# UK opens presale for renewing commuter parking permits **Published:** 2026-07-07T13:54:12.000Z **Source:** [University of Kentucky News](https://uknow.uky.edu/student-news/commuter-permit-sales-renewing-commuter-students) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/uk-opens-presale-for-renewing-commuter-parking-permits LEXINGTON, Ky. — University of Kentucky students who held commuter parking permits last academic year can now renew them during a presale window, according to an announcement from [UK News](https://uknow.uky.edu/student-news/commuter-permit-sales-renewing-commuter-students). The presale window for renewing commuter students continues through 5 p.m. on July 17. Students who had a C5, C9 (now called C30), C29, C40 or C41 permit during the previous academic year can renew the same permit type during this period. For example, students who held a C5 permit last spring may only renew a C5 permit. [Commuter permits cost $336 per academic year](https://transportation.uky.edu/park/studentpermits/commuter-permits) and are only available for purchase for the full eight-month academic year. [The permits are restricted to students with 60 or more credit hours](https://transportation.uky.edu/park/studentpermits/commuter-permits). Students should note that commuter permits do not authorize overnight parking on campus without prior authorization from UK Transportation Services. Permit holders can park in their designated areas and in [commuter periphery (CK) lots](https://transportation.uky.edu/park/studentpermits/commuter-periphery). [Commuter permit holders may also park in employee intermediate and core lots after 3:30 p.m. on weekdays](https://transportation.uky.edu/park/studentpermits/commuter-permits). To purchase a permit online, students log in to their customer account using their LinkBlue ID and password. They will need the vehicle's make, model, color, state and license plate number. [Permits purchased online can be mailed to a home address or picked up in person at the customer service center at 721 Press Ave.](https://transportation.uky.edu/customer-login) Regular office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with an exterior express window opening at 6:30 a.m. on weekdays. Students planning to pick up permits should allow one full business day for processing. Beginning 9 a.m. on July 22, commuter permit sales will open to all remaining eligible commuter students and will continue until permits are sold out. [Commuter lots will go on control for designated permits beginning Aug. 22](https://transportation.uky.edu/park/studentpermits/commuter-permits). Individuals who held a commuter periphery (CK) permit last year should be aware that sales for periphery permit types will start later this summer. All outstanding parking citations must be paid before a permit purchase can be processed. For more information, students can contact [UK Transportation Services](http://transportation.uky.edu) or call 859-257-5757. ## Sources - [University of Kentucky News](https://uknow.uky.edu/student-news/commuter-permit-sales-renewing-commuter-students) - [UK Transportation Services — Commuter permits page](https://transportation.uky.edu/park/studentpermits/commuter-permits) - [UK Transportation Services — Customer account login](https://transportation.uky.edu/customer-login) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from University of Kentucky News, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://uknow.uky.edu/student-news/commuter-permit-sales-renewing-commuter-students.