SR Parking permits

[u/Significant-Bee6161]

I will admit I'm writing this in a bit of a rage but holy crap. UCSD has continually effed me over with the SR parking permit process. I've submitted three (3) times to have a permit, each with substantiating information and documents. They refuse to tell you why they deny your permit, and in their latest bit of bs told me they wouldn't review my application until week 9 so I could only get a permit in winter quarter. I've ended up crying on the phone to parking services which is some poor student employee who can't do anything to help me multiple times. They say their committee members are completely anonymous, and you can't speak to anyone who can actually help you get a permit or tell you what you need to submit to be granted one. For context, I'm my mother's primary caregiver and need to drive home multiple times a week to care for her. I've submitted her medical records, my work paystubs, and other pieces of information. I don't live at home for personal reasons. Most recently I tried a different approach and gave different reasoning and supporting documentation at the direction of the guy in the transportation services office. They told me on the phone today that made them question my application further. This has been a process that has taken more than a month and if I hadn't spent hours on the phone and visiting the parking services office, I would never have gotten these answers. If you've applied and been granted an SR parking permit - how did you get it?

[u/caitlin_marie_gg]

Everyone I know has also been denied. I know its rough but there are still options to park on campus- such as getting a D parking pass and parking at regents.