Zipcar Program

Last updated February 3, 2012 4:11:59 PM PST

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Find out how you can use campus Zipcars for brief personal or business-related trips.

If you bike, hike, carpool, or take public transportation to UCSD but sometimes need access to a car, join Zipcar. Your trips can take place any time, any day, and don’t have to be business-related.

If you’re already a Zipcar member, reserve your car online or by phone, (866) 494-7227.

Zipcar at UCSD

Find general information about how Zipcar works on its website, but also note this UCSD-specific information:

UCSD Zipcar locations: See parking spaces where you can pick up and return Zipcars on campus and at Hillcrest Medical Center.

During trips, you can park a Zipcar in red A, green B, yellow S, metered, or service yard spaces without a UCSD parking permit. (You must return it to its original location on time to avoid penalties.) See UCSD’s parking map to see all lots.

Signup and benefits

First, check your eligibility, and then choose the appropriate option below to sign up. Note: You must use these links to receive UCSD's special rates. (All plans subject to change.)

Type of member	Signup link	Fees	Other information
Commute Solutions members	Commute Solutions Zipcar application	Application: Free Annual membership: $35	As of Jan. 1, 2012: Unused credits from 2011 will expire Driving credit of $8 per calendar month (no roll-over) Credits not limited to first year of membership Note: Upon ending Commute Solutions standing: Unused credits are lost. Your Zipcar account will be closed. You can reapply for membership as a UCSD affiliate or nonaffiliate, as applicable. Any charges incurred while ineligible for this account are your personal responsibility.
Other faculty, staff, and students	UCSD Zipcar application	Application: Free Annual membership: $35	$35 credit to use your first month
Nonaffiliates	Zipcar application	Fees vary depending on your plan	Promotions vary. Joining as a nonaffiliate can be a better option if you frequently need a car. See Zipcar’s Extra Value Plans.

Type of member

Signup link

Fees

Other information

Commute Solutions members

Commute Solutions Zipcar application

Application: Free
Annual membership: $35

As of Jan. 1, 2012:

Unused credits from 2011 will expire
Driving credit of $8 per calendar month (no roll-over)
Credits not limited to first year of membership

Note: Upon ending Commute Solutions standing:

Unused credits are lost.
Your Zipcar account will be closed. You can reapply for membership as a UCSD affiliate or nonaffiliate, as applicable.
Any charges incurred while ineligible for this account are your personal responsibility.

Other faculty, staff, and students

UCSD Zipcar application

Application: Free
Annual membership: $35

$35 credit to use your first month

Nonaffiliates

Zipcar application

Fees vary depending on your plan

Promotions vary. Joining as a nonaffiliate can be a better option if you frequently need a car. See Zipcar’s Extra Value Plans.

Your Commute Solutions membership will be verified, so if you’re not a member, join now.

Instructions on unlocking and operating the car will arrive with your Zipcar membership packet.

Costs

Check the Zipcar website for the most up-to-date hourly and daily rates, which vary by vehicle and include:

Gas
Insurance
Maintenance
Reserved parking space
180 miles per trip
Roadside assistance
24-hour customer service

Contact Commute Solutions, (858) 534-7433, or Zipcar, (866) 4ZIPCAR (494-7227).

Tell us how we’re doing. If you have ideas for improving Transportation Services, please e-mail TellTPS@ucsd.edu.

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