Beginning today, drivers who park their cars in the Wilbur lot will participate in a University-mandated valet service that aims to ameliorate the parking shortages caused by nearby construction.

Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) will offer attendant-assisted parking in Lot 63, which currently houses vehicles with permit types A, C, EA and ES. The service, available for valid permit holders weekdays between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., will require those parking in the lot to leave their keys with attendants.

Drivers retrieve their keys from the attendants by presenting claim checks. After 9 p.m., keys will be kept in a lockbox over night.

White flier alerting drivers to the impending changes were placed under windshield wipers of cars in the affected area late last week.

Coming on the heels of a widely-distributed prank flier pretending to announce new changes to University bike laws, some students expressed disbelief about the new parking service.

A representative from the Wilbur Housing Center, however, confirmed that the attendant-assisted parking program was real.

The valet service is one of several construction-related parking changes that will occur today. According to the PTS Web site, there will be no parking for the immediate future in front of the Law School and Stern Hall.

Drivers with type A permits are encouraged to park in the nearby Vaden, Gould, Florence Moore or Tresidder lots, or along Mayfield Avenue. Vehicles sporting type EA permits can park in the Stern Annex and Toyon lots, or along Escondido Road.