UCR Transportation & Parking Services

FREE tire pump and water tank refils in lot 30, I love it!!

It is very easy to become aggravated when things don't go your way, but my experience with TAPS has been decent and fair. I have gotten multiple tickets from TAPS for parking in a section too long. While some TAPS officers are dicks and still ticket people who go are only 5 minutes over the time limit, hey, they are just doing their job.

UCR is actually pretty considerate in terms of parking for guests. For example, the paid parking spaces by Glen Mor or lot 4 allow you to add to the parking time limit through an app. Therefore, there should be no excuse when you get cited for going over the limit.

TAPS has even repealed 1 or 2 of my citations because I sent them a polite email regarding my situation. The actual office staff has always been helpful to me. While some staff seem like they completely dread being there and show it in their conversation at the kiosk, they get the job done.

If you are not dumb and actually follow the rules that the school set up, you will not have any issues with TAPS. You are not doing an act of "justice" to you or anyone else if you deliberately choose to not follow these rules because you don't agree with them. If you compared our situation to the parking situation and "TAPS" at other UCs, you will be way more appreciative of what our school offers.

This is the worst, most greedy, filthy organization you will ever run into in your life. I received a ticket while having a gold permit for parking in a lot that has allowed gold at night for 3+ years. All of sudden, they change rules without notifying anyone and left a ridiculous piece of shit ticket on my windshield. So I appealed, and they denied because they are building a parking structure and they were seeking ways to ROB students of their money, through UNREASONABLE parking tickets and raised parking permit prices. I appealed again to their supervisor who had said I had explained the situation very clearly and he said he understood, yet it was denied because TAPS needs money. Hey COVID cut off their income, so they're jumping at every penny they can get.

I'm so glad I graduated and I don't have to put up with this bullshit anymore. If you're a UCR student. Walk if possible. If you bring a car, they will find a way to give tickets one way or another when they need the money. Parking spots are also very hard to come by if you show up a little late, so become an earlybird. If you bring a bike to school, it's also likely to get stolen or they may steal a wheel, handlebars, etc. TAPS are no better than people who have physically attacked me and tried to rob me, the only difference is these guys just don't physically hurt you, they do that in other ways, oh also they do not care about your safety. Have fun in hell TAPS. Good luck to the innocent students who are all victims subjected to different ways that UCR will rob you during your time here. And UCR don't bother asking for Alumni donations from me, you robbed me enough already.

Where to begin the $200 annual parking price which comes with a mile long hike?
The car getting ticketed despite having the permit and being in the right lot?
Repeated denying all appeals for tickets?
Unhelpful unfriendly staff?
Tickets for parking at the sub station to check the hours of the sub station?
The ridiculously over priced $74 tickets?
Literal pot holes in parking lots or the audacity to issue citations in the same lot?
Unclear and ambiguous parking signs?
Double ticketing (same offense, same instance, same day. Two tickets) and both appeals being denied?
Parking at the SRC to use the Rec center and, you guessed it, ticketed.
This place is blood thirsty, money hungry, unethical and pathetic sorry excuse for a university.
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I received a parking ticket because I wasn't aware that employees have to apply for a new parking pass every year. When I went to the parking office the people there were very understanding of my issue and after sending an online appeal the ticket was voided. I have heard many horror stories about the parking services, however, my experience was different and the staff there is very helpful if you are dealing with a minor offense or misunderstanding.

IF I COULD I WOULD GIVE TAPS A NEGATIVE RATING. Never have I come across such an unprofessional and money hungry organization!!!! They are willing to give you tickets for anything. Got a ticket because I parked in a carpool spot that wasn't even marked as carpool. NOT ONE CLEAR SIGN. Beside that incident, I got another citation and the officer managed to hide my evidence. I caught his mistake and reported him. To this date, I am still waiting for a refund check after four months. Their staff are rude and are no help at all. Honestly, I have no idea what standards they stand by because their customer service is trash.

Money hungry!!! I live in a UCR apartment complex and can't even park in the visitor parking that sits unused even though I pay my rent which covers my permit for housing. All the other spaces were filled and getting home from work at 2am when it is dark is scary having to walk from the other side of the complex especially when a person has history with someone abusive. Safety is not one of their priorities. Gave me a ticket for not paying for the visitor spot. My resident permit was visible. There should be leniencies when it comes to housing parking for residents. When I contested and explained why I parked there, it was denied. Now I have to take my toddler with me to contest it in person. Ridiculous how much they don't care about people. And the woman in the parking office was rude for no reason.

I got a citation for parking in bannockburn after 12 minutes to eat at Sub Station... even though that's the whole purpose of that lot!!! The officer lied and wrote that he saw me cross across to campus and my appeal got denied! Students don't make enough to be paying $67 a ticket.

Wednesday parking is terrible and they ticket the people who have to park in an odd spot in order to make it to class when there are tons of people on campus chilling in the frat seats or club places taking up the parking spaces of students who actually have class at that time slot.

UCR Revenue Rats
I was helping a disabled student load things to her moms car & it only took 10 mins before an angry meter maid wrote me a ticket.
Tried to reason with it, but it got angrier.

Let me just say that if you've ever dealt with TAPS (as it's known on campus) it is a complete and utter nightmare! Not only do none of the kiosks make it easy to buy parking permits (especially when you're in a hurry and late for class), but the lil rent-a-cop attendants are total douchers!!

I can't, (and don't want to) figure out how much of my money I pissed away during my time at UCR to TAPS...what with all the parking tickets (at $25 a pop) I was given and the meter fees and all.

In my opinion parking permits are a joke to buy because you still are forced to make the mile long hike to campus from lot 30. Before they put in the traffic light this was a total pain in the arse...

The trolleys are cool but take forrrrrrreeeeeevvvvvvvverrrrr when you have to wait for them...So all in all, parking at UCR is a joke...and the TAPS people are a-holes.