Will current day permits be valid beyond 31/3/18?

Hi Martin. Yes, day vouchers will still be valid beyond 31/3/18. Best wishes, Rebecca

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My staff permit runs out 31 March. will this renew automatic or will I have to apply for a new permit before this runs out?

Hi Racheal. An email will be sent to all staff in early March advising on how to extend your permit. Best wishes, Rebecca

Raising the price of parking permits that are over subscribed resulting in a severe lack of parking spaces during peak periods of the day. If the university could publish the cost of the council levy VS the revenue gained from permits to show that the increase is necessary it would help to justify it.

Hi Chris. Advice on space availability is contained on the parking website. Permit charges are not directly related to WPL but income is used to offset the WPL levy. Since the introduction of permit charges in 2011, overall permit increases have been 17.5% against a 44% increase in WPL charges. Many thanks, Rebecca

Does the WPL apply to spaces at Sutton Bonington, Ningbo and Malaysia campuses – since all three of these are outside of the territorial authority of Nottingham city council. For SB, the WPL for Kegworth/Leicestershire should be covered by the parking fee instead – what is this ? Has this also increased?

Hi Sean. The University car parking charges scheme is applicable to all UK Campuses, including Sutton Bonington. The charges are not determined by the WPL, although income is used to offset the WPL charge. Kind regards, Rebecca

Many of us will take holiday over Easter with my last day being 23rd March. Is it possible to make sure that the information about how to apply for new parking permits is made available well in advance so that we can ensure we have a permit for after the Easter holidays.

Hi Rachel, An email will be sent to all staff early March advising on how to extend your permit. Best wishes, Rebecca

It’s great that three ‘parking after 9.15am only’ spaces have been created but if these are not ‘policed’ by security then people will just ignore the notice and park in them. Just as they do in the QMC car park!

Hi Jax. There is robust enforcement on the abuse of the 9.15am spaces for which parking charge notices have been and will continue to be issued. I hope this helps – Best wishes, Rebecca

Hi, is there a plan to look at the basic principles of the charging scheme any time soon? Particularly the ridiculous link to CO2 emissions (emissions of a parked car are zero), which squarely penalises drivers of petrol cars, and could be partly responsible for encouraging the “dash to diesel” which is now recognised as a mistake form the emissions point of view.

Secondly the first of the “principles” mentions a technology based system for daily charging. Still to see any movement on this, seems to have been forgotten about. This would have the biggest benefit for the University agenda on emissions, as it would make it worthwhile people considering alternative transport on a daily basis. Fixed annual charges encourage every day car use. (and don’t mention the daily parking vouchers, these cost considerably more).

Hi Tony. At the annual reviews of the scheme the charging mechanism and potential for using pay by use technology is kept under review. Although technology does exist it is rarely used within such a complex infrastructure and at present due to the complex nature of both our networks, vehicles coming into site (deliveries, visitors, public transport) and the requirement for continued personnel to carry out enforcement it is not considered that at this time there is appropriate technology to be able to deliver an effective pay by use system. This charging mechanism and pay by use technology will continue to be kept under annual review. Kind regards, Rebecca

A key issue with the parking system is the lack of transparency regarding the cost of parking to the employee and the WPL charges. It should be made clear that parking charges were only introduced as a result of the WPL; with that in mind, the employee charges should not exceed the WPL paid by the University. At a time when pay rises are low, and indeed less than inflation, it is hard to see how a 5% rise in parking charges is justifiable. At the end of the day, this is a pay cut for many staff who simply cannot use public transport to get to work.

Hi Paul. Permit charges are not directly related to WPL but income is used to offset the WPL levy. Since the introduction of permit charges in 2011, overall permit increases have been 17.5% against a 44% increase in WPL charges. Best wishes, Rebecca.

Hi Rebecca. Thanks for your response, but that still doesn’t address the issue that I raised: the key question is how much does the WPL cost for the University, and how much does the University raise from car parking charges? These numbers should be made available to staff in order to be fully transparent. The differences between increases in the WPL and car parking charges is irrelevant without knowing what the actual costs of both are.

Hi Paul. The University has a working group which includes HR, Trade Union and Environmental representation. This group meets annually to ensure transparency and appropriateness of charges on a numbers of fronts, including the offsetting of the WPL charge and costs associated with the administration of the overall car parking scheme. The University does not make a profit from this process.

I have a permit and vouchers. I haven’t received an email about renewing my permit yet.

Hi Alison. Can I please ask you to contact 0115 9513557 (Int:13557) for more information and advice on this. Many thanks – Rebecca