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What you can get
Historical information about an ended carpool-lane benefit
Who it's for
Drivers with old California clean-air vehicle stickers
What you need to know
- The solo-driver exception ended September 30, 2025.
- An old sticker no longer lets a driver use the lane alone.
More details and sources
Full program information
Official program name: Carpool Lane Sticker
Benefits and limits
Expired benefit: former solo-driver HOV lane access
Full requirements
This former benefit no longer allows a driver traveling alone to use a California carpool lane. Clean Air Vehicle decals ceased providing the solo-driver HOV exception when the program ended September 30, 2025. Drivers must meet the lane's current occupancy requirements regardless of a previously issued decal.
Read the program's requirements Checked Oct 30, 2026
Key requirements, not complete provider checklist. Final eligibility, address and funding decisions belong to the provider.
Amounts and options
Listed benefit
Expired benefit: former solo-driver HOV lane access
Eligibility is not stated in the finder listing; confirm the provider's requirements.
Availability note: As of September 2025, electric and fuel cell vehicles can no longer access carpool lanes with just one or two drivers in the car.
Found for the DHS area; check your address and requirements.
For: People and families
Areas found for this option
Adelanto, Anza, Apple Valley, Banning, Barstow, Beaumont, Bermuda Dunes, Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake, Blythe, Cabazon, Calimesa, Canyon Lake, Cathedral City, Cherry Valley, Chino, Chino Hills, Coachella, Colton, Corona, Desert Edge, Desert Hot Springs, Desert Palms, Eastvale, Fontana, Garnet, Grand Terrace, Hemet, Hesperia, Highland, Idyllwild-Pine Cove, Indian Wells, Indio, Indio Hills, Joshua Tree, Jurupa Valley, La Quinta, Lake Arrowhead, Lake Elsinore, Loma Linda, Mecca, Menifee, Montclair, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Needles, Norco, North Shore, Oasis, Ontario, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Perris, Rancho Cucamonga, Rancho Mirage, Redlands, Rialto, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Jacinto, Sky Valley, Temecula, Thermal, Thousand Palms, Twentynine Palms, Upland, Victorville, Vista Santa Rosa, Whitewater, Wildomar, Yucaipa, Yucca Valley
Availability and area
Expired
The California Clean Air Vehicle decal solo-driver HOV exception ended September 30, 2025. Historical information only: a decal no longer permits solo carpool-lane access.
Read the status update Checked Oct 30, 2026
As of September 2025, electric and fuel cell vehicles can no longer access carpool lanes with just one or two drivers in the car.
This program was found while researching help in the Desert Hot Springs area. The program must confirm the address and applicant qualify.
Areas listed in the source
Adelanto, Anza, Apple Valley, Banning, Barstow, Beaumont, Bermuda Dunes, Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake, Blythe, Cabazon, Calimesa, Canyon Lake, Cathedral City, Cherry Valley, Chino, Chino Hills, Coachella, Colton, Corona, Desert Edge, Desert Hot Springs, Desert Palms, Eastvale, Fontana, Garnet, Grand Terrace, Hemet, Hesperia, Highland, Idyllwild-Pine Cove, Indian Wells, Indio, Indio Hills, Joshua Tree, Jurupa Valley, La Quinta, Lake Arrowhead, Lake Elsinore, Loma Linda, Mecca, Menifee, Montclair, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Needles, Norco, North Shore, Oasis, Ontario, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Perris, Rancho Cucamonga, Rancho Mirage, Redlands, Rialto, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Jacinto, Sky Valley, Temecula, Thermal, Thousand Palms, Twentynine Palms, Upland, Victorville, Vista Santa Rosa, Whitewater, Wildomar, Yucaipa, Yucca Valley
Where this information comes from
Information collected Oct 30, 2026.
DHSed is an independent guide. The program makes the final decision about help, amounts and rules.