Customer Service Support
You can submit applications for all our permit types through the Seattle Services Portal.
For customers who need language assistance or technical coaching, staff assistance is available via virtual meetings, email, phone, and limited in-person help is offered Tuesday-Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m., at our Customer Information Desk on the Fourth floor of the Seattle Municipal Tower.
Car Share Permits
Car Sharing is a practice where people become members in an organization that owns a fleet of cars, which members can then use under the terms of their membership. Car share permits are only available to approved companies.
In Seattle, there are two types of Car Share Programs:
1. Free Floating Car Share
Allows permitted vehicles to park at any legal paid parking space in the City without paying at a pay station, to park without regard to time limits in on-street time-limited spaces, and to park in any restricted parking zone (RPZ) without regard to time limits in the zone which members use through a reservation system.
How to get a Free Floating Car Share Permit
In person at the traffic permit counter
Seattle Municipal Tower
700 5th Avenue, 37th Floor Seattle, WA 98104-5043
Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, except holidays
How much does it cost?
$300 (annual) plus:
$0.50 per trip for internal combustion vehicles
$0.25 per trip for electric vehicles
2. Designated Space Car Share
Allows vehicles to park in designated on street or private parking areas which members use through a reservation system.
How to get a Designated Space Car Share Permit
In person at the traffic permit counter
Seattle Municipal Tower
700 5th Avenue, 37th Floor Seattle, WA 98104-5043
Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, except holidays
How much does it cost?
$300 (unpaid parking space, annual)
$3200 (paid parking space, annual)