Do halls allow student parking where you are?

Rikki

Soot2006 wrote: »

Sussex Uni also

Students living halls are not allowed to have a car on campus.

Students living off campus have to buy a permit to park on campus.

:think: Did you copy and paste that answer?

Typical student. :rotfl:

spandangled

If you want to park at my uni you have to apply for a parking permit too. And you can only get one for certain days, and under certain conditions.

Most students live within walking distance of the uni, so it's really not necessary to take a car, from our halls you could have quite easily rolled out of bed, into lectures or the SU without walking for longer than five minutes.

The council here (Preston) also doesn't want extra traffic coming into the city, and refuse to allow the uni (or at least have done for several years) to build a multi-storey car park to accommodate student parking. They also like to place lots of traffic wardens around the residential streets of Preston to catch students parking where they shouldn't be.

For the most part, I agree with it, for students that live-in, there's a main bus route between town and Asda, a park and ride in town and the West Coast mainline is ten minutes from campus and there is no real reason to have a car.

It's students that don't live-in that have always had the problems in my experience because of the limited permits on offer (and because lots of lectures are usually booked on the same day, meaning more people on campus on one day than the other, and less parking to go round).

Lokolo

Rikki wrote: »

:think: Did you copy and paste that answer?

Typical student. :rotfl:

Erm we only copy and paste from Wikipedia, sheesh, wat do you take us for.... :rotfl:

tomstickland

Rikki wrote: »

If you think about it logically, if all the students in halls have their cars parked on the campus and they are there all term seven days a week where are all the students travelling in each day going to park their cars?

Most students staying in halls are young nineteen year olds being dropped off by their tearful parents.

I was referring to cars parked in the grounds of the halls of residence. Assuming that some students travel from their parent's house to the halls each term. I was not assuming that they used their cars to commute to the main campus - they have a free bus for that.

BTW, I graduated in 1995 and never owned a car whilst at university.

Rikki

tomstickland wrote: »

I was referring to cars parked in the grounds of the halls of residence. Assuming that some students travel from their parent's house to the halls each term. I was not assuming that they used their cars to commute to the main campus - they have a free bus for that.

A lot of halls of residence are encompassed in the ground of the university. If off campus there is more often limited parking facilities and its easier to say no cars rather than just some.

Maybe its a blanket rule for first year students so they are all equal.

My son had to sell his car because he couldn't afford to run it and study, so Mum is still taking him backwards and forwards. :rolleyes:

MrsManda

I don't think any university halls of residence I've looked at have parking facillities. Halls of residence are mainly for 1st year UGs, most of which can't afford to run a car anyway. If you're living in university HoRs most have bus links running near them so a car is an unnecessary expense.

I'm at UCL and they barely have space for HoRs for all the 1st years, labs and lecture theatres. They definately don't have space to have students who live practically onsite to have carparks, it'd be unfair on those who have to drive in each day.

Fire_Fox

Tommy99 wrote: »

That is universities for you, I am at Bournemouth and up until last term students were alowed to park the uni car park. The reason we do this is due to the university being so far from halls, and a very poor bus system.

"Residents say it could be the only way to stop students clogging up the streets around Elmbridge"

Once again the students mean nothing, resident do not realise how much money student bring in to a community. I think all student should go on a no spending strike.

"The university imposes on all students living in halls that vehicles are not permitted.

This is what i do not understand, all students are over 18. All student would have been driving for a while, giving them there inderpendance. Personally, when i lived with my parents i needed my own transport to get anywhere. From 16 i was on the road, going to university meant losing my inderpendance and relying of public transport which i terrible.

I can understand that if there is a good transport system like Southampton's then, there is no reason to have a car. Unless you don't want to sit next to the smelly and dirty people yuk!!!

As for your uni, they need to look at the bigger picture which is not yellow lines every where, forces people to get parking tickets. But actually put in place a clean, reliable transport system. this is what is needed...

Thats my rant for the day. I like uni people, i hate to people that run them.

Tom

I am a full time student and permanent resident of a city centre: I use public transport which is fine, with all the usual student concessions. This academic year there is a new free bus circulating the city centre. Here there is a University and good sized college in the same area not far out of the city centre - i.e. fifteen minutes walk to the bus and train stations from the furthest bit of campus. Both centres are working together to stop students parking illegally in the residential streets around and about - citing both lack of parking space and a strong green agenda.

IMO the convenience of a temporary student population should not take precedence over residents' needs and comfort in their own home, unless there is a genuine issue of safety or equal access. A car is a luxury not a God-given right, and a student chooses (or should, if they do their homework) the University and their residence knowing the regulations. :rolleyes:

If regulations change and this causes difficulties for students then the Student Union and Student Reps need to push for decent communal transport to be provided. Alternatively most students can either walk, cycle or car share. In fact, according to your University's website:

"As part of the Travel Plan, Bournemouth University has arranged for the establishment of dedicated bus routes to serve both Campuses.

Special University Services

As part of the local transport network, Wilts & Dorset Buses operates a student-oriented service known as UniLinx. This service provides transport between our two campuses and extends to areas populated by students in Poole, Bournemouth and Boscombe.
Termtime:
Services run every 15 minutes during term-time and timetables are available from all main reception desks. Payment of fares can be made with a valid 10-trip ticket (currently costing £4.00), which can be purchased from vending machines in reception areas throughout the University."
"Cycling Facilities

Bournemouth University has recognized that it is important to provide the relevant facilities for those that cycle. High on a cyclist's list of priorities is the security of their bike and then somewhere that riders can shower and leave a change of clothes. Although the university has provided some of these facilities for some years it has greatly increased the availability of these facilities recently.
If you want your bike to enjoy a higher level of security there are secure compounds outside of Kimmeridge House and to the rear of Bournemouth House. To use these you need to obtain an access card ... You will need to provide a £5 refundable deposit.
"Car Share Scheme

For many people, alternative methods of transport to the car are not accessible due to factors including the distance that they live from the University, working hours, domestic arrangements, and mobility issues.

We have now set up our own Bournemouth University Car Share Group, which is part of the Dorset Carshare site (www.carsharedorset.com).
Once you have registered, you can link with others within the University Group or those registered with other Dorset groups to explore a range of car-sharing possibilities. "

:rotfl:

3plus1

At my university, they went one step further and said that you had to apply for permission to have a car at a house you rented privately if you lived out.

That 'rule' was a load of rubbish so we ignored it. Fair enough to dictate parking rights in halls, but when you rent privately, what should that have to do with the university? Our house actually had a driveaway, a garage and two allocated spaces, so we could have parked four cars there without inconveniencing a single non-student resident. :rolleyes: As it was, we regularly only had two cars around.

salesadmin

People who live on campus (and halls are on campus) are not supposed to bring their cars to uni.

People who live more than 10 miles away are allowed to purchase a parking pass (but there is no guarantee of actually getting a space)

The winter weather has been a revelation....when I get in first thing in the morning, the amount of cars iced over....they obviously don't follow thier own rules about people living on campus not being allowed cars. There is a free bus to the local supermarket so no excuses about needing it for shopping!

We aren't allowed to park in residential streets nearby and even parking legally, i.e no lines, no obstructions etc could get us a ticket!

tomstickland

I used a bike to get everwhere when I was a student, but always knew a few people with cars and that was handy for trips out. It seems a bit extreme to try and restrict them altogether. What do they expect? People will always work around a total ban.