DMB Vehicle & Travel Services

MULTI-AGENCY MOTOR POOLS

VEHICLE RESERVATION SYSTEM OVERVIEW

 

 

The following options can be selected while using the vehicle reservation system (VRS):

 

Sign In

Click on this option to sign in to the Vehicle Reservation System (VRS).  A user must have a valid employee identification number to sign in.  To register to use the VRS, please contact VTS at 517-322-5000, VTSCustomerService@michigan.gov.

 

Home

Click on this option to go to the VRS Home Page.

 

Reserve Vehicle

Click on this option to make a vehicle reservation.

 

Cancel Reservation

Click on this option to cancel a reservation you made.

 

Employee Reservations

Click on this option to see what reservations you currently have pending in the system.

 

Location Reservations

Use on the arrow in the box to view the currently pending reservations for your location.

 

Employee Information

Click on this option to check your employee information as it appears in the VRS.  Please notify VTS at 517-322-5000, VTSCustomerService@michigan.gov, if a correction is needed to this information.

 

Click to Continue

Click on this option to return to the VRS Home Page.

 

Sign Out

Click on this option to exit the VRS.  You may experience a problem signing off the system.  When this happens, you see the “Sign Out Successful” popup, but the main VRS screen still shows “Sign Out” as the first option.  We are working to fix this problem.  In the meantime, close the VRS window, open Internet Explorer, go to the “Tools” menu, click on “Internet Options.”  Click on the “Delete Cookies” button.  The next time you go to the VRS home page, it will ask you to sign in again.

 

The submit button activates the selections you have made at a particular page.

 

The clear button available on most pages erases any entries you have made on that page.

 

System Message Pages provide you with messages appropriate to what you are doing in the system.

 

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ACCESS

To access the VRS, go to the VTS website at www.michigan.gov/dmb/0,1607,7-150-9141_13133_13720-92924--,00.html or Michigan.gov/dmb, Agency Services, Vehicle Services, Motor Pools and click on Vehicle Reservation System - Multi-Agency Motor Pools.

 

SIGN IN PAGE

Enter your employee number in the box, and click on the submit button. Be advised that everything you do in this system is recorded in a log under your employee number

 

RESERVE VEHICLE

Location: Click on the arrow in the box to select your location

 

Equipment Type: Use the arrow in the box to select the type of equipment you wish to find in the vehicle you are reserving.  If a specific department has equipment in a vehicle, this will be identified here.  If there is no specific equipment in a vehicle, the equipment type for the vehicle will be identified as “No Specific Equipment.”  If it doesn’t matter to you if the vehicle contains equipment or not, you may select “All Available Vehicles.”  Please try not to reserve vehicles containing equipment if you do not need to utilize that equipment.  The equipment in the vehicles belongs to specific departments and permission from the department should be obtained prior to using any equipment.

 

Pickup:  Enter the date (year, month, date, time) that you wish to have your reservation begin.

 

Return:  Enter the date (year, month, date, time) that you wish to have your reservation end.

 

Notes:

·         The pickup date defaults to the current date. You will not be able make a reservation for a day prior to the day you are placing the reservation.

·         You will be able to reserve a vehicle for up to 60 days in advance.

·         You may reserve only one vehicle for any given time.

·         A vehicle may not be reserved for more than one individual at the same time.

·         A vehicle is assigned to a specific location and parking area.  The vehicle should be returned to the same location in a clean, usable condition with a least ½ tank of fuel.

 

Once you have entered the information needed to make your reservation, click on the submit button.  You will be taken to the Available Vehicles Page.

 

AVAILABLE VEHICLES PAGE

This page provides you a list of vehicles available for the time period you have specified.

 

Click on the box to the left of the vehicle you wish to reserve. You can only select one box.  Changing your selection de-selects any prior box you have selected.

 

Once you have made your selection, click on the submit button. You will be taken to the Reservation Confirmation Page.

 

CONFIRMATION PAGE

This page confirms that your reservation has been made, and provides the specifics of the reservation.

 

The reservation is given a random confirmation number by the VRS. Please note the Confirmation Number.  The confirmation number also appears on the Employee Reservations screen.  If the vehicle reservation needs to be cancelled, the confirmation number will be needed.    Other employees do not have access to your confirmation number.

 

A confirmation of your reservation will be e-mailed to you.  Print the e-mail and take it with you to pick up the vehicle.

 

CANCEL RESERVATION

Enter the confirmation number of the reservation you wish to cancel and click on the submit button.

Notes:

·         You cannot cancel a reservation without the reservation number.

·         No one but the person who made the reservation or the system administrator can cancel a reservation.

 

You will be taken to a System Message Page that will confirm your reservation has been canceled. When you then select the click to continue option, you will be taken to the VRS home page.