Car Parking Regulations
Car Park Regulations 2015/16
The roads within the University grounds, although private property may be used by the public and are
therefore also ‘roads’ within the scope of the Road Traffic Act 1972. Road Traffic Regulations therefore apply in
full at all times.
The Car Park Regulations are applicable to all who use vehicles and parking facilities on University grounds.
All vehicles are parked at the owners’ risk and the University accepts no responsibility or liability for any loss or
damage that occurs to any vehicle or its contents while that vehicle is on University grounds, whether
permission has been granted or not.
Important
Permits must be displayed clearly in the front windscreen of all vehicles at all times.
Vehicles parked on University grounds and not displaying a valid Permit will be treated as trespassing and will
be subject to a Civil Parking Notice (CPN). The full release fee of £80 will then be payable within 28 days,
reduced to £40 if paid within 14 days.
Please be aware that the purchase and display of a University Permit does not entitle the holder to a
guaranteed space on the University campus Car Parks. Occupancy of the Car Parks is on a first come, first–
served basis.
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Car Parking Permits
1.1 All Vehicles parked on University grounds must display a valid Permit or Pay and Display ticket at all times
and be parked in the appropriate designated area. No vehicle may be parked on University grounds except in
authorised car parks or designated areas. Application for permits must be made to Facilities Management (FM)
Car Parking Services, Telephone Ext. 2066. Allocation is strictly subject to availability. Permits issued are
applicant and vehicle specific. Any change of vehicle and/or registration must be notified to FM Car Parking
Services via the relevant form (available on the FM Staff Intranet pages / Student Portal) and a new permit will
be issued. Original permits should be returned to FM Car Parking Services.
Permits must not, under any circumstances, be transferred to another person.
1.2 Possession of a valid Permit does not guarantee that a parking space will be available.
1.3 The eligibility criteria for student Permits is as follows:
(i)
Permits are available under the criteria and regulations in force by the University, details of which are
also available on the Student Portal.
(ii)
Full and part-time students are eligible to apply for Parking Permits if they satisfy the regulations
criteria, as follows:
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Daytime Parking Permits (Daytime defined as 08:00 - 17:00)
Qualifying Criteria – students must:
Proof Required:
Be a Blue Badge holder (priority permit will be
Sight of your current valid Blue Badge.
issued free of charge).
Live off campus and further than 60 minutes
Your Online Enrolment confirmation email
away by public transport. Please verify this via
displaying your student ID number (address and
Traveline using UCLan’s postcode PR1 2HE and
postcodes will be checked).
your home post code.
Have child care commitments for dependent
Child's birth certificate, Child Benefit award
children that are under the age of 12 years at the
notice, Child Tax Credits award notice or passport
start of the semester.
showing the child’s name and date of birth.
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Have a mobility need, certified by your Doctor
(eligible for a priority permit, payable as per
current rates).
Have a medical condition certified by your Doctor
(eligible for a standard permit, payable as per
current rates).
Course requirements, e.g. placements for health
courses.
Genuine cases or hardship resulting from inability
to obtain a permit through the above criteria.
A current letter from your Doctor, detailing your
mobility need (evidence will be required for each
new application).
A current letter from your Doctor, detailing your
mobility need (evidence will be required for each
new application).
Sight of your timetable.
Each application will be considered on a case by
case basis.
Evenings and Weekends Permits (Evening defined as 17:00 – 08:00)
All students are eligible to apply for an evenings and weekends permit.
1.4 Validity of Permits is as specified on the Permit.
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The Car Parking Regulations are enforced by Civil Parking Notices (CPN)
2.1 The following are breaches of the Car Park Regulations:
(i)
Parking without a valid Permit at any time and for whatever reason.
(ii)
Parking on yellow lines and/or where ‘No Parking’ signs are displayed.
(iii)
Parking outside a bay where bay markings are clearly visible.
(iv)
Causing an obstruction or hazard including blocking any access or egress points. (The University’s
decision as to whether an obstruction or hazard has been caused will be final).
(vi)
Parking in a disabled or priority bay without displaying a valid Priority Permit in the case of Permits
issued in respect of an application supported by a doctor’s letter.
(vi)
Parking cars or other vehicles in spaces reserved for motorcycles or cycles.
(vii)
Parking in spaces reserved by University Car Parking Attendants for any reason.
(viii)
Obstructing an emergency access or exit point.
(ix)
Parking at the drop off/collection point of the Pre-School area for more than the permitted five minutes.
Please note these spaces are only available to Pre-School customers.
(x)
Parking in a Visitors Bay without authorisation before 16:30.
(xi)
Parking in the Pay and Display area without displaying a valid Pay and Display ticket.
(xii)
Using more than one Car Share parking permit which should be transferred between vehicles.
Please note the University also reserves the right to withdraw the option of participating in the Car Share
Scheme where there is evidence of breaching the rules of the scheme (any breach to be determined at the sole
discretion of the University).
2.2 All users of the roads and parking facilities on University grounds who infringe the Car Park Regulations will
be liable to have their vehicle ticketed and/or removed.
2.3 All the Car Park Regulations shall apply according to the circumstances of the case, to:
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The legal owner of the vehicle
The person in whose name the permit is registered
The person in charge of the vehicle at the time of any breach
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Any two or more of the above persons if they are different people
Civil Parking Notices
3.1 UCLan, in accordance with the British Parking Association Approved Operator Scheme Code of Practice, will
operate a Civil Parking Notice (CPN) enforcement regime in partnership with the Car Parking Partnership.
3.2 UCLan Car Parking Enforcement Officers will patrol and issue enforcement tickets on UCLan owned or
leased land used for car parking. The UCLan Estate will also be patrolled and subject to enforcement.
3.3 The University reserves the right to issue a CPN to any vehicles that are parked in breach of these Car Park
Regulations (any breach to be determined at the sole discretion of the University).
3.4 Vehicles that have a CPN issued to them will be required to pay the appropriate fee, as per the contractual
agreement notices displayed on all University car parks.
3.5 Fees for Civil Parking Notices may be increased or amended from time to time without further
notice. Details of the current fees can be obtained from the Car Parking Partnership at
www.carparkingpartnership.co.uk
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Campus Visitor and Conferencing Parking Criteria
4.1 Daily Visitor Parking on Foster Car park and qualifying criteria
Foster Car Park is the official visitors’ car park for the whole of UCLan Preston campus. The car park is
attended from 07:30 to 17:00 in semester time and spaces are provided free of charge to qualifying
visitors. There are 40 visitor spaces available for booking daily on a free of charge basis. 7 designated spaces
for disabled parking are also available on Foster Car Park.
Foster Car Park is located on South Campus in front of the Foster Building and adjacent to Fylde
roundabout. A campus map can be found at http://www.uclan.ac.uk/visit/how_to_find_us.php
Requests for visitor spaces should be made as far in advance as possible (a minimum of 48 hours) by UCLan
staff only, using the automated booking system. This can be found at
https://intranet.uclan.ac.uk/ou/fm/Pages/Car-Parking-Home-Page.aspx
Bookings are dealt with in strict date order on a daily receipt basis
The criteria for eligibility for a confirmed visitor space are as follows in order of priority:
Category of Visitor
Government & statutory bodies attending meetings
External assessors
Priority
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To be booked by
School/Service administration
School administration
AQA Verifiers
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School/Service administration
External course validators
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School administration
External Board members
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Executive/College/Schools
External committee members on specific UCLan business
External visitors on UCLan business (at the request of
The Executive / UMT)
Corporate sponsors of UCLan programmes or initiatives
Staff interview candidates
Student interview candidates with special requirements
(must meet normal student criteria)
Guest Lecturers (unpaid)
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School administration
Executive administration
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School/Service administration
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Human Resources
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School administration
School administration
If Foster Visitor car park is fully booked at a time when further eligible booking requests are received by Car
Parking Services, free of charge visitor Permits will be offered to the requestor. However, such a Permit will
not entitle the visitor to a reserved space, but rather a ‘right to roam’ the campus car parks to locate a
space. Every effort will be made to direct visitors to the nearest vacant space based on the latest information
available to the attendant in charge.
Car Parking Services will provide complimentary visitor permits subject to prior notification to the requestor
and to space availability over campus as a whole. A list detailing those visitors eligible for a ‘right to roam’
permit will be provided to the attendant for information.
Car Parking Services reserves the right to inform the requestor that their visitor will not be accommodated on
campus if in the opinion of the attendant in charge the campus car parks are already full to capacity.
By way of example, requests for space for the following visitor will NOT qualify for a free reserved space on
Foster Car park:
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Commercial goods suppliers
External attendees to UCLan courses
Members of staff on external University business
Contractors (except by express prior arrangement)
University vehicles
Student interview candidates who do not meet the normal criteria
Should the visitor not qualify under the above category, the parking alternatives are described in Sections 4.2
and 4.3.
4.2 Visitor Permits for Schools/Services
To assist with accommodating specific visitors on campus, all Schools and Services within UCLan are eligible to
obtain five Visitor Permits per calendar month. Each one will be valid for one day. To obtain a Permit within
the School/Service’s quota, a representative will be required to email Car Parking Services
(cparking@uclan.ac.uk) with name of the visitor, the purpose of the visit, the date and time the permit is
required and a recharge code. Permits will be charged at the current day permit price and recharged to the
School or Service at the end of each month retrospectively.
Visitors to specific Schools or Services on UCLan business will be entitled to use these Permits to obtain a
parking space. However, please bear in mind that these spaces are not specifically reserved and that early
arrival on campus will increase the chance of obtaining a space close to the building the visitor is
attending. Campus maps detailing the campus parking facilities are available on the UCLan web site.
4.3 Local public parking/alternative sustainable travel methods
There are a number of local parking facilities close to the University, the nearest being Walker Street NCP car
park, a five minute walk from central campus. Other car parking facility details can be found at
http://www.preston.gov.uk/yourservices/transport-and-parking/parking/city-centre-car-parks/
Details of all the alternative methods of transport to campus can be found on the Facilities Management
website at http://www.uclan.ac.uk/sustainable_development/sustainable_active_travel.php
In line with the University Travel Plan, the promotion of sustainable transport methods to Preston should be
encouraged for visitors travel.
4.4 Visitor space allocation in other on-campus car parks
It is often necessary to close all or part of certain campus car parks to accommodate the following types of
event:
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Open Days
Applicant Days
Academic conferences
University hosted conferences
Academic events – e.g. degree shows, Degrees and Awards Ceremonies,
UCLan lecture series, Alumni events and schools visits
Events Management functions – e.g. commercial training courses,
external hospitality bookings, networking events
There are limits on the number of spaces that can be provided for any event and on occasion, it may not be
possible to provide any space depending on the current demand on campus. Therefore, to avoid
disappointment, it is essential that sufficient notice of space requirements is given. Advice on the allocation of
space for events other than Open and Applicant days is provided by Car Parking Services and is subject to
availability. Requests should be made by email detailing:
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Date of event
Number of attendees and number of parking spaces required
Level of service required (space allocation only or attended space)
Recharge code
Minimum charges are £2.17 per space and £10.10 per hour per attendant which may increase depending upon
levels of service required.
4.5 Requests for reservation of spaces for official visitors must be made directly to Facilities Management on
the Car Parking website based form, or by email to CParking@uclan.ac.uk or in an emergency by telephone to
x.2066. All bookings require at least 48 hours notice to secure a reserved space. However, Car Parking
Services will endeavour to provide assistance wherever possible.
4.6 Under no circumstances may a request be made for complimentary Permits for use by University Staff.
4.7 Other Visitors
(i) All other visitors must purchase day Permits from Facilities Management Reception, or have them provided
by the relevant School or Service. Purchase of Permits is subject to spaces being available.
(ii) Failure by Schools or Services to advise visitors of Car Parking Regulations, or requests for Permits for
ineligible visitors may result in the ticket fee being charged to the relevant School or Service.
(iii) Schools or Services holding special events involving the attendance of large numbers of members of the
public etc., must contact Car Parking Services, by email CParking@uclan.ac.uk or telephone x.2066 a minimum
of four weeks prior to the event to ensure that special arrangements can be made.
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Bicycle / Motorcycle parking
5.1 Various designated areas are provided throughout the University campus for the use of staff and students
who travel to the University by bicycle or motorcycle. Such vehicles are left in the designated areas at the
owners’ risk.
5.2 Any bicycle or motorcycle which is left in an area not designated for cycle parking may be
removed. Bicycles and motorcycles that have been removed will only be released on the payment of the
appropriate fee, which at 1st September 2015 will be £40.00. This may be increased from time to time.
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Pay and Display Facilities
6.1 Pay and Display only – Certain bays are designated for short stay use and only Pay and Display tickets are
valid in these areas. Standard University Permits are not valid in these bays. Vehicles not displaying a valid
Pay and Display ticket will be ticketed.
6.2 Vehicles not displaying a valid Pay and Display ticket will be subject to a Civil Parking Notice
6.3 Please refer to the Pay and Display signs for details of current parking tariffs
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Additional Information
7.1 All vehicles are parked at the owners’ risk and the University accepts no responsibility or liability for any
loss or damage that occurs to any vehicle (whether such liability arises out of contract, tort, statutory duty or
otherwise) or its contents while that vehicle is on University grounds, whether displaying a valid Permit or not.
7.2 The University accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage that occurs to any vehicle.
7.3 The speed limit for vehicles on the University campus is 5 miles per hour.
7.4 The Car Park Regulations may be changed from time to time at the discretion of Facilities Management.
7.5 All permits are issued under the jurisdiction of Facilities Management and are subject to the final decision
of the FM Property & Performance Manager.
Facilities Management
Revised July 2015