$40….good grief. And they wonder why they can’t come close to a sell out. I remember when they raised the parking at the RAC from 2 or 3 dollars to 5. This was around 2002/03. I said to myself you’re not happy with my 2 or 3 bucks now u get nothing (from me). Proceeded to park over in the Nichols apartments for free and walk the 20 minutes or so
$40 is a good deal when you consider you are parking directly across the street from the stadium and you can't get anywhere near that close without either buying a season pass that requires a lot of priority points and a high scholarship donation, or buying second-hand from someone that has the season pass.
Any lot not listed by Rutgers as a pay lot is free. Davidson, LSM, and Richardson Apartments just to name three.
You aren't technically allowed to park in those lots without a Rutgers parking permit specific to Busch campus. If you've been parking there then I guess you've been getting lucky to have not gotten a parking ticket. At the same time though, those parking tickets are meaningless until you have racked up I believe it is $200 in fines. Once you've hit that, they will tow your car. If you owe less than that, the only consequence is you can't register for classes (if you are a current student) or they won't send out your transcript (if you are an alumnus).