Visitor parking

Car users visiting the any campus are able to use the following the Pay-to-Park (PTP) options:

• Payment via the smartphone App: Evology Parking
• Pay on foot machines at various locations on campus

The first time you call you will need a valid credit or debit card and your vehicle registration number. Each transaction is subject to a minimum service charge of 20p. For a VAT receipt and full details including terms and conditions, please visit https://evologyparking.com/app/.

If you are unable to find a space on our Stoke-on-Trent campus, you can use local pay and display car parks, such as Fenton Manor Sports Centre.

Anyone parked incorrectly, without a permit, or who fails to use the PTP option (Leek Road, College Road, and Blackheath Lane), will incur a Parking Charge Notice.

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) will only be suspended on these officially recognised dates. It is the responsibility of Recruitment and Admissions to provide these dates to the Director of Estates annually and to confirm suspension with Head of Facilities Management a week in advance of each date.

Members of the public who are gym members will qualify for up to a maximum of 2.5hrs parking per visit. Registrations are to be captured by the Sport Centre reception staff and will be required to form part of the new membership system application process going forwards.

University away teams, plus home and away officials, coaches and physios etc. for student matches (i.e. BUCS / Varsity) are to register any associated vehicles with the Sport Centre Reception either in advance or on the day to exclude parking charges for the duration of the fixture.

All other sports hall and pitch hire users are to Pay-to-Park to avoid receiving a Parking Charge Notice (PCN). NB off-peak parking Monday-Friday (17:00 – 07:00) is free and £1 all day Saturday and Sunday.

 Please use Solve regarding Apprenticeships, short courses and other events.

Meanwhile, such visitors can either PTP, or if vehicle registrations are collated by the event manager and provided a week in advance to Solve they may be added to the Approved Vehicles List, if approved. This can only be applied to a limited number of vehicles. It is the responsibility of the organiser to collate the information with adequate notice to ensure the Estates Parking Team can add it to the system in time to avoid the issuing of a PCN.

Deliveries, taxis and drop-offs: a 30 minute drop off exclusion is in place, drivers exceeding this time will receive a penalty notice.

Contractors may be eligible to park on campus providing they are authorised to do so by the Estates Department and this forms a necessary part of their undertaking on the University’s premises. Individual contractors will be required to report to the Estates Office (Cadman Building) to acquire contractor access, prior to commencing work on campus. See overview in the contractor parking section.

Where there are large scale construction projects on campus, provisions will be made for segregated parking facilities for contractor staff through prior agreement with the Capital Development Team. Emergency vehicles and University-owned vehicles are exempt from the requirement to hold a valid car parking permit.

Automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR) cameras and security controls are in operation across the University-managed car parks to monitor vehicles against the permit system / Pay-to-Park (PTP) confirmation.

The first 30 minutes on campus are free to allow drop-off of goods, equipment and/or personnel. Thereafter, non-permit-holders can PTP: 

• by App download on smartphone: Evology Parking;
• at pay on foot machines at various locations on campus.
• Drivers have until midnight on the day of the visit to pay.

Deliveries anticipated to exceed 30 minutes can book in by:

• contacting Security on 01782 294 837;
• notifying the Leek Road Lodge at Stoke-on-Trent (when staffed);
• booking in advance or on the day via Solve;
• calling Campus Security on 01782 294 837.

Periodic and ad hoc contractors:

• should use the PTP options.

Regular contractors are defined as:

• typically working on campus four to eight hours a day on a frequent basis and are mainly commissioned by Estates;
• undertaking building projects or working on campus on a very regular basis.
• These can be added to the Approved Vehicles List.
• Stakeholders should use Solve or call Campus Security on 01782 294 837 with details to book onto the system.

University-owned / leased vehicles must be added to the University Approved Vehicles List through Solve and updated immediately if the vehicle changes or a loan vehicle is issued as part of servicing.