Who expected to add parking permits to the list of virtual things?
Starting in August, the University of Connecticut and its Parking and Transportation Services will introduce license plate recognition (LPR) enforcement.
The upgraded management and enforcement system will use car-mounted cameras to read and match a vehicle’s license plate to its University permit record and determine if its parking is authorized.
This process is referred to as “virtual permitting” because it eliminates the need to issue physical decals or hangtag permits.
Students won’t have to worry about forgetting to install their decals or scraping them off before changing or refunding them anymore.
For the time being, those who choose to park within gated locations will still need to use key cards or transponder decals to enter them.
Student parking permits for the 2021-22 academic year will be available for purchase starting on Monday, August 2nd at 9 a.m., on the Parking Services homepage.
The introduction of LPR will require parking permit applicants to confirm that any prepopulated license plate numbers are correct and all new vehicle information is entered accurately during the application process.
Parking and Transportation Services, therefore, strongly encourages applicants to take a picture of their license plate to ensure their registration number is entered correctly into the online application.
For more information, contact: Parking & Transportation at 860-486-4930