Travel Guide 2011 (PDF, 2.31MB)
Version 10 - 10 October 2011
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The full policy can be downloaded as a PDF here: Car Parking Policy (pdf, 48KB)
The University of Bradford's car parking policy seeks to clarify the regulations and restrictions for the benefit of our staff, students and visitors.
The car parking policy requires permits to be displayed on the motor vehicles of all staff, students and visitors who park in University car parks during the period of 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, Monday to Friday.
Disabled staff and students who are blue badge holders, who require the use of a motor vehicle to enable them to come to the University are exempted from any fee.
The policy applies to all staff, students, contractors and visitors and covers the parking of all motor vehicles on University land.
Like many other city centre universities our premises are inadequate to provide parking for all staff, students and visitors who wish to drive.
With c3500 staff, c11000 students and only c1,200 car parking spaces there are many more applications for parking permits than parking spaces available.
The number of permits available in relation to spaces has therefore been restricted to a maximum 75% over-subscription. This policy has been developed to ensure fair and orderly access to all our car parks.
Car parking spaces are provided at the following sites for permit holders only:
Chesham/Horton
Sports Centre
Natwest Bank*
Senior Managers - Rear of Carlton Wing
Longside A
Longside B
Phoenix Ramp
Shearbridge Green
Tumbling Hill Street
Visitors - Front Richmond Building
Richmond Workshops
* For Nat West Bank visitors only (time limited to 10 minutes) parking restrictions for bank only spaces apply between the hours of 09:00 am and 5:30 pm Monday to Friday
*** For visitors only
Staff who are eligible for a parking permit must apply annually from November - permit effective for the period 1 February to 31 January. The number of staff permits available is restricted and these are issued on a first come first served basis initially but where the demand for permits exceeds availability then a needs based points system will be employed to decide who will be allocated a permit. Permits for non-salaried staff are issued once the appropriate fee has been paid. For salaried staff, payment will be by monthly deduction from the staff member's salary.
Students must apply for permits annually and the number of student permits issued is restricted. Permits are issued on a first come first served basis initially but where the demand for permits exceeds availability then a needs based points system will be employed to decide who will be allocated a permit. Students wishing to apply for a parking permit should complete an online application (external link).
Students may only park on the Campus Car Parks for which their permit is issued.
In addition, all students may park on the City Campus after 5:30 pm until 9:00 am Monday to Friday and all times at weekends without the need for a permit.
Students who are or will be living at home or in private accommodation at a distance of more than 2 miles from the City Campus or School of Management and who wish to apply for a permit should do so via the online application (external link).
Students with parking permits for the School of Management are not permitted to park their vehicles on City Campus.
It should be duly noted that with the exception of the car park at the rear of Revis Barber Hall, all other car parks on the Laisteridge Lane Halls of Residence Complex are owned by a private company who operate a wheel clamping policy, therefore parking in any of these other car parks is strictly prohibited for University permit holders.
Arrangements have been made for the issue of visitor parking permits.
All visitors must present themselves to the University Reception Desk, Richmond Building or School of Management to obtain a visitor parking permit.
All visitors to the University City Campus must be directed to the new visitor car park via the Richmond Road entrance, permits for this car park will only be available from Richmond Reception and parking will be offered on a first come, first served basis to maximise the car park capacity.
Note: Parking for all visitors will be restricted to the new visitor car park unless special circumstances apply i.e. Disabled Blue Badge holders will still be able to park in the nearest available Disabled Bay to the location they are visiting. Where a VIP visitor is attending the University; Schools and Departments should contact Security in advance via the Security@bradford.ac.uk email address so that special arrangements can be made to reserve a space in the car park.
It is expected that staff will inform their visitors prior to their journey that car parking cannot be guaranteed and provide information on nearby parking options so that they can allow sufficient time to find parking prior to their attendance.
Visitors should consider other forms of travel to the University sites and further local information can be found at www.bradford.ac.uk/smart-travel . When the visitor car park is full on arrival visitors will be provided with information from Richmond Reception on nearby parking options, where this has not already been provided.
The new visitor car park at City Campus is located at the front of Richmond Building and has a total of 35 visitor spaces including 2 disabled spaces.
All visitors must obtain and display a valid Parking Permit clearly in the windscreen of their vehicle within 15 minutes of parking.
* Visitor permits are not available to staff and students.
Requests for parking for organised events, seminars and conferences will continue to be processed under current arrangements. Organisers should forward their request to Security@Bradford.ac.uk email address and spaces will be allocated and special permits issued where space is available. Space availability to support such events will fluctuate at different times of the year and will be very limited. Organisers should be encouraging attendees to such events to consider using public transport and where parking is not available on the Campus direct them to nearby public parking. For further information please see our website at www.bradford.ac.uk/smart-travel .
It should be noted however that parking for such events is very limited and organisers should encourage visitors to come by public transport wherever possible.
Contractor and Consultant parking permits are held at Phoenix North East Building reception. All main contractors working on University projects are allowed one vehicle to park in the Universities car parks. Permits must be collected and returned daily. On collection of a permit this must be clearly displayed in the vehicle windscreen. Failure to display a valid permit will result in a £60 Civil Penalty Notice.
Contractors and Consultants must comply with University Parking Regulations This is outlined on the reverse of the permit. Contractor parking is strictly prohibited in:
The parking of private vehicles owned by employees of contractors and sub-contractors is strictly prohibited in University car parks. Employees should use the publicly available on-street parking surrounding the University.
All Contractors must obtain and display a valid Parking Permit clearly in the windscreen of their vehicle within 15 minutes of parking.
Disabled members of staff and students will be issued with a permit if the use of a vehicle is essential for their mobility irrespective of their place of residence.
Disabled staff and students who are blue badge holders, who require the use of a motor vehicle to enable them to come to the University are exempted from any fee.
Members of staff and students with a temporary mobility problem may apply for a temporary disabled permit following an assessment by and recommendation from the University Disability Office. Application for temporary disabled permits will be referred to the Disabilities Office for assessment and may not be issued free.
The University of Bradford provides a number of disabled parking spaces and applicants need to apply for a special parking permit to park in one of these spaces. Demand fluctuates yearly so new applicants should apply in good time. A disabled parking permit is not a guarantee of a disabled space but entitles the holder to use such spaces when they are available.
Disabled permit holders who park on University property are not entitled to park on the following:
Staff and students who wish to apply for a disabled permit should complete an online application (external link).
Disabled driver only parking spaces are provided in the following car parks:
Occasional users may purchase 20 occasional user scratch card permits at a cost of £32 for a maximum of 50 per annum. Such permits are available to members of staff and students who use a motor vehicle, attend for work or study on an infrequent basis (one day a week or less) or occasionally hire vehicles for business purposes and do not require one of the regular permits. Occasional user permits can only be issued where spaces are available .
Occasional user permits can be obtained from the main University Reception Richmond Building between the hours of 10.00am and 16.00pm Monday to Friday when the University is open.
Members of staff are permitted to register a maximum of two vehicles on their car park permit application providing the second vehicle is a second family vehicle and resides at the same address as the first registered vehicle.
Permit holders will only be provided with one permit and this should be transferred between vehicles when bringing the vehicle to site.
All vehicles are parked on University sites at the owner's risk and the University accepts no liability for the safety and security of such vehicles.
Most car crime is opportunist and you can put thieves off with vigilance and by taking the following simple precautions:
To help maintain a safe University immediately report any suspicious persons or incidents to Security on 01274 236999.
Income from car parking permits covers the cost of operating and maintaining the car parking system and any planned improvements to the car parks. Fees therefore cover the costs of security, lighting, ground maintenance and administration of the system. The fees also contain a 10% environmental carbon levy.
* Those eligible are staff holding full-time appointments that, by custom and practice, have been allocated a named reserved space prior to 1.10.93 and other staff holding appointments as Deans or Heads of Departments.
** Occasional user permits can only be issued where spaces are available.
The University has imposed a 10% fee on all permits for the development of an environmental levy fund to support transport initiatives. Small grants are available from the environmental levy to part fund transport initiatives, which have the aim of reducing staff and student car dependence. Typical initiatives include installing new bicycle storage facilities and showers, driver training on environmental driving techniques and provision of public transport information.
Any Academic School, Department or Staff and Student Organisation can apply to the fund for support for their initiative. For further information, contact the University Environmental Manager on 01274 233430.
Permit holders are expected to observe the University's parking restrictions. A Civil Parking Notice of £60.00 (subject to change) will be imposed in respect of any of the following offences.
It is a requirement of the University of Bradford car parking terms and conditions that permit holders strictly observe the above parking restrictions. This ruling applies to all car parks on the City Campus, School of Management and all other car parks belonging to the University. Contravention of these restrictions could lead to the issue of a £60 Civil Parking Notice which must be paid within 28 days to University of Bradford.
Payment can be made to the payment line on 01604 625612. Please have your ticket number and credit / debit card details available when you call. A discounted amount of £30 will be accepted if paid within 14 days. If not paid within 28 days the parking charge will increase to £75. You will incur additional charges resulting from further action being taken against you if the fee remains unpaid. This could also lead to the withdrawal of the offenders permit.
Vehicles found parked in any of the University's car parks without clearly displaying a valid permit will also be liable to a £60 Civil Parking Notice charge as per the same conditions above.
University Car Park Attendants and Security Staff have the authority to direct traffic on campus, regulate entry to the car parks, exercise control over parking and ensure compliance with the University's parking regulations.
Car Park Attendants and Security Staff are empowered to affix Civil Parking Notice's to motor vehicles parked in contravention of the parking regulations and to issue Civil Parking Notices to motor vehicles not displaying a relevant permit.
Car Park Attendants and Security Staff are responsible for enforcing the parking regulations, under the direction of the Security Manager.
Representation / Appeals regarding the issue of Civil Parking Notices will only be accepted in writing. Send all correspondence to University of Bradford, PO Box 597, Northampton. NN4 7XN.
Charges will be placed on hold until an appeals decision has been made.
Any change of vehicle must be notified immediately to Richmond Reception and a 'change of vehicle form' completed.
A temporary permit must be obtained from Richmond Reception to display on the windscreen while the change of vehicle form is being processed.
No vehicle should be parked on University car parks without clearly displaying a valid permit on the windscreen.
Where a vehicle has been damaged and or serviced and you are provided with a courtesy vehicle a temporary permit must be obtained from Richmond Reception and clearly displayed on the windscreen immediately.
Permit holders must not place permits from an existing vehicle and/or notes into any replacement vehicle as these will not be valid. Failure to notify such a change immediately could result in a Civil Parking Notice being issued and or withdrawal of permit.
Lost or defaced permits will incur a replacement charge of £5.
Permits surrendered before the end of the period to which they relate may attract a pro-rata refund for any full months left remaining where an applicable permit was purchased. For a refund to be made, the permit disc must firstly be returned to the Security Manager at Richmond Reception, Richmond Building together with a covering letter requesting that the appropriate amount be reimbursed. This request may also be made using the online car parking permit system (external link)
These regulations apply to all staff, students, contractors and visitors to all University car parks.
These regulations form part of the application for the issue of a parking permit and as such applicants are deemed to have read and agreed to abide by the regulations.
Anyone contravening these regulations will receive a Civil Parking Notice of £60.
Any holder of a parking permit who contravenes these regulations may also have their permits withdrawn at the discretion of the Security Manager.
Any contravention of these regulations by a member of staff or a student may lead to disciplinary steps being taken by the University.
To qualify for a Carshare permit and a reserved parking space you will need to do the following:
This form is only appropriate for use by applicants of a car pool who require a Carshare permit. A car pool is defined as having at least two, University based, car-driving members. If membership of the car pool is less than two drivers, the entitlement to a Carshare permit is withdrawn.
Each car pool must have a designated lead driver whose responsibility will be to inform the Security Administrator in writing of any change to car pool membership. Where the designated lead driver no longer requires membership of the Carshare scheme, the car pool should elect a new lead driver and inform the Security Administrator in writing immediately of this change.
Members of car pools may only hold Carshare permits. Drivers will be required to exchange previously held permits at the time of issue of the Carshare permit. Car pool groups will also be provided with 50 Occasional User Permits (at no additional cost for 2011, normal cost £1.60 per permit), to split between the group to allow for flexibility. The Occasional User permits may only be used by members the Car Share Group to who they are issued, they are not transferable or for re-sale.
Drivers from the same address may be accepted only if each has previously held a parking permit for a vehicle in their own right (individually paid for) and the share arrangements signifies a change in driver patterns.
Returned parking permits in support of a Carshare permit registration must have been valid for at least three-months prior to the introduction of the scheme. Returned permits which are less than three-months old will only be accepted where the holder is a new staff/student member. This will be subject to verification by the Security Administrator.
Only one parking space per car pool will be reserved. Staff will be allocated a space in the School of Management or City Campus car parks.
Car pool permits will only be issued to those who share on a regular basis. Ad hoc arrangements i.e.: attendance at conferences, meetings, and home visits, etc, will not be eligible for the permit.
Parking permit fees, once paid are not refundable in whole or in part. Where a member of staff joins the Carshare scheme, payments deducted from salary will cease on issue of the Carshare permit.
Permits will last for twelve months or pro-rate months where applied for outside the annual application process. Permit holders will be required to renew their twelve months permits by application to the Security Administrator on forms which will be provided for that purpose.
Any parking permit holder changing a registered vehicle will need to apply for a permit for the new vehicle on a form available from the Security Administrator. There will be no charge for the issue of a new permit in these circumstances; however, permit holders will be required to surrender their existing permits before new permits are issued.
It is expected that the car pool members will travel together and that instances of individual use will be kept to a minimum.
The University of Bradford reserves the right to withdraw the Carshare permit where a car pool is deemed to be in breach of these terms and conditions.
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