Parking stories in the News/media

MrJenkinsEsq

A friend just told me about this one.

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/currentstudents/news/parking-on-campus

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/estates/security/car-parking-2026.aspx

The cameras are at campus entry and exit, not the individual car parks within. The campus is not small.

Switcher_Sam

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82131566#Comment_82131566

Thanks for posting - I know a student at NoU but they were completely unaware of this! Will not go well, I suspect - or rather, will go extremely well for F1rst Parking and UoN income!

Lots of PCNs to be issued when parents moving new students into halls plus students who don't live on campus but visit campus and/or help friends and siblings move into halls. Registration required even outside core hours is how I read that.
No mention that I can see regarding moving-in days or open days.
And, of course, the sports centre will now get a tablet…

Luckily, there will be at least 4 months prominent signage warning of the material change as required by the CoP, won't there…?

artyboy

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82131566#Comment_82131566

It is the same setup at the local uni campus near me, huge site, cameras only at the main entrance/exit, and lots of different car parks with different signage.

It was a very easy win at Popla…

daveyjp

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82131566#Comment_82131566

They do at least give 30 minutes free, but there are guaranteed to be problems if the Uni think this is a simple solution to the parking issues.

Car1980

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82131663#Comment_82131663

How long ago was this? Even slam dunks are rejected by Popla in 2026!

artyboy

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82131949#Comment_82131949

Oh good grief, I just checked and it was 2 years ago. Well, that's just made me feel very old…

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6530463/first-parking-llp-how-litigious-aggressive#latest

MrJenkinsEsq

Today I learned universities are covered by FOI. Just sent one to Nottingham University.

GrannyKate

Lots of info here about who is covered by FOIA

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/foi/freedom-of-information-and-environmental-information-regulations/public-authorities-under-foia/

Private Companies are not covered but where they receive public money then the source of that money (the public authority)will be subject to FOIA requests relating to aspects of the awarding and monitoring of that contract. Commercial confidentiality is not an absolute exemption.

NCC1701-A

A slightly different parking story ………. (Employment tribunal, not a PPC)

University worker ordered to pay £20,000 after parking spot discrimination row

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/employment-tribunal-leeds-beckett-university-amanda-barrow-b3047962.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawUQu11wZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6KOWDAb9PtOrHHxj6zJQkIw7xgCXfMNFuFyx4YgeNNo602Qf6J3c6GK2ZJbw_aem_WoOOdTJDiTCIOGzZW7ZZYA

Car1980

And rightly so. Surprised she wasn't dismissed decades earlier.