Carpools/Vanpools

Form your own car-vanpool

You may already have your car-vanpool partners in mind, or you can utilize the online Ride Matching service offered by METRO. Also, check-out METRO's new STAR service.

Eligibility

All car-vanpool members must meet the following criteria

• Not a resident of campus housing or any apartment complex served by the UH Shuttle Service. (Cullen Oaks, Cambridge Oaks, or Bayou Oaks).
• Be an active employee or a registered student of the University of Houston – Main Campus.
• Have no outstanding UH parking violations.

Guidelines

• A program year runs from September 1 to August 31.
• No member can purchase an individual UH parking permit.
• All members must register their vehicles with UH Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) at the beginning of the program year and registrations must be kept current during the year.
• A primary driver must be designated and will be responsible for parking violations issued to any vehicle using the car-vanpools parking permit that is not registered with PTS.
• In the event of cancellation by one or more of the members, PTS must be notified immediately.
• If the car-vanpool dissolves, members will lose all rights and benefits received under the Car-Vanpool Program.
• Payroll deduction is available for faculty/staff car-vanpools; however, deductions will only be taken from the primary driver.
• Only one parking permit will be issued per car-vanpool.
• Replacement of lost or stolen permits will be subject to the regulations governing other permits.
• Each member will receive Courtesy Parking Permits (see below).
• Members may only participate in one car-vanpool at a time.
• Motorcycles, motor scooters and mopeds are excluded from the car-vanpool program.
• Car-vanpools must be registered each program year.
• PTS reserves the right to periodically check the employment and enrollment status of the members.   Violation of the program guidelines may result in the termination of car-vanpool privileges.

Courtesy Parking Permits

In the event a member needs to drive themselves to work instead of riding with their registered car-vanpool, each member will be issued one courtesy parking permit for each remaining month in the program year, up to a maximum of twelve courtesy permits. These permits expire at the end of the program year in which they were issued. Members will be responsible for their own parking charges in excess of the twelve courtesy permit.