Updating Vehicle Information

It is crucial to keep your vehicle information up to date. We rely on the vehicle license plate to verify your permit validity using our License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology. Failure to do so could result in a citation. You are allowed to register up to three vehicles on the same virtual parking permit. However, only one vehicle is allowed to be parked on campus at a time. The LPR technology will recognize the first vehicle as valid, but any additional vehicles under the same permit will be subject to citation.

Change your vehicle listing

  1. Log on to your parking portal account at using the SMU Log In button with your SMU ID and password or if a Guest Account user log in to your guest account with the driver's license and password you set up.
  2. Select "Vehicle" on the upper left.
  3. Select add to add a new vehicle or update a plate. Remember no spaces or dashes in the license plate number and make sure the entry matches the plate.
  4. Select View Permit and add the vehicle license plate number to your current permit.

Taking advantage of our parking alternatives?

If you are no longer using a vehicle, you will want to remove it from the system.

  1. Log on to your parking portal account at  using the SMU Log In button with your SMU ID and password or if a Guest Account user log in to your guest account with the driver's license and password you set up.
  2. Select the vehicle to be changed and double-click on it.
  3. As long as no citations have occurred for this vehicle you can delete it.

If a citation has been issued to that vehicle, please contact us via email at parking@smu.edu.

Driving a different vehicle today? What to do if you have a rental or loaner vehicle.

  1. Log on to your parking portal account at .
  2. Select "Permits" then "View Permits."
  3. Locate your permit and double-click on it to open the permit manager.
  4. Scroll down and you will see the option to link another vehicle to your permit. You can have up to 3 just not parked on campus at the same time.
  5. Follow the prompts to add the vehicle.

Don't forget to remove the vehicle when you are done using it.