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.

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.

Students who would like a permit for the Garthdee campus, or are resident at the Garthdee flats and require a permit should contact the Transport Manager. Please contact transport@rgu.ac.uk or telephone 01224 263318.

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.

Heads of School/Department must apply for each permit annually on behalf of their staff. Applications will be assessed individually by Estates and Property Services

The BUP application form is available below:

BUP Application Form

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. For the purposes of this policy, a part-time staff member will be anyone working not more than 0.6 full-time. The annual charge for staff permits will be £203 for full-time staff and £104 for part-time staff, deducted monthly from salaries.

If the number of applications exceeds the allotted number of permits a computerised draw will allocate the permits.

If you wish to apply for a Garthdee Staff Parking Permit, please contact the Transport Manager at transport@rgu.ac.uk or telephone 01224 263318.

Woolmanhill

Any member of staff can apply to RGU Transport for a parking permit for the Woolmanhill Student Residences car park. Please note that these permits cannot be applied for online. 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 £2.00 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:

RGU Temporary Permit Form

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:

• to reduce the impact of single car occupancy on the local environment
• to offer staff and students an alternative to lone driving wherever possible
• to utilise the limited car parking resources as efficiently as possible

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.

A car share permit will cost £135 (per team, not per person).

Even if you are not a car driver, you can still use the online Car Share search to find someone to share the journey with.
(see online Car Share Search) 

Step 1
If you already know someone to share with you must each complete and submit an application form (see Step 3, below).

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.

For more information on this facility please visit:

• RGU Car Share Scheme

Step 2
Please read the Robert Gordon University Parking Policy below:

• RGU Parking Policy

Step 3
For more information on the Robert Gordon University Car Share scheme, please contact transport@rgu.ac.uk or phone 01224 263318.

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:

Exceptional Circumstances Application Form

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

Current Charges are:

£1 for up to 2 Hours
£2 for up to 6 hours (All Day)

Voucher Outlets

Vouchers can be purchased from the following locations:-

• All RGU Aramark Catering Outlets at Garthdee
• Gray's School of Art Shop
• Garthdee Post Office, Kaimhill Road.

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:

Garthdee CPZ