Zipcar retains the right to deactivate a member’s account and/or require alternative payment in connection with redemption of a lost or stolen gift card. Zipcar reserves the right to deactivate or reject any gift card issued or procured, directly or indirectly, in connection with fraudulent actions, unless otherwise prohibited by law. Reserve a Zipcar. Zipcar is available in a bunch of cities. No matter where you drive, gas and insurance are always included in the low hourly and daily rates. Dallas - Fort Worth Area Residents. Zipcar is a membership-based car-sharing company that provides automobile rentals to its members, billable on an hourly or daily basis. Members are able to view vehicle availability and reserve a self-service car via the internet, iPhone app, or telephone, in increments as short as. You need to enable JavaScript to run this app. You need to enable JavaScript to run this app.
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Fast. Convenient. Affordable. Environmentally friendly.
With Zipcar on campus, it just got easier to live without a car.
Need a car? Borrow a Zipcar!
Members get:
- Access to Zipcars 24/7.
- Discounted hourly rates for university faculty, staff, and students age 18 and older: rates start at just $8.50 per hour.
- Gas, insurance, and maintenance are included with every reservation!
Limited time offer: New members join for only $25 a year, and receive $35 in driving credit to use in your first month. After your first year, annual renewal fee is $35.
Zipcar Campus Locations
- View UT Austin Zipcars in a larger map
Location | Zipcars |
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21st and San Jacinto | 6 cars at this location |
Littlefield Dorm | 4 cars at this location |
Members ages 18-20 have access to cars on campus and in Austin. Members 21 and older also have access to Zipcar's network of over 8,000 vehicles across the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom. View other Zipcar locations by address.
Rates
Weekend Rates
Hourly | Daily |
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starting at $9.50 hourly | starting at $77 daily |
special $8.50/hr rate for Ford Focus |
Weekday Rates
Hourly | Daily |
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starting at $8.50 hourly | starting at $69 daily |
special $7.50/hr rate for Ford Focus |
Students, faculty, and staff, for personal memberships:
- Pay only $25 your first year, with no application fee. After your first year, annual renewal fee is $35.
- New members receive a special $35 driving credit to use in their first month of membership.
Departments, for business memberships:
- Receive free Zipcar department memberships.
- Have an unlimited number of members that can be added to a department account.
All Zipcar reservations include gas, insurance, maintenance, and 180 miles per day.
All Vehicles equipped with an FDP permit
About the permit
- The FDP permit is valid only in A, C, F, and UT Vehicle spaces as well as Longhorn Lots. It is not valid in any spaces that are restricted to a particular permit type or vehicle 'AT ALL TIMES'.
- The FDP is valid in a Loading Zone (LZ) for 30 minutes with the vehicle's emergency lights flashing.
- F14 parking is restricted to the Painter Hall service drive. F15 and F22 parking is limited to 4 p.m.-8 a.m.
- The intent is to give mobility and flexibility to the campus.
How to Join
Personal memberships
Students, faculty & staff under 21, to be eligible, you must:
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Have a valid driver’s license and have been licensed for at least one year (domestic and international driver's licenses are both eligible).
- No more than one moving violation in the past 24 months.
- Have had no alcohol related violations.
For everyone else, you must:
- Be at least 21 years old.
- Have a valid driver’s license and have been licensed for at least one year (domestic and international driver's licenses are both eligible).
- Have had no more than two “incidents” (moving violations PLUS accidents) in the past three years and no more than one incident in the past 18 months.
- Have had no major violations in the past three years.
- Have had no alcohol related violations in the past seven years.
After you complete the quick online application, a thorough driving record check will be run by Zipcar. Pending approval, you will receive your Zipcard in less than a week and can begin reserving Zipcars and driving right away.
Department memberships
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- To set up a department account, complete the department account application.
- Once the application has been submitted, Zipcar will be in touch within three to five business days.
- Department accounts are set up with paper billing. Departments should process a VP2 voucher for payment using Zipcar's UT EID, 2848EEAM, and include supporting documentation that identifies each trip's business purpose, date, and destination along with the name and UT EID of the driver.
- Remember, Zipcar provides members with insurance so each person has to apply to the department account to drive a Zipcar.
Department members interested in joining an existing account:
- You must meet the same qualifications under 'Personal Memberships' listed above.
- To join your department's existing Zipcar account, fill out the department membership application.
- If you already have a personal account, your department will be added as a reservation billing option (a simple drop down box appears). Remember, only use the department billing option if you are reserving a Zipcar for business.
Zipcar Reservations
Once you become a member, you can reserve a Zipcar 6 different ways including online or in your iPhone. At the time of the reservation, a wireless signal is sent to the Zipcar. Just walk up to the reserved car, hold your Zipcard up to the windshield, and the doors and ignition will unlock. Your Zipcard will only open the car you've reserved during the time you reserved it, which means no one else can open your Zipcar during that time. The keys are inside tethered to the dashboard. Gas and insurance are included in the hourly rate. You just need to fill the tank using the Zipcar fuel card inside the car when it gets to ¼ full. When you're done, just return the Zipcar to its reserved parking spot.
Want to see how it's done? Check out this video.
Reserve Online
- Through a computer at zipcar.com.
- Through a PDA/Smartphone with wireless web capabilities – there is a special mobile phone version of the website that is simply amazing.
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Reserve via iPhone
- With the Zipcar iPhone App installed, you can locate available Zipcars, reserve, unlock and even honk the horn, all using the iPhone!
Reserve by Telephone
- Using Zipcar's free automated service at 866-4ZIPCAR.
- Making a reservation via phone at a cost of $3.50.

Car Share Contacts
Phone: PTS Car Share at 512-471-6214 | Zipcar at 1-866-4ZIPCAR (1-866-494-7227)
E-mail: carshare@utexas.edu
Online: Zipcar FAQs | Zipcar on Facebook
What is Zipcar?
Zipcar is the world’s largest car sharing service, offering self-service, on-demand cars by the hour or day. Since 2000, when Zipcars first hit the road, more than 120,000 consumers and businesses have joined. Zipcar currently operates 3,500 vehicles in London and 14 North American states and provinces, including key metro areas such as Boston, New York City, Washington, DC, Chicago, Toronto, Minneapolis and San Francisco.
Why did Carnegie Mellon pick Zipcar?
To provide a new, alternative service to having a car on campus, the Transportation subcommittee of the Green Practices Committee looked at car sharing programs and selected Zipcar in Summer 2007 because of their technology and website, that cars are located on campus and dedicated to our campus community users, and their track record of providing successful car sharing programs at many of our peer institutions such as MIT, Harvard, Columbia, Georgetown and Chicago.
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Can anyone join Zipcar?
Yes! All faculty, students and staff can join Zipcar, you only need to be 18+ years old with a valid driver's license for at least two years. Drivers may have no more than two incidents (moving violations plus accidents) in the past three years and no more than one in the past 18 months. Drivers with international licenses must provide copies of their records from the relevant authorities. Zipcar does not require parental consent or additional liability coverage for membership.
What is the cost to join Zipcar?
The membership fee to join Zipcar is $35 annually. Carnegie Mellon community members do not pay an application fee.
Can I get a business membership and use Zipcar for business travel?
At this time, all annual memberships are personal memberships. We continue to evaluate departmental memberships. A Zipcar can be used for business purposes. A member is emailed a summary of charges after each reservation which can be submitted via an expense report for reimbursement.
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How does this all work?
You join Zipcar by completing an application. Zipcar processes your application and does the driving record check, and notifies you within a day or two of whether your application has been accepted. Once accepted you will receive a “Zipcard” in the mail that will let you access the vehicles when you have an approved reservation. You then go on-line to make reservations. At the time your reservation begins you go to the vehicle and tap your “Zipcard” on the windshield, and the car unlocks and away you go! At the end of your trip you must return the car to the same location you got it. You will be emailed a summary of your charges for your reservation.
The vehicles are located in the EAST CAMPUS GARAGE. Simply stop in the garage, enter the vehicle you have reserved with ZipCar, and press the 'help' button at the gate to exit. DO NOT PAY TO USE THE GARAGE. IF YOU PAY TO EXIT, YOU WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED BY P&TS.
