is driving a car that is registered to an employee, they may park in the "Y" or "G" lots depending upon their status. The child or spouse should definitely not park in the "A" lots as those are intended for employees. Students incorrectly parked will be cited even if the vehicle could be parked in an "A" lot by the employee. If the dependent wants to register their own vehicle, they must pay the $60 fee.
How many cars can be registered?
Students may register two vehicles but only park one at a time in a "U," "Y," or "G" (graduate) lots.
Employees may register three vehicles but only park one at a time on campus.
Registration Types – what do those mean?
Permanent Vehicle: A car you will regularly park on campus. Students may register two cars and employees may register three.
New Vehicle with Temporary Registration: If you just bought a car and don’t have a license plate, you can temporarily register using the number on the paper plate you were given at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Once you replace it with your real plate, you must enter the real plate's number on the BYU parking registration or risk getting a ticket.
Rental/Borrowed Vehicle: In addition to your Permanent Vehicles, users may temporarily register a borrowed vehicle. Rental/Borrowed vehicles may be parked in the same lots as your permanent vehicle dependent on your student status and if you paid the $60 fee.
If I park a car but haven’t paid the $60 parking fee yet and then get a ticket/citation, is there a grace/forgiveness period?
No, the fee must be paid before the citation, so if you get one you’ll need to pay the $30 citation plus the $60 parking fee (if you want to park on campus still).
My spouse and I are both students, do we both have to pay?
Yes each student should pay the $60 fee ($120 total) unless you know that you will never both park on campus in "Y" or "G" lots at the same time. If two vehicles are detected simultaneously, you will receive a citation.
Can I get a refund?
No. Once you pay for parking, you have a virtual permit for the entire semester. That’s why we are charging for one semester at a time. We want students to have flexibility in case they are not attending the whole year.
Do the fees decline as the semester progresses?
No, the fee is $60 per semester.
I think I paid; how do I verify?
Return to the parking registration page and check steps 2 and 3. Step 2: Register Vehicle will show the payment and step 3: Pay for Parking will show which lots you can park in.
New Vehicle Registration
You will need to complete the New Vehicle Registration for each vehicle you wish to register.
First, you can check the parking privileges for the already registered cars in step 1: Check Privileges. The new vehicle that you register will have the same parking privileges. There is a limit to how many vehicles you can have registered (two for students, three for employees), and only one vehicle can be parking on campus at a time. If you haven’t registered any vehicles yet, move on to step 2.
In step 2: Register Vehicle, click on Add Vehicle. If you have an active vehicle (highlighted in green), you won’t be able to click on this button until you deactivate it.
Fill out the form with your car’s information and hit Submit.
You can also see a list of your inactive vehicles in step 2. You may activate and delete them whenever you choose.
In step 3: Pay for Parking, you must pay for your parking privileges (unless you’re a student who only uses "U" lots or if you live on campus). Follow your way through the payment process. When completed, you should be taken to a payment confirmation page and receive a confirmation email.
You'll see this screen if you have NOT paid for parking privileges for the semester:
You'll see this screen if you have paid for parking privileges for the semester:
BEFORE you park in your designated lots, make sure to check step 1 again to verify which lots you are allowed to park in.
For additional questions, feel free to call the Technology Support Center (801-422-4000 or it@byu.edu).
Activating or Deactivating a Vehicle
To activate or deactivate a vehicle, follow these steps:
For the Mobile Application version:
- Open the BYU App.
- Select the Parking feature.
- To activate a currently inactive vehicle, either swipe right or tap on the vehicle and select Activate on the next screen. This will automatically deactivate the other vehicle that you don't want to be active.
- To deactivate a vehicle, either swipe left of tap on the vehicle and select Deactivate on the next screen. This will move the vehicle to the Inactive list, ready to be reactivated when you need it.
For the Desktop version:
- Go to cars.byu.edu/vehicles and log in.
- To activate a currently inactive vehicle, go to the Inactive Vehicles list under step 2 and click ACTIVATE. This will move the vehicle to the ACTIVE VEHICLE section.
- To deactivate a vehicle, go to the ACTIVE VEHICLE section under step 2 and click DEACTIVATE. This will move it to the Deactivate Vehicle list.
Note: The "one vehicle rule" is universal, regardless of your role at the university. Every employee may only have one active vehicle.
Children of employees can still use free parking, but they may only have one car registered. Children of BYU–Idaho employees do not get free parking at BYU–Provo, and vice versa.
The Parking Services number is 801-422-8754.