Estates

Staff car parking rates will increase in the 2024/25 academic year across the University estate. This is inclusive of the Brayford, Riseholme and Holbeach campuses.

The changes, which come into effect from October 2024, will be the first time in more than a decade that parking charges have increased significantly. The upcoming changes to charging can be viewed below.

Rates will continue to be tiered so that colleagues on higher salary grades pay more. For the first time, they will also be weighted partly on vehicle emissions, so drivers of lower-pollution vehicles are charged less. Reducing carbon emissions associated with staff travel is an important element of the University’s strategy to reduce our CO2 emissions with a goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Colleagues on salary grades 3-5 will pay the lowest monthly rate (ranging from £12-£19 a month depending on vehicle emissions). Senior managers will pay the most (ranging from £27-£42.75 a month depending on vehicle emissions).  Pay-as-you-go daily rates will also be available, starting at £1 a day. Currently, monthly rates range from £4-£12 across all salary bands.

There will be two possible methods of payment for staff parking:

1. Annual virtual permit, paid monthly via salary deduction.
   2. Pay-as-you-go app-based payment system via the RingGo app.

Both methods will carry the same daily charge. However, the pay-as-you-go system will offer more flexibility for people requiring parking for less than three days per week.

Current parking permits due to expire on 31 July 2024 will be extended until 30 September 2024, after which the physical permit system will be replaced with a virtual parking permit system. Details on how to apply will be cascaded to all staff closer to the time.

The University will be implementing new parking policy enforcement provision 2024/25, including the adoption of ANPR technologies in October, in addition to the current parking warden system. More information will be provided prior to any changes.

Staff car parking rates will increase in the 2024/25 academic year across the University estate. This is inclusive of the Brayford, Riseholme and Holbeach campuses.

The changes, which come into effect from October 2024, will be the first time in more than a decade that parking charges have increased significantly. Maintenance of the estate is a significant cost for the University. The increased parking rates will mean users of car parking facilities contribute more to the cost of their upkeep.

Parking Charge Structures

There will be two possible methods of payment for car parking at the University.

1. Annual virtual permit, paid monthly via salary deduction.
2. Pay-as-you-go app-based payment system via the RingGo app.

Both methods will incur the same daily charge. However, the pay-as-you-go system allows flexibility for those requiring parking for less than 3 days per week, which is aligned with the Agile Working Policy.

The University will operate a carbon emissions-based car parking charge structure. Individuals that are entitled to use University car parks are required to register their on the ANPR system via the Estates Support Desk, using their vehicle registration number and the carbon emissions associated with that vehicle.

What will the charges be and how will I pay?

The monthly parking charges are set out below for all sites. This can be multiplied by 12 for an annual charge, paid monthly via salary deduction.

The alternative method of payment for parking is by a ‘pay-as-you-go’ system. The daily charges for all sites are set out below.

 This includes staff with a Blue Badge permit and those with an accessible permit, issued by the Occupational Health team.

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The new parking charges and virtual permit system come into effect from 1 October 2024. An ANPR system will be implemented at the same time. Further details of how staff can register their details will be communicated in the coming weeks.

Comparison to Lincoln City Centre car parking charges

Estates will be replacing the physical permits with a virtual permit system. Anyone who uses University car parks will have a responsibility to ensure that they have registered their vehicle through the Estates Support Desk. It is your responsibility to accurately share your correct vehicle (the vehicle that you will be using on site) information including the registration, make and emission data.

Details on how to register your vehicle will be communicated closer to the start date.

If you register more than one vehicle, your payment band will be weighted to the highest emission tariff.

All those who hold a University parking permit at present will be required to keep their physical parking permit on display, as per University Parking Policy, until 1 October 2024.

You can find out your vehicle emissions via the following website: https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/

It will be your responsibility to inform the Support Desk of the correct emission data of your vehicle. If you inform us of an incorrect band, you will be in contravention of the parking policy.

The payment charges will also apply to Blue Badge holders.

Members of staff with Blue Badges, who wish to use University Car Parks, will need to register their vehicle in advance and provide photographic proof of their Blue Badge. They must also display their Blue Badge when parked in a designated Blue Badge parking bay.

A day’s parking covers a working day at the University. Vehicles can park between 06:00 – 05:00 as the policy currently applies.

Staff will not need to pay to park more than once during a single working day if travelling between campuses.

Visitors, other than VIPs and those who require accessible parking, will be required to pay to park at all three campuses. Visitors will pay for parking using the RingGo app. 

At the Brayford Campus, there will be a newly designated visitor car park, previously known as the “Gravel car park” adjacent to the Security Booth at the Boulevard.  

Visitors  

Designated parking will be operated using a web-based ‘pay as you go’ system.  

Once parked in a designated parking space, visitors will use the app to pay, registering their vehicle registration number and selecting the time-period they wish to pay for.  

Students will be advised of updates to the University Parking Policy which will affect them in a communication later this Summer.

Drop-off period

Vehicles will be permitted to enter University car parking zones for a period of 20 minutes, without incurring a charge.

Coaches, minibuses and other long wheeled vehicles will be subject to a one-way system at the Boulevard car park. Drivers are advised to drive through the Boulevard, turning right at the Janet-Lane Claypon building, drive behind the Peter de Wint and Nicola de la Haye, before turning right at the Lincoln Arts Centre, past the bus stop, to leave via the small roundabout at the entrance. Passengers can be dropped off at the bus stop, but vehicles must not park here; access is required for the Campus Linc Shuttlebus.

We are currently awaiting signage to be installed to indicate this.

Car Parking Penalty Charge

An ANPR system will be used to check vehicle registration details are valid and that the appropriate payment has been made.

A parking warden will continue to patrol the car park at the Brayford Campus, and beginning at Riseholme Park and Holbeach Campus, to ensure vehicles are parked in the correct designated spaces.

Anyone found to be contravening the car parking policy will be issued with a parking charge notice of £100, or £60 if paid within 14 days.