Parking & Transportation

Student Van Metre Garage Permit Regulations

  1. The Van Metre Garage Reserved parking permit is valid in the non-restricted parking spaces within the Van Metre Garage located at 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. This parking permit is also valid in the General parking areas on the Fairfax and SciTech campuses. Please be aware that you cannot park in the Rappahannock Parking Deck General permit area between 2 am and 5 am Monday-Friday.
  2. This parking permit is not valid in service/repair, state vehicle, administrative, reserved spaces, the Vernon Smith and Fuse Garages, and the Mason Pond and Shenandoah Parking Decks.
  3. Permit holder is always responsible for their vehicle and must pay attention to any special signs regarding lot closures and other temporary restrictions or changes to parking regulations.
  4. Permit is for use by authorized owner only and cannot be transferred to other people.
  5. Permit is not allowed to be resold, duplicated, or altered in any manner.
  6. Your license plate is your parking permit. Your license plate must be associated to a virtual parking permit. You may only register vehicles that you own or possess. Vehicles must be parked with a license plate facing the drive aisle to avoid a citation.
  7. Permit does not guarantee a space in any specific parking area.
Displaying Your License Plate the Right Way

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Displaying Your License Plate the Right Way

Violators will be cited, booted and/or towed

1

Do park our vehicle so that the license plate is fully visible

Do park your vehicle so that the license plate is fully visible
2

Do register your license plate with your parking permit online*

* Log in to your parking portal to update your permit information. See instructions here.

Do register your license plate with your parking permit online
3

Don't back in if your car does not have a front license plate*

* The license plate recognition cameras cannot read plates from behind.

License plate must be facing toward the road for camera recognition. If your vehicle only has one license plate in the front, you must back in your vehicle.
4

Don't block your license plate*

* The license plate recognition cameras cannot read plates that are partially or fully covered by objects.

Objects, such as bike racks, cannot partial block the license plate. The license plate must be displayed object-free from the area.
5

Don't place your license plates on your dashboard*

*  License plate recognition cameras cannot read license plates displayed on windshields or windows

License plates show on the dashboard cannot be captured by the camera.
6

Visitors should only park in designated Visitor Parking areas