Great news for drivers: Out-of-hours parking permits now available for Lancs students

Out-of-hours parking permits are now available, and Lancaster students can park on campus on evenings and weekends for a fixed rate.

Following the university’s decision to change its parking system to 24/7 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) over the summer, Lancaster University Students’ Union has been working to restore free parking on evenings and weekends.

In an announcement published on LUSU’s website, the Students’ Union president Rory O’Ceallaigh said the parking charges “posed a barrier to participation for our array of student sports clubs and societies”.

They hope the reduced charges will encourage more students to participate in societies, without incurring an additional financial burden.

Rory said LUSU’s “first win came a couple [of] months ago with an option to park for three hours in the evenings and weekends for £1”, but they added that “any cost was too high for students to pay”.

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Following continued negotiations, there is now a permit available for students to park on campus from 6pm till 8am Monday to Friday and all weekend.

The permit costs £25 per vehicle and lasts until 30th June 2026, and a 6 per cent commission on each parking permit will be paid to the Students’ Union. That commission will go “straight back into sports and societies, either into access funds, or reducing the cost of participation in other ways”.

One Lancaster University student told The Lancaster Tab: “I’ve been spending an extra £5 a week to go to a society that has a free membership, so I’ve already spent over £40. The permit will definitely allow me to save over £100 that can be put towards something actually useful.”

As a further way to reduce prices, the LUSU statement also adds that the parking team will negotiate costs on a case-by-case basis to ensure they are not a barrier to students who cannot afford the permit.

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