Student parking
Students are invited to apply for a parking permit between 23 September and 31 October 2024. Please read the information on permit eligibility before making an application.
With the extended application window, it will give first year students time to receive their Oxford Brookes email address, and for residential PGCE/ BA (PTE), Activate Learning and Leading Edge students to settle in at their halls at Harcourt Hill, before they apply for their parking permit.
Student parking is not allowed at other campuses / locations unless you have a Blue Badge Permit, Medical Permit, Temporary Accessible Permit or Warden Permit.
Please note, if you are found to be eligible for a permit, you must register with the NexusPlatform and have your permit approved before you park on campus.
If you park on campus without a valid permit, a £40 charge will automatically appear in your account in the Trust Parking app (as the camera doesn't recognise your vehicle as being allowed to park).
Given that the University is still in the process of reviewing permit eligibility, the car park system operator has advised that if you ignore the £40 payment request this will disappear from your account within 24 hours. However, to avoid payment being incorrectly taken, please disable the autopay feature until you have registered for and paid for your permit (and it is confirmed as approved).
Headington*
No parking is allowed for students at any of the Headington sites. The only students permitted to park at Headington are those with a Blue Badge Permit, Medical Permit or Temporary Accessible Permit.
Student Wardens are able to park at the Halls they are based.
Harcourt Hill
Students living in a private residence (not University Halls of Residence), outside the 1km exclusion zone located around Harcourt Hill Campus (OX2 9AT), and Harcourt Hill is their main campus of study.
PGCE, BA (PTE), Activate Learning or Leading Edge residential students at Harcourt Hill Campus.
Students holding a Blue Badge Permit, Medical Permit or Temporary Accessible Permit which requires them to park on-site.
Student Wardens are able to park at the Halls they are based.
Swindon
Students living outside of the exclusion zone of a 45-minute public transport journey (based on timetabled schedule at peak travel times) from SN5 7XQ.
Students holding a Blue Badge Permit, Medical Permit or Temporary Accessible Permit which requires them to park on-site.
Paul Kent & Crescent Halls
The only students permitted to park at Paul Kent Hall (OX42WA) or Crescent Hall (OX4 2NS) are those with a Blue Badge Permit, Medical Permit or Temporary Accessible Permit.
Student Wardens are also able to park at the Halls they are based.
*including Headington Hill, Headington Sports, Marston Road, Warneford and Clive Booth Student Village
| Permit Type | Description |
|---|---|
Standard Permit | Year-round on-campus parking for eligible full-time and part-time students. |
Blue Badge | Year-round on-campus parking for Blue Badge holders. Exempt from daily charges. |
Medical | On-campus parking for those approved by the Inclusive Support Service. |
Temporary Accessible | On-campus parking for those approved by the Inclusive Support Service. |
PGCE/BA/Activate/ Leading Edge | On-campus parking for those on specific courses based at Harcourt Hill. |
Motorbike | On-campus parking for motorcycles at all locations. |
Students who want to park on any University campus or site will require a valid parking permit.
All permits (including motorcycles) are subject to a £24 permit fee (to be paid by successful applicants only), with the exception of Blue Badge Permits, Medical Permits, Temporary Accessible Permits and Warden Permits.
Daily charges apply to all student permit holders, with the exception of Blue Badge Permits, Temporary Accessible Permits and Wardens.
There is currently no charge for eligible students to park at Harcourt Hill, during peak or off-peak times. However, any student wishing to park at Harcourt must have an active permit for Harcourt. A permit is not active until the student has registered on the NexusPlatform and paid the £24 admin fee (and received an email confirming this).
| Daily Charge | Locations* |
|---|---|
Daily charges (all vehicles including electric vehicles):
| Swindon |
Daily charge for Student Medical Permits:
| All locations apart from Harcourt where there is no tariff. |
*Only Medical Permit and Temporary Accessible Permit holders may park at Headington and Marston car parks.
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.
All payments when parking on site must be made through the Trust Parking app.
Please read the User Guide on how to pay for parking charges with the Trust Parking app.
There are two options for payment:
- Autopay - add a payment card to your account and charges will automatically be debited when you leave the car park with this option enabled in the Trust Parking app.
- Manual payment - if you do not turn on the Autopay setting, you have 24 hours after leaving the car park to make a payment in the Trust Parking app.
When your application is approved, you will see your permit on the “Permits” screen in the NexusPlatform.
Review permit details
In order to review permit details you will need to hover your mouse over the permit record and click on the “i” icon in the “Expire” column.
You can review your permit details on this screen.
Edit vehicle details
On selection of “Edit Permit” a pop-up will appear with all permit details. To edit your vehicle details, you will need to select “Change Vehicle” to see the “Change of Vehicle” pop-up.
Note: You will need to edit your vehicle(s) on all permits.
Change requests
On selection of “Submit Change Request” a pop-up will appear to enter change request details.
When you click on “Send”, this request will go to your parking administrator for review.