Each of our campuses has very strict rules in place regarding parking.
In order to park at either of the campuses you will require a permit.
Detailed information about where to park can be found below.
Parking at the City Centre campus is limited to staff Business User Permit holders, mobility badge holders and visitors only.
Visitors must book a parking space through the person they are visiting, however these spaces are limited and if none are available there are alternative public car parks within a short walk from the University.
Parking at Garthdee is limited to permit holders only - staff, student and visitor.
Visitor parking is available at each building and there are drop off zones at each building, allowing drivers to drop off passengers or heavy equipment. These have a maximum waiting time of 15 minutes. The visitor spaces are painted red and the drop off spaces are painted blue.
The dates parking enforcement can be found below:
All visitors to Robert Gordon University should be aware that there are different car parking arrangements at each campus.
Garthdee
There are designated visitor spaces at all buildings on the Garthdee campus, which are outlined in red. These spaces are non-bookable and operate on a first-come-first-served basis. All visitors must report to the building's reception where they will be issued with a one-day visitor permit which must be clearly displayed on their vehicle's dashboard. If all the designated visitor spaces are occupied, a visitor can park in any other vacant space on the campus but must display a visitor permit in their vehicle.
Schoolhill
All visitors to the Schoolhill site must pre-book a parking through the person they are visiting. If no visitor spaces are available alternative arrangements must be made.
St Andrew Street
There is no visitor parking at St Andrew Street.
The Board of Governors have declared a commitment to ensure that those who have mobility impairments have every possible assistance in accessing University premises for the purpose of academic study and employment. Parking bays for the mobility impaired are located as near as possible to the most appropriate entrance to the University buildings.
Permanent Mobility Impairments
Staff or Students who are holders of a blue/orange or green badge are permitted to park in any recognised disabled parking bay throughout the University. They do not require an RGU Parking Permit and may park free of charge.
Temporary Mobility Impairments
Any member of staff or student who has a temporary mobility impairment, but is not eligible for a blue badge, can apply for a permit under the "exceptional circumstances" clause.
Any student who wishes to park at the Garthdee campus must have a parking permit.
Applications for returning students open each year in April. New students will get information regarding parking permits in their Enrolment Packs.
Woolmanhill
Students who reside at Woolmanhill and wish to park their vehicle can apply for a parking permit.
For more information, please contact transport@rgu.ac.uk.
Business User Permits
Business User Permits (BUPs) are intended to allow specific post holders to carry out essential business needs efficiently. This may include senior managers, essential maintenance staff and those who need to make frequent inter-site and off-site journeys.
Essential maintenance staff who have a genuine need for immediate response to particular situations across the University's campuses on a regular basis will be allocated a permit at a reduced rate.
Business Users must apply for a permti annually online via the Euro Car Parks website. Heads of School/Department will subsequently approve these applications prior to the permit being issued.
Full-time and Part-time Staff
Due to the very limited number of spaces at Schoolhill and St Andrew Street, parking is restricted to Business User Permit holders only.
Members of staff based at Garthdee, whether full-time or part-time, can apply for a permit to park at Garthdee. Applications should be made online annually during April/May via the Euro Car Parks website. All staff members who apply for a permit within the prescribed period of time will be allocated a permit.
For the purposes of this policy, a part-time staff member will be anyone working not more than 0.6 full-time.
Woolmanhill
Any member of staff who works at a city centre location can apply to RGU Transport for a parking permit for the Woolmanhill Student Residences car park.
Contact RGU Transport for further information at transport@rgu.ac.uk or telephone 01224 263318.
Temporary permits are available to staff, students and others who, exceptionally, require parking at the Garthdee Campus on a short fixed term basis, normally no longer than three weeks.
Examples of those eligible under this category include Distance Learning students or post graduate students who do not normally study at Garthdee but are required to attend classes on a short fixed term basis. Staff employed at Garthdee on a short fixed term basis are also eligible.
Temporary Permits are available by application to the Transport Manager, Estates and Property Services.
The fee for a Temporary Permit is £2.50 per day, payable in advance. Temporary Permits may be sponsored by a host department where appropriate.
Eligibility for a Temporary Permit must be validated in writing by the relevant Head of School/Department. Application forms are available from the Transport Manager or by clicking on the link below:
Robert Gordon University operates a car sharing scheme as part of its Green Travel Plan to encourage the reduction of vehicles travelling to its sites.
The aims of the Car Share scheme are:
Priority is given to those who choose to car share. To encourage car sharing, the cost of permit is reduced and dedicated car share bays will be available near each building on the Garthdee Campus.
Car sharing is when two or more registered drivers, who reside at different addresses, share the journey to and from the University by car. A car share team can include both staff and students.
Applications for car share permits are open each April/May for staff and returning students, and new students will have the opportunity to apply once the have received their Enrolment Pack.
For those who do not already have a Car Share partner, Robert Gordon University has an online search facility to help you find someone to share with.Even if you are not a car driver, you can still use the online search facility to find someone to share the journey with.
For more information on this facility please visit:
The University reserves the right to allocate a parking permit to an individual, either staff or students, in exceptional personal circumstances.
Permits issued under exceptional circumstances will be charged at the same rate as standard parking permits.
Applications must be submitted on an E2 ECP application form to the Transport Manager.
To download the application form, please click on the link below:
RGU has a Parking Policy in place which manages parking on campus. All vehicles parked on campus must be displaying a valid RGU Parking Permit and must be parked within a designated parking bay.
Please click Parking Policy to view.
Any vehicle parked in contravention of the Parking Policy is liable to a £40 Parking Charge Notice (PCN). If you wish to pay a PCN online, please click here.
There is a controlled parking zone in operation around the Garthdee residential area from 10am - 4pm Monday to Friday.
Garthdee Controlled Parking Zone
Outwith these hours parking is not restricted other than by the regulations set out in the Highway Code.
Residential permits and business permits are available for people who reside or have a business within the Garthdee CPZ.
Anyone without an Aberdeen City Council permit must display a valid voucher in their vehicle and must park in one of the designated areas (see below).
Voucher Charges
From 1st April 2013, the charges are:
£1.50 for up to 2 Hours
£4.50 for up to 6 hours (All Day)
Voucher Outlets
Vouchers can be purchased from the following locations:-
Parking Areas
Please note:
There are only certain areas around the Garthdee CPZ in which voucher holders can park. The areas marked "Resident/Voucher Parking" are the only areas where voucher holders can park. Voucher holders cannot park in areas marked "Resident permit holders only".
PLEASE READ ANY SIGNAGE CAREFULLY
The CPZ will be monitored and enforced by Aberdeen City Council and Vehicles not displaying a valid permit/voucher during operational period will be issued with an excess charge notice which is currently £60.
Please find below a map of the Garthdee CPZ:
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