Estates

To enable appropriate prioritisation and flexible use of parking facilities, the UoL employ the following categories of parking bay:

· Standard bays

· Disabled bays – Disabled badge holders only

· Service bays – Service vehicles displaying a contractors permit and courier/delivery vehicles (20-minute maximum stay) only

· Temporary accessible bays – Temporary accessible permit holders only before 10.00am

· Visitor bays – Pre booked visitors only

· Electric vehicle charging bays – Electric vehicles on charge only

· Motorcycle bays – Motorcycles and all other motorised 2-wheel vehicles only

· Drop off bays (20 minutes maximum stay)

· Coach and mini-bus drop-off bays

Disabled badge holders must either hold a valid UoL parking permit, pay via the RingGo app (when car parks are open to the public) or be pre-registered as a visitor to use UoL parking facilities.

Staff, (including contract staff) students and tenants holding a blue badge and valid UoL parking permit are entitled to use UoL parking facilities on a 24/7 basis. A disabled badge and UoL parking permit must be clearly displayed in the vehicle when parked in a disabled parking bay and when parking in any category of parking bay between 5.00am and 6.00am.

Students using UoL parking facilities between 6.00am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday must also display a disabled badge and student parking permit, irrespective of the category of parking bay used.

A disabled badge does not entitle staff, students or tenants to use service or visitor bays at any time or to use temporary accessible parking bays between 06.00 am and 10.00 am Monday to Friday.

Staff with temporary medical/mobility issues who do not hold a blue badge may be eligible for a temporary accessible parking permit. An temporary accessible parking permit affords priority parking in designated temporary accessible parking bays before 10.00am daily.

If you require an accessible parking permit for the campus, please refer to the documents below which provide you with more information on the application process, frequently asked questions and the application form. Temporary accessible bays are restricted to temporary accessible permit holders only until 10.00am. After 10.00am they can be used by any valid permit holder.

Students, (except those who hold a disabled badge) are entitled to use UoL parking facilities between 4.30pm and 5.00am Monday to Friday and between 6.00am and 5.00am at weekends.

Students who hold a disabled badge, please see Disabled Badge Holders tab for further guidance.

A UoL student parking permit must be clearly displayed in the vehicle. Students are not entitled to use service or visitor bays. Students are entitled to hold one student parking permit and may apply for the permit via the
following link:

» Student parking permit

Once an application is processed the permit will need to be collected from the Student Support Centre, your student ID will be required when collecting your permit. The
current Parking Policy will continue to be in force. In recognition of the rural nature of Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire, students can also apply for the Commuting Travel Grant through Student Services. The fund is intended as a contribution to the travel costs incurred by eligible undergraduate students who attend University from their permanent home address.

» Apply for the Commuting Travel Grant

Please contact Student Support for any queries regarding student parking.

Electric Vehicle Charging, (EVC) Bays

EVC bays may only be used by electric vehicles on charge. There are charging posts throughout the Brayford Campus, with a 7kw Mennekes socket charger, compatible with all plug-in vehicle brands. 

There are 8 EVC points supporting 16 EVC bays on the Brayford Campus.

EVC bays are situated in the following car parks:

• P4 Car Park – 2 x EVC bays

• P8 Car Park – 10 x EVC bays

• P9 Car Park – 2 x EVC bays

• P12 Car Park – 2 x EVC bays

The new EV charging points are provided in conjunction with POD Point. Staff wishing to charge their vehicle will need to have the POD Point App on their mobile device, with an account set up using their University email address, anyone without a university email address will need to contact Estates to be manually added to the system. PodPoint users will also need to provide their own charging cable and ensure it is kept tidy during charging so as not to pose a trip hazard. More information on how to use the points can be found on the POD Point website(opens in a new tab).

Visitors who require the use of EV charging points will need to have their details registered prior to arrival. To do this, staff hosting the visitor will need to send an email to the Estates Support Desk detailing the visitors name, email address, date they are arriving, registration number and length of visit. If you have any questions, please contact the Estates Support Team. 

Following the addition of these charging points, and the transfer of pay and display parking operations to City of Lincoln Council, the University has made some updates to the University Car Parking Policy. All staff who park on campus should make themselves aware of the updated policy.

Visitor parking is extremely limited and is available only to those visiting UoL in an official capacity on university business. Visitor parking must be booked via an Estates Request below, a minimum 24 hours in advance by a member of staff from the college or professional services department sponsoring the visit.

A maximum of 5 visitor bays may be booked by a college or professional services department on any given day and bookings may be made up to one month in advance of the requirement.

Designated visitor bays are marked with the letter V and the bay number. Visitors holding a disabled badge may use any disabled parking bay on the proviso visitor parking has been pre-booked and a disabled badge is clearly displayed in the vehicle.

Any person entitled to hold a UoL parking permit or purchase UoL scratch cards is not entitled to use visitor parking bays.

Please be advised that a vehicle registration number (VRN) should be supplied at the time of booking for each individual vehicle coming to park. VRNs are how vehicles are identified and failure to provide this information may result in a PCN being issued. The Estates Support team should be made aware of any changes to visitor VRNs as soon as possible to avoid a PCN.

Book Visitor Parking via a Visitor Parking Request  N.B. Please submit a separate request for each date you require visitor parking. 

Book Contractor Parking via a Contractor Parking Request

To book visitor EV Charging – please see EV Charging Points tab. 

P8, P9, P10 and the gravel car park are available to the public between 4.30pm and 5.00am Monday to Friday and between 6.00am and 5.00am at weekends utilising the ‘RingGo’ app. More information regarding the app, parking charges and the location code are displayed on signage within the car parks.

Requests to reserve staff car parking facilities to accommodate parking for attendees of specific events between 06.00 hours and 16.30 hours Monday to Friday will only be
considered if the request is endorsed at PVC/Director level.

Events attendees are able to use the P8, P9, P10 and the gravel car park on a pay & display basis between 4.30pm and 5.00am Monday to Friday and between 6.00am and 5.00am at weekends.

Requests to provide free parking for event attendees when car parks are available to the public on pay & display basis will only be considered if the request is endorsed at
PVC/Director level.

Coaches
Coach parking is not available on Brayford Campus. Coach drop off /collection bays are located adjacent to LAC and the Sports Centre. Those organising events and activities where coaches will be used to transport attendees to and from the Brayford Campus are requested ensure coach operators are aware that coach parking is not available on Brayford Campus. Coach parking is available at the Stagecoach Depot on Great Northern Terrace (LN5 8HJ)
and further information is available at Visit Lincoln.

Minibuses
Limited minibus parking is available at the rear of the Sports Centre in numbered visitor bays. Other visitor bays located throughout the campus are also available for short
wheelbase minibuses, providing the minibus does not protrude beyond the marked bay. Visitor bays must be booked in advance and are allocated on a first come first served basis. Those organising events and activities where minibuses will be used to transport attendees to and from the Brayford Campus are requested to ensure that minibus drivers are aware that vehicles protruding beyond marked bays will be liable to enforcement action.

HGVs
HGV parking is not available on Brayford Campus. Those organising deliveries and collections necessitating HGV access to any campus are responsible for ensuring vehicles are operated safely and do not cause any obstructions when on campus. Assistance with traffic management of HGVs on campus may be obtained by contacting the University security team.

Parking Provision on Green Lane
University of Lincoln parking permit holders may park within the white parking bays on Green Lane. Parking bays on Green Lane marked in any other colour are not University of Lincoln parking bays and therefore University parking permits are not valid in in them.