How to Avoid Receiving a Parking Ticket

Each year, and particularly in September when everyone arrives at once and the University is a new and strange place to many, we find a lot of the same parking violations happening as the previous year. With this in mind, we thought some helpful hints might help avoid some of that confusion and frustration.

These helpful hints have been put together to help you avoid getting a parking ticket as you find your way around campus: Because the first few weeks of classes are often somewhat hectic, we suggest that you take the time to look around for the paved and graveled student parking lots where your decal allows you to park. In order to save yourself a ticket, be sure to allow yourself enough time to park and walk to class.

If you are unloading your vehicle at the entrance of your residence hall, a licensed driver must remain with your vehicle at all times in case it needs to be moved due to an emergency. If you simply park with your flashers on, you are at risk of receiving a ticket.

If your vehicle breaks down on campus, you need to notify the Department of Public Safety right away. Be it night or day, call the Department of Public Safety at 778-7400. This could save you from being ticketed or even towed. If the vehicle needs to be moved, at least you can make the arrangements and have it taken where you want it.

Are you frustrated when it comes to finding a parking space? If you are, try the lots on Perkins Street, Lower Main Street or the  lot behind the Health and Fitness Center. In past years, we've found that you can always find parking spaces in these lots no matter what the time of day.

YOU MUST PARK BETWEEN TWO WHITE LINES

To be properly parked on campus, your vehicle must be between two white lines and in a lot of the proper designation according to your decal. If you take the chance of parking in an improper lot you will be ticketed.

One common situation we often hear is:
"There was a car already parked there, so I assumed it was OK "

Please do not assume that it is all right because someone else was there before you-often it is not. If you have any questions, please refer to your campus map and parking rules. If these are not clear, please call us at 778-7400.

REMINDER TO ALL STUDENTS

Residence Hall = Red
Residence Hall students may only park in lots designated by a red circle.

Commuter = Yellow
Commuter students may only park in lots designated by a yellow circle.

Faculty/Staff = Blue
Only Faculty and Staff may park in lots designated by a blue circle.

First Year Students = Black
First Year residents can only park in lots designated by a black circle.

Please keep in mind that an officer will be out daily checking the parking lots.

The UMF Department of Public Safety is the place to ask questions about parking rules or public safety. Just call 778-7400.