USF School Psychology Program - New Student Guide

Find out everything you need to know about driving in the Sunshine State at Florida’s Department of Motor Vehicles site. Here’s some info to get you started.

Auto Tags

You will be required to change your tags to Florida tags. Depending on your state, you will have different deadlines to do this. For example, if your state requires an inspection, you have until the time that your inspection and registration is due for your car in your respective state.

You will need the following to register your car in Florida: http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/dhsmv/newflres.html - this is the official site for what to do

Florida driver’s license

Title of car

Florida proof of insurance (see next section)

A form that verifies the current reading of your car’s odometer. The auto tag office can mail this form to you or you can pick one up. Any car dealership can fill it out for you at no cost. They may also be able to fill it out for you there.

Motor Vehicle Services (County Tax Collector)
Registration, tag and title services for cars, trucks, trailers, vessels & mobile homes
Specialty tags and disability parking permits

City	Street Address	Phone Number	Office Hours
Tampa	3932 W. Hillsborough Avenue (Horizon Park Shopping Plaza) 33614	813 635-5200	Mon. - Fri. 8:00am-5:00pm
Tampa	9309 N. Florida Avenue, Suite 111 33612	813 635-5200	Mon. - Fri. 8:00am-5:00pm
Brandon	2211 N. Falkenburg Rd. (Pinebrooke Center) 33619	813 635-5200	Mon. - Fri. 8:00am-5:00pm
Tampa	601 E. Kennedy Blvd. - 14th Floor (County Center) 33602-4931	813 635-5200	Mon. - Fri. 8:00am-5:00pm

You can go to any of the above locations to take care of your auto tags.

Parking

USF requires a parking permit. You can get one for the whole year. They can be purchased online (and will be sent to you) or from the parking office when you arrive. It is recommended to buy your parking permit online as the line may be extremely long during the first weeks of class. We recommend taking care of this before you arrive for orientation.

At the US Parking Information site:
Go to Parking Permits in the left menu. Click Buy Online.

When buying the permit, you are a non-resident student (unless you have already been a Florida Resident for one full year)
Another tip is that if you do receive a parking ticket that you feel is unwarranted; you can appeal it through this website.