# Do You Have to Pay to Park at Work?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-pay-to-park-at-work/526062>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 23, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-pay-to-park-at-work/526062 "2010-01-23T00:51:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-pay-to-park-at-work/526062/41 "2010-01-24T05:03:14Z")

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My second job is as an adjunct faculty member at a university, and yup, I gotta pay parking. I think it’s about 80 bucks a semester, which is about half of the normal fee, we do get a discount.

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**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-pay-to-park-at-work/526062/42 "2010-01-24T05:22:55Z")

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I wok at a university and if I drive, I have to pay (this is why I normally ride the bus, and just pay the $8 for a day if I need to drive).

But if I did drive in regularly, the amount would depend on what level pemit I got:

free-for-all lots are around $300/year  
reserved lots (you can only park in that lot if you have that permit)are around $400/year  
garages are around $500 a year  
(none of these guarantee you a spot: just that you’re able to park in that lot IF you can find a spot)

Upcoming increases will take the garage rate to ~800/year in the next 4 years.

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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-pay-to-park-at-work/526062/43 "2010-01-24T05:47:39Z")

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I teach college courses and do not pay for parking.

When I was a student, I had to, of course.

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