The future of the existing types of University car parking permit
Reserved permit - Modified.
Unreserved permit - None.
Hybrid permit - None.
Departmental vehicle permit (University owned / leased vehicle) Each department will have to pay the equivalent cost of a reserved permit - Keep.
Orange badge holder (staff & students) Will receive free reserved parking permits, which will be allocated preferentially - Keep.
Retired permit (Department has to authorise) Retired members of University staff will be able to purchase special pay & display permits and use pay & display car parks, but not reserved car parks - Modified.
Visitor permits Visitors will be able to purchase pay & display permits or obtain a pay & display one day pass - Modified. (see
Appendix L)
Visitor spaces (departments have to justify and pay for) A few visitor spaces may be allocated near to certain buildings - Modified.
UPH (University User) permit, the new definition of an University Users, is that their daily work essentially involves travel by vehicle to and from many buildings on the University precinct for safety, emergency or maintenance purposes, or extensive use of a vehicle for departmental purposes away from the University precinct. Essential Users, as they will be called in future, would be able to apply for a special reserved permit, even if they lived within 2 miles of the University. A car parking space would be allocated to the user and their permit would allow them to park in other University car parks as necessary. The permit holder would have to pay for the permit but the University would reimburse the member of staff the equivalent cost of a pay & display ticket for the days when the used their car and claimed mileage allowance - Modified.
Departmental reserved permit (Paid by department) There are currently 50 staff with departmental reserved permits, whose permits will be abolished with no replacement. Some current Departmental reserved permit holders may be eligible to apply for a Essential User permit, if they fulfil the necessary requirements - None.
