The system can benefit you by:

• A more dynamic and flexible scheme for making payments.

• An easier and more accessible service for all.

• No longer required to select which vehicle you are driving onto campus on your account.

• Further discounts if you bring a fully electric car to site.

If you regularly park on campus:

• You’re no longer paying for when you aren’t parking on campus.

• You're no longer paying if you are able to cycle in or use a different mode to get to campus.

• There will be a cap on the maximum amount you can be charged in a week.

Bus

• We launched a subsidised bus service with National Express 14a, costing only £1.50 for all staff and students who show their University ID card (single journeys) running from Whoberley via Tile Hill Station to campus and back.
• We launched a Demand Response Transport (DRT) shared mobility service offering cost-effective services to anywhere on campus & Southwest Coventry – think of it as an Uber bus.
• We’ve partnered with National Express to provide an Early Morning Bus Service to support staff and students who need to arrive before 6am between Monday – Friday from areas of Coventry. The Early Morning Service will operate two routes, starting from Radford and Keresley Village to the University of Warwick bus interchange, both arriving at 05:40am.
• To view all of your bus options, please visit our bus webpageLink opens in a new window.

Taxi

• The University sits on the border between the areas managed by Coventry City Council and Warwickshire District Council, which runs down Gibbet Hill Road. This affects how you will be charged for your journey.

Cycling

• We’ve pedestrianised central campus to allow walking and cycling prominence at the heart of campus.
• We’ve launched a more regionally connected WMCA cycle schemeLink opens in a new window, improving connections between our campus and our surrounding local areas where cycle stations will be located, this will include e-bikes to help with longer journeys.
• We’re planning to create an active cycleway along Lord Bhattacharya Way and University Road.
• We have over 3,500 cycle parking places and have a page with information on where the nearest showers and facilities are on our cycling webpage.

Walking

• We’ve pedestrianised central campus to allow walking and cycling prominence at the heart of campus.
• Plan your walk to and from campus by visiting our pedestrian webpage.

Car Club

• We’ve launched a new car club schemeLink opens in a new window, operated by Enterprise, meaning staff can travel from campus on University business for free and students can hire a car on campus for short journeys.

Car parking revenue is directly reinvested into improving car parking and transport infrastructure to improve the experience for all. We also subsidise public transport services to campus to improve connectivity and quality for students and staff.

Yes, if you have parked during the day, the daily rate will also cover you for the evening.

If you are a blue badge holder, please follow the instructions on our "accessible parking"Link opens in a new window pages. Parking tariffs do not apply to Blue Badge holders (excluding Sports & Wellness Hub car park).

You will not be charged any additional costs if you move between car parks where you are eligible to park.

Yes, it will still be restricted to members based at Gibbet Hill campus. Please check the where to park webpage for any local restrictions.

Payment for parking will be taken approximately 9 hours after the parking session.

A 30 minute grace period is implemented to allow individuals to drop off, pick up or read the parking signage and depart if they do not agree to the conditions. However if a car parks up in a parking space they are not applicable for eg. blue badge space without a valid blue badge, causing obstruction, parking on double yellows/red etc. then the 30 minute grace period does not apply and the time limits vary based on the restriction.

No, you will not be required to pay for parking or register your motorcycle if you use our dedicated motorcycle parking facilities, however we encourage you to complete our form on the motorcycle webpage if we need to get in touch with you in an emergency regarding your motorcycle.

The Sports & Wellness Hub car park will operate on an alternative tariff and parking purchased on other University of Warwick locations will not be transferrable. You must select the location code for the Sports & Wellness Hub car park to view the appropriate rates, or use the machines within the car park. If you purchased parking within the Sports & Wellness Hub car park, your parking session will not be valid outside this location.

If you have a registered staff AutoPay account the staff rates will not apply within Scarman, Radcliffe and The Slate car parks. You will be charged the full general tariffsLink opens in a new window unless you have registered your details with the venue.