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Off-peak parking

Staff and student permit holders

Staff and student permit holders can park on campus during off-peak hours (between 5.01pm and 6.59am, Monday to Friday and at weekends) at no charge.

Non-permit holders

As of 30 September 2024, non-permit holders and members of the public are welcome to park on campus during off-peak hours. Off-peak hours are:

  • between 5.01pm and 6.59am, Monday to Friday
  • weekends

They do not need a permit but they must pay the applicable off-peak charges. Signage is in place to ensure staff and members of the public are aware of charges.

For clarity, all Oxford Brookes University off-peak parking charges are included below.

Off-peak parking charges

HoursHarcourt Hill, Swindon, Crescent & Paul Kent HallsHeadington Hill, Headington Sport, Marston Road, Clive Booth Student Village, and Warneford
0-2 hours£0.00£2.00
2-3 hours£3.00£4.00
3-4 hours£6.00£7.00
4-5 hours£9.00£10.00
5+ hours (max 24 hours)£12.00£13.00

How to make off-peak parking payments

As part of the University’s new Car Parking Management System, there are no longer payment machines on site. All payments must be therefore made via the Trust Parking app.

In conjunction with the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras which have been installed on University sites, the Trust Parking app is designed to automatically recognise your vehicle on entry, track the duration of your stay, then automatically take payment once you have exited the car park (known as auto-pay which users will need to turn on via the app).

To make off-peak parking payments, please take the following steps:

  • Download the Trust Parking app onto your mobile device. There is no charge for the app which is available to download from the Apple Store or download from the Play Store.
  • Select Create Account in the app and complete the Trust Parking app registration process. A verification code will be sent to the email address you enter as part of the registration.
  • When registering on the Trust Parking app, please ensure you provide a valid payment method and that your Vehicle Registration Mark (VRM) - i.e. your car’s number plate details - matches the VRM of the car being parked at one of the University’s sites.
  • During the registration process for the Trust Parking app you will have the option to turn on the autopay feature. You can also activate this feature after you are logged in on the app via the Account section and selecting your registered vehicle.
  • To view an active parking session, open the Trust Parking App after you have parked (please note that it may take up to 20-30 minutes for your session to appear).
  • If you are paying for a single session and have auto-pay enabled alongside a valid payment method, you do not need to do anything. Payment will automatically be collected once you have left the car park and an email receipt will be sent to your registered email address.
  • If you do not have autopay enabled, you have 24 hours to manually make payment via the Trust Parking app. You do this by selecting your Active Session and then selecting Pay Now.
  • It is always the motorist’s responsibility to ensure payment is made for a parking session. 

Further information on making off-peak parking payments is available on the Parking FAQs page.