Instructions
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Step 1
Do all members of my carpool qualify?

• Only Staff and Faculty who qualify for "Faculty" or "Staff" status annual parking permits are eligible for this program.
• All Participants have signed up with the Transportation Alternatives Program. The carpool member who is the non-permit holder may sign up for an In-Vehicle Parking Meter (IVPM). If you have not signed up, please click here to join TAP.

• Decide who will be the PRIMARY permit holder.
• The primary permit holder is the ONE person who will have the carpool permit in
  their name and have the pre-tax payroll deduction taken out of their paycheck.

• ALL UCSB Parking Permit holders return and cancel their current UCSB parking permits to the Parking Services Sales Counter, preferably before the 14th of the month (if a permit is currently in his/her possession).
• When returning a permit to the Parking Services Sales Counter, Please Read the following message to the permit sales staff:


"I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE TAP OFFICE... PLEASE EXTEND MY TEMPORARY PERMIT THROUGH THE FIRST WORK-DAY OF THE NEXT MONTH BECAUSE I WILL BE BUYING A CARPOOL DISCOUNT PERMIT".

• Sales Counter staff will provide a Temporary Paper Permit through the first work-day of the next month.

• The primary permit holder applies for a new carpool discount permit online at www.thepermitstore.com
• Select the " APPLY" button
• Enter a valid e-mail address. Current permit holders will enter the same e-mail and password to access the system (i.e. the same as when you previously applied for your permit). New customers begin the online purchase process from scratch
• Purchasing as (drop-down menu): "Faculty" or "Staff"
• Select: "A" Carpool Permit or "S" Carpool Permit
• Payment Type: Payroll deduction
• When asked for your account number on the last page, enter your complete UC employee ID number that begins with the number "8"

• On the first day of the new month you will receive an e-mail noting that you have been approved for the carpool discount permit.
• Return to www.thepermitstore.com and click on the "MY" button.
• On the next page click on the "ORDERS" button.
• Find your order and click on the "REPRINT RECEIPT" button and you then you should see an option to "PRINT A TEMPORARY PERMIT".
• Print a temporary carpool permit using your computer printer.